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Prius Top-Seller Again in Japan in July; Up Almost 4x Year-on-Year

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Toyota’s Prius was the top-seller in Japan in July, with 27,712 units sold—almost quadruple the 7,058 units sold in July 2008, according to data from the Japan Automotive Dealers Association. Almost 10% of these were placed through the scrappage scheme. This marks the third month in a row that Prius was the top-selling car in Japan.

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Vehicle scrappage policy to reduce cost of EVs says  Nitin Gadkari 

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Vehicle scrappage policy to reduce cost of EVs says Nitin Gadkari . The Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari have once again explained that the National Automobile Scrappage Policy will help to increase the economic growth and boost employment generation in the country. Vehicle scrappage policy.

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Volkswagen Group rolls out diesel swapping program throughout Germany

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Environmental incentives for scrappage of Euro-1 to Euro-4 diesel vehicles of any make are again being offered by some of the Group’s brands throughout Germany. The environmental incentives are being offered brand-specific throughout Germany for scrappage of a Euro-1 to Euro-4 diesel vehicle.

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Nikola marks 100-salesorder milestone for Nikola Tre Hydrogen FCEV Class 8 truck; bolstered by HVIP

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Nikola announced that Nikola and its dealer network have received orders for 100 Class 8 Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Deliveries of the purpose-built heavy-duty trucks will begin in Q4 2023.

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Volkswagen to offer incentive in Germany of up to €10,000 to scrap Euro 1-4 diesels

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Applications for the incentives can be made with immediate effect to Volkswagen dealers in Germany. That corresponds to the scrappage incentive paid in 2009, without the state subsidy. The Volkswagen environmental and future incentives are available for a limited time up to 31 December 2017.

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IHS cuts 2015 light vehicle sales forecast in China to 23.4 million; deeper cut for 2016

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Retail vehicle registrations have maintained volumes far better than wholesale vehicle sales, which may provide stronger guidance for dealer orders. IHS also expects less of a correction in dealer inventories in 2016, which is exaggerating the current wholesale vehicle sales decline. million units.

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Scrappage scheme scrap ends

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Carmakers are back on board the scrappage scheme following yesterday’s fiasco which saw the like of Ford and Honda suspend their participation in the scheme while issues over VAT payments were cleared up. Tags: Ford Green credentials Honda incentive scrappage scheme suspend.