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ITF study finds limited environmental and safety impacts of car fleet renewal schemes in US, France and Germany

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While scrappage schemes have the potential to deliver on objectives such as reducing pollutant emissions, these have not done so as well. positive results from targeted incentives based on fuel economy, even if these were. improved car fleet fuel economy, while working toward a global reduction of emissions from. The German.

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Global NCAP calls for universal application of minimum vehicle safety standards in all world markets by 2020

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Safety improvements stimulated by legislation and consumer awareness campaigns in high income economies that have saved hundreds of thousands of lives are not yet systematically available for drivers and their families in rapidly growing lower income markets. of course, not all of the necessary progress will come from safer cars.

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