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Hyundai ahead of the pack in scrappage scheme

Green Cars News

So which company has reaped the benefits of the vehicle scrappage scheme the most here in the UK? Look no further than Korean car manufacturer Hyundai. Tony Whitehorn, Hyundai’s managing director, believes that price is playing a big role in the vehicles’ success.

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Scrappage Scheme bites in the UK

Green Cars News

The much derided scrappage scheme in the UK has started to benefit new car registrations for June 09. in June, however private individual registrations actually increased by approx 4% giving a much needed boost to several carmakers such as Ford, Kia, and Hyundai that have all experienced a growth in new car sales through June.

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Scrappage scheme scrap ends

Green Cars News

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.

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Scrappage scheme slashes CO2 levels

Green Cars News

The scrappage scheme has put the car industry on track to meet the EU target of 130g/km of CO2 by 2012. Other manufacturers to have made significant gains include Hyundai with an average of 134.4g/km Tags: Green cars Latest news Toyota clean green cars falling CO2 levels scrappage scheme Toyota Prius. per cent to 158.2g/km.

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Scrappage scheme boosts August car sales

Green Cars News

The car scrappage scheme continues to boost car registrations as sales rose 6.0 Registrations from private buyers and of small cars were again up strongly in August as the scrappage incentive scheme continues to influence the market. Ford’s Fiesta still remains the best seller over the year-to-date. . per cent and 16.9

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

With recent policy changes ending ideas like social leasing and scrappage schemes, we need new ideas to enable all New Zealanders to access EVs. Therefore we will need more secondhand EVs that are New Zealand-new to ensure a wide range of New Zealanders can access e-mobility.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

A vehicle scrappage scheme. “We are pleased to see other key initiatives that we have been advocating for are included in the plan: The completion of a national charging infrastructure strategy. A social leasing programme. And the investigation of extending the Clean Car Discount to other vehicle types.