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Ford to sweeten scrappage deal – but is it green?

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Unsurprisingly there is still frenzied interest in the announcement of a vehicle scrappage scheme by Alistair Darling as part of his 2009 Budget. However, an announcement by Ford meant to sweeten the deal to its customers may only raise further doubts about the scheme’s environmental credibility.

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Green car becomes top selling model of 2009

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The situation could have been made worse if it weren’t for the support of the scrappage scheme, [.]. Tags: Ford Green credentials 2009 Fiesta figures focus registrations Sales scrappage smmt. The last year was not the easiest for the car industry, figures out today show that car sales were down 6.4

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Scrappage scheme slashes CO2 levels

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The scrappage scheme has put the car industry on track to meet the EU target of 130g/km of CO2 by 2012. That’s the verdict of Clean Green Cars , which launched an investigation that found that average new car CO2 fell by 5.5 Other manufacturers to have made significant gains include Hyundai with an average of 134.4g/km

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Scrappage Scheme bites in the UK

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The much derided scrappage scheme in the UK has started to benefit new car registrations for June 09. Overall new car sales fell by 15.7% Overall new car sales fell by 15.7% The industry has also seen a marked shift towards smaller, more frugal vehicles such as the Ford Fiesta, Hyundai i10 and i20, and Kia Soul.

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Scrappage scheme boosts August car sales

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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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Car depreciation set to burst scrappage scheme bubble

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Car buyers, set to take advantage of the UK’s £2,000 scrappage incentive, to be launched on Monday, could find that the benefit of the scheme wiped out in depreciation within just 88 days of purchasing a new vehicle. The UK’s best-selling car – the Ford Focus Style – loses £8,625 or 51 per cent of its value in the first year alone.

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Resounding success or a piece of scrap? The Green Piece

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The Green Piece - Tuesday 23rd June 2009. Since the introduction of Britain’s vehicle scrappage scheme, everything appears rosy for the country’s automotive industry once more. Ostensibly, the scrappage scheme has been presented as an incentive to buy less polluting cars and therefore reduce damage to the environment.

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