2009 Ford Purchase Scrappage 
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
The new car market in the UK continued to decline sharply at the start of 2009, with volumes down by 30.9% in 2009 to 1.72 The new Ford Fiesta was the top selling model for a third successive month in January. Scrappage schemes in other European countries include: Country. 1,000 to purchase a car. million units.
Green Cars News
APRIL 23, 2009
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.
Green Cars News
MAY 15, 2009
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.
Green Cars News
MAY 7, 2009
per cent reduction or 245,184 units less in new car registrations for the first four months of 2009, compared to the same period of 2008. However the SMMT say that the drop may in part be due to customers delaying a purchase until the introduction of the scrappage scheme in May, announced as part of the Budget.
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