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

Green Car Congress

Cost-effectiveness of the fleet renewal schemes analysed from the perspective of CO 2 and. Car fleet renewal schemes introduced in the US, France and Germany to stimulate consumer spending on cars in the wake of the 2008. million transactions in which old cars were traded for new vehicles under these car fleet renewal schemes.

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Euro Auto Production Down 35% in First Quarter 2009; Second Half Production May be Down 25%; Small Cars Hit New Record Share

Green Car Congress

While fleet renewal schemes (vehicle scrappage) have helped segments of the passenger car market in some countries, overall vehicle demand in Europe went further down as well. Fleet renewal incentives are now in place in 13 Member States of the EU to stimulate demand and replace older vehicles with cleaner and safer ones.

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New UK Report Welcomes Moves to Promote Green Cars but Stresses Importance of Policies to Reduce Car Use

Green Car Congress

It finds that policy can play a big role in helping drivers leave their car at home and that Britain lags behind the leading countries in use of cleaner modes of travel. It may also be possible to accelerate a shift to a much more efficient vehicle fleet. But there is a bigger picture.

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