COMMENT: Beware of scrappage-induced mirage
Automotive markets all around the world are getting a lift from government subsidies to car purchase and they come obligingly…
Scrappage incentive market reversals loom
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UK: W. Europe car market up 7.1% in August
Car sales in Western Europe grew by 7.1% in August according to data released by JD Power. The data analyst…
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US: Clunkers reimbursement boost promised
The US government plans to speed up the pace of processing up to US$3bn in "cash for clunkers" reimbursements to…
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US: August light vehicle sales rise almost 5%
Did the 690,000 new vehicles put on US roads by the 'cash for clunkers' government incentive scheme boost sales in…
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US: Jury still out on ‘Cash for Clunkers’ – SAA
The August market may have provided a bright spot in a dismal year for US vehicle sales, but whether this…
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US: Ford expects August sales rise
Ford expects to report a rise in US vehicle sales for August and its top sales analyst suggested the industry…
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THE WEEK THAT WAS: After the clunkers party, the sales hangover?
After spending US$3bn of other people's money - that of the taxpayers of America - on the CARS, or 'cash…
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US: August sales seen off just 6% year on year
This month's US new vehicle sales are expected to be around 1.17m units, almost 6% down from August 2008 but…
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US: CARS takes almost 700,000 ‘clunkers’ off the road
The taxpayer-funded CARS ('cash for clunkers') programme that ended on Tuesday replaced nearly 700,000 'clunkers' with “far more fuel efficient…
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US: Hangover seen after clunkers party
The 'cash for clunkers' party is over with the ending of the $3bn taxpayer-funded incentive, which the government said had…