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Ford of Canada launches its own "cash for clunkers" program

Published: May 4, 2010

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Filed under: Ford , North America Ford of Canada has launched a car scrappage program that expands on a previous government-run program to get even more older vehicles off the road. While the government program only paid for cars from 1995 and earlier to be scrapped, Ford is accepting cars up to model year 2003. Ford is paying up to $3,000 towards the purchase of a new Ford or Lincoln vehicle for cars that are scrapped


U.S. Cash for Clunkers deal nearing compromise

Published: April 25, 2009

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It’s looking increasingly likely that the United States will soon have its own Cash for Clinkers program.


European car scrapping schemes proving successful, Germany to extend program

Published: April 6, 2009

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Last month, Germany posted a whopping 40 percent increase in new car sales, an improvement over February’s 21.5% gain that is again being attributed to that country’s vehicle scrapping program. Similar programs in Italy and France have also reversed the trend of falling sales figures.