Car scrappage scheme | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-01-23

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00:02:59 1 Approaches by country
00:03:09 1.1 Austria
00:03:45 1.2 Canada
00:04:14 1.3 China
00:05:52 1.4 France
00:07:20 1.5 Germany
00:09:46 1.6 Italy
00:11:31 1.7 Ireland
00:12:26 1.8 Japan
00:13:48 1.9 Luxembourg
00:14:04 1.10 The Netherlands
00:14:34 1.11 Norway
00:15:10 1.12 Portugal
00:15:48 1.13 Romania
00:16:55 1.14 Russia
00:17:54 1.15 Slovakia
00:18:22 1.16 Spain
00:18:59 1.17 United Kingdom
00:21:05 1.18 United States
00:24:04 1.19 Comparison among selected countries
00:24:15 2 Reception
00:26:21 3 See also



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A scrappage program is a government budget programme to promote the replacement of old vehicles with modern vehicles. Scrappage programmes generally have the dual aim of stimulating the automobile industry and removing inefficient, more polluting vehicles from the road.  Many European countries have introduced large-scale scrappage programmes as an economic stimulus to increase market demand in the industrial sector during the global recession that began in 2008.
Scrappage programmes were touted with different names, mostly referring to an environmental benefit. The Vehicle Efficiency Incentive in Canada was based on fuel-efficiency of cars. In Romania, this program is called " Rabla " (the wreck), and was launched by Dacia in 2000. In Germany, the economic stimulus program was called "Umweltprämie" (environmental premium) and in Austria "Ökoprämie" (eco-premium) while most of the public referred to it simply as "Abwrackprämie" (scrappage premium). Other countries have not tried to connect the program title with an environment aspect - still the Italian "Incentivi alla rottamazione" (scrappage incentives) and French "Prime à la conversion" (scrappage premium) require the new car to meet modern emission standards. The German scrappage incentive scheme and the British scrappage scheme do not have such requirements, and the UK scheme was openly sketched on the target to provide financial support to the struggling motor industry. Similarly, the United States Congress devised a scrappage scheme, commonly referred to as "cash for clunkers," as part of a general Automotive Stimulus package series; however, the voucher is only given when the newer car has a better fuel efficiency compared to the old car.
In the 1990s, many countries had introduced tax rebate programs for new cars that meet a modern emission standard, but, with the Kyoto Protocol; some countries made the public offer dependent on the scrappage of old cars.
Other programs with the same goal of stimulating industry and increasing efficiency include the Cash for Caulkers plan to promote replacing old refrigerators, air conditioners, etc. with newer, more efficient appliances.