GM Offers More Pontiac Incentives
4 Feb 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Pontiac brand is dead and there’s nothing we can do about it. And the bad news is that not many people want a piece of the Pontiac history, as General Motors is still struggling to get rid...
Harley-Davidson Extends Trade-In Credit
2 Feb 2010, 11:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has extended its bike exchange trade-in program launched last December through February 28, 2010. The incentive program offers customers who trade-in...
Hyundai to Offer Incentives for Toyota Owners
1 Feb 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If Toyota thought things couldn’t get any worse, it was dead wrong. The Japanese car manufacturer is sinking deeper and deeper, while car producers in the US continue to offer important incent...
Toyota Returning Lessees Get Cash Bonus from Chrysler
31 Jan 2010, 16:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American carmaker announced new incentives for its customers, offering current Tundra, Tacoma and Sienna owners an additional $1,000 trade-in bonus cash with the purchase or lease of any new Chrysle...
GM Offers Incentives to Toyota and Lexus Owners
28 Jan 2010, 10:06 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Toyota managed to get itself in a lot of trouble and nowadays it seems that the Japanese automaker is sinking deeper and deeper into it. And if you’d expect somebody to lay a helping hand, you...
Italian Minister Unsatisfied with Fiat Plants Idling
28 Jan 2010, 09:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat yesterday confirmed that all Italian manufacturing facilities will be closed for two weeks - the last week of February and the first one of March - in an effort to cope with decreasing demand a...
Renault Will Keep the French Scrappage Incentive Intact
4 Jan 2010, 14:41 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Auto sales in 2010 could be a lot worse than in 2009, as most of the sales from last year were supported by scrappage incentives. A decision from different governments to stop offering the scrappage...
GM Offers $2,000 For Closed Dealers' Customers
24 Nov 2009, 16:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Believing that even if the some dealerships will be closed as a result of this year's bankruptcy the customers of the respective stores don't have to switch to Toyota or such, American man...
UK Motorcycles Trade Groups Ask for Government’s Help
9 Nov 2009, 15:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The decline of motorcycle sales in the UK have made advocacy and trade groups repeat their call for a motorcycle ‘Cash for Clunkers’ initiative. Registrations for October 2009 were 27 pe...
BMW Buyers to Receive EfficientDynamics Credit
8 Oct 2009, 11:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BMW Australia announced today a very innovative incentive, set in place to promote the manufacturer's EfficientDynamics technologies. Long story short, whenever an Australian will buy a BMW, he...
No Scrappage Scheme in Turkey
5 Oct 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if scrappage schemes have proved to be very efficient in most countries around the world, especially in the United States, Turkey won't launch such a campaign, Industry Minister Nihat Ergu...
Marchionne Asks EU to Gradually Reduce Incentives
30 Sep 2009, 09:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne thinks the European countries offering scrappage incentives should gradually reduce them in the next two years and allow the industry to deal with overcapacity...
GM Reinstates Truck Month. Sort of...
28 Sep 2009, 08:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / No matter how convinced you are in the decisions you make, there are always some saying you could have done better. This is the case now with GM, which, after saying it will cancel the traditional G...
France Might Extend Scrapping Incentives
1 Sep 2009, 13:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Similar to other countries around the world, France has established a scrapping scheme supposed to boost new car sales and maintain the local carmakers above the floating line. Obviously, the campai...
German Scrappage Out of Funds by September 10
28 Aug 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sad news for the German automotive industry, as the Centre for Automotive Research in Duisburg-Essen reported the 5 billion euro fund keeping the country's scrappage incentive is running ...
Chrysler Adds $1,500 Over Canadian Clunker Incentives
25 Aug 2009, 14:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Former US bankrupt automaker Chrysler continues its race for clients with a new offering in Canada. The company today revealed that it will add $500 to $1,500 over the incentives offered by Retire Y...
German Scrapping Scheme Coming to an End
25 Aug 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German authorities yesterday announced there will be no extension to the country's scrappage scheme past the funding currently allocated. Additionally, no alternative scheme is being planned, g...
Scrapping Scheme Slows UK's Car Industry Collapse
21 Aug 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The United Kingdom car production decline has been slowed down by the scrapping incentives offered by the government, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is claiming. Still, the figures a...
Mexican Cash for Clunkers Still Disappointing
21 Aug 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The success of the US Car Allowance Rebate System wowed everybody around the world so other countries are trying to follow the American example in order to revive their local auto sectors. Unfortuna...
Hyundai Offers Scrappage Money in Canada
21 Aug 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following a remarkable success recorded in the scrapping schemes established by both the United States and the United Kingdom, the South Korean automaker Hyundai is looking to maintain the same high...