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British 'Cash For Clunkers' to get extension

We've seen this before, haven't we? Government institutes program to spur auto sales by offering car buyers a federal incentive to turn in an old car for a shiny, efficient new one, leading to sales growth, which later leads to no money in the program and the request for an extension. Our British friends across The Pond are reportedly looking to provide an extension to its version of Cash for Clunkers, which allocates £2,000 (nearly $3,200 USD) towards a new vehicle when a vehicle 10 years or older is turned in. The British version of ... Read more →

FOLLOWUP: MG Rover execs reportedly strike back amidst fraud accusations Jeremy Korzeniewski

The soap opera that is unfolding in the United Kingdom regarding the death of the once-proud MG Rover automobile company continues unabated. Four former MG Rover executives who purchased the ...

FOLLOWUP: Serious Fraud Office reportedly called in to investigate MG Rover collapse Jeremy Korzeniewski

The saga that is the collapse of MG Rover and the subsequent four-year government probe into what went wrong has just taken another sordid and oddly-timed twist. Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State ...

British 'Cash For Clunkers' to get extension 2 months ago on Autoblog

We've seen this before, haven't we? Government institutes program to spur auto sales by offering car buyers a federal incentive to turn in an old car for a shiny, efficient new one, leading to sales growth, which later leads to no money in the program and the request for an extension. Our British ...

FOLLOWUP: MG Rover execs reportedly strike back amidst fraud accusations 5 months ago on Autoblog

The soap opera that is unfolding in the United Kingdom regarding the death of the once-proud MG Rover automobile company continues unabated. Four former MG Rover executives who purchased the automaker from BMW back in May of 2000 for a £10 fee have responded to Lord Mandelson's decision to ...

FOLLOWUP: Serious Fraud Office reportedly called in to investigate MG Rover collapse 5 months ago on Autoblog

The saga that is the collapse of MG Rover and the subsequent four-year government probe into what went wrong has just taken another sordid and oddly-timed twist. Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for the British Labour Party, has told the Financial Times that he was under "obligation" to pass the ...






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