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UK Car Scrappage scheme gets green light?

Mandy said NO to scrappage, but it looks like Alistair Darling will introduce a scheme in the next budget [ad#ad-1] After much to-ing and fro-ing, it has been claimed by most of the UK national press over the weekend that a UK version of the Car Scrappage Scheme will be introduced in the budget by Alistair Darling. The scheme aims to offer new car buyers a guaranteed trade-in against a new, cleaner car of £2,000. But it is being suggested that the Government will insist that car manufacturers chip in half this money, with the tax payer paying the other half.

2012 Mazda CX-5 priced from £21,395

The 2012 Mazda CX-5 will cost from £21,395 The 2012 Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV will cost from £21,395, says Mazda UK. Choice of 18 models, 2WD and 4WD, diesel and petrol. The 2012 Mazda CX-5 arrived officially at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year and now, with it set to arrive in UK showrooms in the spring and order books open, Mazda has revealed details of the CX-5 models on offer in the UK, and their price. The CX-5 is the first production Mazda to get the new SkyActiv technology in the two engines on offer – a 2.0 litre petrol with 165PS and a 2.2 litre diesel with either 150PS or 175PS – with options of either 2WD or 4WD, manual or automatic gearboxes and four trim levels - SE-L, SE-L Nav, Sport and Sport Nav.

Ford S-Max Vignale concept (2014) first official pictures

By Ollie Kew First Official Pictures 08 April 2014 11:00 This is the Ford S-Max Vignale concept. What makes this MPV design study so curious is the fact it’s essentially a top-spec version of a car that isn’t even on sale yet. Here’s the back story, Ford showed an S-Max ‘design study’ at the Frankfurt motor show in September 2013, which previewed the second-gen S-Max CAR spied testing earlier this year.