Budget 2009: Mercedes and smart sign for scrappage
Author: MotorTorque Team
Published: 27 April 2009
Following the government's recent announcement of a UK vehicle scrappage scheme, Mercedes-Benz UK, incorporating smart, has announced its participation.
Mercedes says every vehicle in the smart and Mercedes ranges – from the 88g/km smart fortwo cdi cabrio to the Mercedes S-Class – will be available under the scheme.
Commenting on the announcement, Simon Oldfield, Sales Director Mercedes-Benz Cars said: “We welcome the Government’s objective of the scrappage scheme to replace older, more polluting vehicles with clean new cars – so it seems appropriate to offer the world’s cleanest production cabrio, our new smart cdi, to customers.”
“Mercedes-Benz has a new range of low-emission BlueEFFICIENCY models available this year, all of which take another step to ever-cleaner cars, and our entire range is on offer through the scheme. Demand is likely to be highest in A-Class and B-Class models, but we are happy to discuss any new car with a potential customer.”
The new E-Class Saloon and Coupé, arriving in UK showrooms this June, are available with low-CO2 BlueEFFICIENCY technology, while the A-Class, B-Class and C-Class also include the tehnology.
Mercedes says it will offer other incentives in tandem with the scrappage scheme.
More details will be announced in the future. In the meantime Mercedes is asking customers to register an interest on its site.
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All of our news on the 2009 Budget and scrappage scheme.
Details on a scrappage scheme and fuel duty emerged in the Chancellor's 2009 Budget. Details on changes to road tax were annunced in the Pre-Budget Report and will come into effect on 1 May 2009.
A list of the manufacturers that have committed to participating in the government's £2K scrappage scheme.
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