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Scrappage scheme is working, says SMMT

July 06, 2009 - 14:24 GMT Location: London

KEYWORDS: scrappage scheme , secondary aluminium , SMMT , new car registers , Barbara O'Donovan

The positive effect of the UK’s car scrappage scheme was evident when the new car market recently posted its smallest decline in eleven months, according to the society of motoring manufacturers and traders (SMMT)

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