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  • Meanwhile, transport-materials production held up with a 0.8% rise compared with the previous month, despite the ongoing phase-out of the government-sponsored car-scrapping scheme.

    French Data Point to Slower Recovery William Horobin 2010

  • Durable-goods sales rebounded with a 1.9% rise from August, as automobile sales recovered after a lull following the end of the government's car-scrapping scheme.

    French Consumer Spending Falls William Horobin 2011

  • The decline partly reflected a surge in orders in December 2010, when buyers flocked to dealerships to benefit from a government car-scrapping bonus before it was phased out at the end of the year.

    Car Sales Fall Sharply in France and Spain David Pearson 2012

  • German sales are expected to fall almost one third in 2010 from 2009 levels, as car-scrapping subsidies expire.

    The EU Is Killing Europe's Auto Makers Neil Winton 2010

  • German sales are expected to fall almost one third in 2010 from 2009 levels, as car-scrapping subsidies expire.

    The EU Is Killing Europe's Auto Makers Neil Winton 2010

  • The expiration of Germany's car-scrapping incentives in the third quarter likely contributed to the slowdown.

    Euro-Zone Rebound Stumbles Brian Blackstone 2010

  • The expiration of Germany's car-scrapping incentives in the third quarter likely contributed to the slowdown.

    Euro-Zone Rebound Stumbles Brian Blackstone 2010

  • German sales are expected to fall almost one third in 2010 from 2009 levels, as car-scrapping subsidies expire.

    The EU Is Killing Europe's Auto Makers Neil Winton 2010

  • However, Fiat said passenger-car sales were expected to drop 30% in Italy, its biggest market, as the Italian government phases out car-scrapping programs.

    Fiat to Spin Off Industrial-Vehicles Business 2010

  • European car makers benefited in the second half of last year from car-scrapping schemes that helped prop up sales, but first-quarter results from car makers around the world suggest the wider industry is now starting a recovery, although Europe is expected to remain weak.

    Peugeot-Citro 2010

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