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Old 05-15-2011, 11:42 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
Most gov't subsidizing schemes in the EU are based on CO2 output.
Making more cars with lower CO2 output and have them subsidized by the gov't = more profit.

Fiat especially is playing that game to its advantage.
The 500 models that get our 15% gov't bonus are prized higher accordingly ...
That happened alot with cash for clunkers here... Dealers would keep the incentive via some tricky salesmanship.
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