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Mary Cummins from Kilmessan in Co Meath entered the record books when she “scrapped” her 30-years-old Fiesta in favour of a new model.

Nearly 200 Mayo motorists scrapped their 10-year-old cars and purchased a brand new 2010 model in the first five months of the year. The scrappage scheme was brought in by the Government to help the ailing motor industry, which had seen a number of high profile closures of dealerships and massive job losses since the economic downturn.

Ford Ireland has announced exciting new additions to its line-up of Ka models this summer, all of which are eligible for the scrappage scheme. From May, the range will offer more choice for buyers looking to avail of the Government incentive.

Ford has taken the lion’s share of car sales under the Government scrappage scheme launched in January, according to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Ford has taken the lion’s share of car sales under the Government scrappage scheme launched in January, according to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Ford Ireland has announced exciting new additions to its line-up of Ka models this summer, all of which are eligible for the scrappage scheme.

The latest new car registration statistics from the Motorcheck.ie Car Index shows an impressive rise of 180 per cent for April 2010 when compared to the same month in 2009.

Ford Ireland has announced exciting new additions to its line-up of Ka models this summer, all of which are eligible for the scrappage scheme.

The latest new car registration statistics from the Motorcheck.ie Car Index shows an impressive rise of 180 percent for April 2010 when compared to the same month in 2009.

While you can debate long into the night whether it is green environmental issues or greenback (money) savings that are driving people into smaller and diesel and petrol cars, the fact is that it is happening.