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The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has called on the Government to clarify its position on the use of commercial vehicles for social and domestic purposes.

Citroen Motors Ireland will be extending its scrappage deals for customers until the end of September. It includes a choice of three special models that Citroen says are available exclusively to scrappage customers.

Ford Ireland tells us of a new scrappage incentive programme for Ireland’s best-selling car, the Ford Focus.

The president of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry Eddie Murphy has confirmed that the industry is calling on the Government to extend the Car Scrappage Scheme.

Ford Ireland tells us of a new scrappage incentive programme for Ireland’s best-selling car, the Ford Focus.

An extension of the car scrappage scheme is absolutely essential for the continued recovery of the car industry in Ireland, according to Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony. Speaking after the announcement that nearly as many cars have been sold to date this year as in all of 2009, Deputy O’Mahony said that for the trend to continue into next year, the Government must extend the scheme when it announces its Budget in December.

After the first five months of the year, Renault is a clear leader in the scrappage sales polls with over 1,358 reclaims made by new Renault owners under the Government Scrappage Scheme.

Official figures released by SIMI this week show that 70,103 new cars have been sold so far this year, which is an unexpected boost for the industry given that earlier SIMI predictions were that 70,000 new cars would be sold for the entire year.

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.