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France cuts back scrapping incentives after 2 months

Renault Clios at a dealer in Nantes, France, at the end of May, as dealerships reopened after coronavirus lockdowns.
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By:
Peter Sigal
July 27, 2020 02:55 PM

PARIS -- The French government is revising a program for trading in older, higher-emissions cars for cleaner ones, after financing the scrapping of 200,000 vehicles in two months to stimulate auto sales after coronavirus lockdowns.

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