The hard-hit UK
car and
car finance industry could be forced to adopt
a car scrappage scheme that has helped to boost ailing car
sectors in other countries. The UK
motor industry has been slammed by the recession, with new
car sales slumping. A European Commission summit will take
place today on the issue.
Representatives of all the major car economies in Europe will meet
to share tips on initiatives to boost falling car sales . One
scheme is to offer cash incentives to people to upgrade their old
cars to get newer,
green vehicles .
Several
car companies have already made people redundant, and many more
are planning to do so.
Mini are expected to lose hundreds of jobs this week.
Bentley also joined car companies such as
Ford,
Nissan and
Jaguar Land Rover in making redundancies this week.
The
SMMT apparently supports a scrappage scheme.