According to a report in the Times, the
taxpayer will
fund loans for new
car purchase in a bid to help save the troubled
car industry .
Finance companies attached to the car industry will be provided
with access to the special liquidity scheme.
During the
financial trouble,
car finance
loans have become severely restricted. Very few people are
buying
new cars, and the
car companies are struggling amid slumping sales.
The Government are putting pressure on the
Bank of England to provide millions of pounds to stimulate car
purchases. However, the car industry has reacted badly to the
pledge, insisting that a more direct bail-out is necessary.
Jaguar Land Rover have let hundreds of jobs go this week, as
cash-flow problems go from bad to worse.