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Buyers warned over "old" engines as makers rush to clear stocks
publication date: Oct 18, 2011
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author/source: Robin Roberts
New
car buyers should beware of some deals which are designed to sell high emission
models before tough new EU laws take affect at the end of next year.
Under EU proposals, manufacturers must average 130gkm of CO2 across their ranges, and nine makers have already hit the target, but others will be struggling unless they can sell the dirtier models and replace them with lower emission cars. Over the next 14 months, buyers can expect to see structured sales and discounts to shift the dirtiest models, but the value of these will plummet on the second hand market in a few years. The issue has been highlighted by the environmental website cleangreencars which points out that overall market improvements have been 4.12pc in 12 months and the average is now down to 138.79gkm, but there is still some way to go before they hit the 130gkm target before 2012. There are still big variances in performance. For example, the average VW Passat emits 25g/km of CO2 less than the average Vauxhall Insignia, while the average Skoda Fabia has emissions 10% lower than the average Renault Clio. Jay Nagley, Publisher of Clean Green Cars said, "There are going to be big discounts on high-CO2 models which are about to be replaced as we approach the 2012 deadline. "These might look like a bargain now, but buyers need to think about what used-car buyers in three years time will expect. For a family car, a figure of 160 g/km of CO2 looks high today, but could be totally unacceptable in the future. Will a low purchase price be more than offset by higher depreciation?" There are now nine manufacturers below 130 g/km of CO2:
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