Scrappage incentives in Germany helped to lift the February car market there by 21.5%, year-on-year. However, a JD Power analyst told just-auto that manufacturer incentives on top of the government scrappage incentive also played a part in the sales surge.
The German auto industry body VDA said that car sales in February reached 278,000 units - the best February in a decade.
The VDA also suggested that new car registrations in Germany this year could reach 3m units.
Car buyers in Germany receive an EUR2,500 bonus towards a new car if they trade in a car over nine years of age.
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