Consumers 'making greener choices' when buying new car

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) have revealed figures that show consumers' buying choices are changing when it comes to purchasing their new car.

Under scrappage, the average CO2 saving per scrapped car to date is 74g/Km. Based on the 6,743 scrappage applications already processed, annual CO2 savings of nearly 10,000 tonnes are accruing on these vehicles alone.