clunkers program

Romania’s 2011 edition of the cash for clunkers program will also be available, starting next week, for those who want to buy electric vehicles, Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Thursday.

Over 160,000 cars older than ten years were scrapped by August 20, 2010 within Romania's clunkers program, and the number of new cars bought within the program exceeded 35,000 units, of which 50% were produced on the local market, Romanian Environment Ministry said Wednesday.

Romania’s Government might again increase the budget assigned to the country’s clunkers program by issuing an additional 30,000 car scrap vouchers, as all vouchers already issued are to be distributed by the end of the week, Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Tuesday.