Renault and Nissan scrappage scheme 01 | 09 | 2017
RENAULT AND NISSAN have joined the ever-increasing band of car manufacturers who have announced their own scrappage schemes. Available now at Scottish dealers, both car makers now offer up to £2000 on top of additional discounts for owners trading in their pre-Euro 5 vehicles. (Related: Roadtest — Renault Koleos)
The latest schemes join those offered by Volkswagen Group, BMW, Ford, Hyundai and Vauxhall.
Running solely from September 1 to 30, the Nissan Switch Scheme applies to owners of cars and vans with pre-Euro 5 engines.
The company is offering up to £2000 in scrappage support on top of the trade-in value and existing discounts on new vehicles. Nissan says buyers can save as much as £5000 when they trade in their old car towards a new model like the X-Trail.
Buyers looking to switch to an all-electric vehicle are given £2,000 plus vehicle trade-in value towards an approved-used Nissan Leaf 24kWh.
The Renault scheme also runs from today until the end of September, and applies to Euro 4 vehicles or older that have been owned by the current owner for at least 90 days. Orders have to be registered by January 2018.
Offering a flat £2,000 scrappage fee on top of existing discounts, the Renault deal means buyers can save up to £5200 on cars like the Kadjar.
Strangely though, unlike Nissan, Renault isn’t offering any scrappage incentives towards its all-electric Zoe. The company says customers already benefit from a separate £5000 allowance towards the purchase price. This is on top of the existing £4500 Government Plug-in Car Grant.
Related: Sporty 2018 Nissan Leaf teased
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Jim McGill