Countries with incentives to get a Mirage - does yours have any?
Does your country have any official incentives for buyers of efficient cars like the Mirage? I have seen a few references to reduced taxes/rebates in some places.
(Note: please, let's not make this a political debate about the role of government in the market. I'm simply out to make a list of countries that have anything like this in place.)
Japan:
I was reading about the Japanese version of the 1.0L Mirage: The "G" and "M" models, which are the most efficient, get a tax break because the car exceeds tougher fuel economy regulations that are coming in a few years:
The new Mirage launched in August 2012 surpasses Japan’s fuel efficiency standard for 2015 by 20%.
[...]
Based on Japan’s preferential “eco-car” tax plan for environmentally-friendly vehicles, G and M trim levels are exempt from both automobile acquisition tax and motor vehicle tax at time of purchase (the E trim level is eligible for a 75% tax cut). (
source)
Europe
In some other European countries, cars with low fuel consumption/emissions have a lower annual road tax, and can even be exempt.
EG: in Ireland, both the 1.0 and 1.2 L cars are advertised as having the 2nd best emissions rating ("band") for an internal combustion car: Band A2 - More than 80g/km up to and incl 100g/km. So the tax is less.
U.K.
All variants of the Mirage emit less than 100g/km of CO2. This exempts them from road tax and the London Congestion Charge.
Canada
Canada used to have a program to encourage adoption of cars that got better than 6.0 L/100 km, but it was cancelled a couple of years ago. It gave a partial rebate on the taxes paid on the purchase price.
Australia
Annual registration is lower for smaller engines:
One advantage of the three cylinder engine is the rego for one year is about wait for it $17 less then if it had a four cylinder engine -
jamiec
Thailand
Again, have to dig for the reference, but I'm pretty sure I read that cars built under Thailand's Eco Car manufacturing program (where the Mirage is built) qualify for a break for buyers there.
Found it:
Consumers too benefit from paying lower excise duties on eco-cars, provided they have engines smaller than 1300 cc (1400 cc for diesel engines). (
source)
Philippines - No. (See post #8)
Malaysia?
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)