Countries with incentives to get a Mirage - does yours have any?

[MetroMPG]

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?

[MetroMPG]

What about Australia? The Mirage gets 5 stars in your Green Vehicle Guide -- does that earn it any kind of break?

Philippines? Any carrots to entice drivers there?

[jamiec]

No we don't get any bonus here in Oz for having an efficient car

[MetroMPG]

Other than lower fuel bills, of course.

You can be sure there won't be any government incentives in the U.S.

[jamiec]

Yep just the lower fuel bill 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 still that $17 gets you a few liters of go juice or motion lotion

[MetroMPG]

Ha!! I'm adding that to the list.

Annual registration fees are different depending on which province in Canada. Here in Ontario, it's the same fee regardless of engine size or fuel economy.

[MetroMPG]

Confirmed that Thai consumers also get a tax break for small-displacement cars. (As do the manufacturers for making them there.) Updated the first post.

[Alpha_One]

Nope, nothing here from the Philippines aside from the very low ASEAN-wide tariffs. The tax structure here is based on the cars' retail prices, no incentives for engine displacement or fuel economy.

[pinky]

Fixed price servicing-$250 every year or 15,000km for 4 years.

[MetroMPG]

Just noticed that the following discounts are listed when you "build" a Mirage on the Canadian web site:

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.ca/en/v...ms/es/builder/

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