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    Ferrari and Lamborghini are fine - they are part of large auto groups.

    I could see exemptions being brought in for low volume manufacturers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitdy View Post
    Ferrari and Lamborghini are fine - they are part of large auto groups.
    That depends on how the legislation is written. If the average CO2 figure is applied to each model range (e.g. 'Ferraris' only) rather than the model range of the entire auto group, it could spell trouble.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kitdy View Post
    I could see exemptions being brought in for low volume manufacturers.
    And then you come across the problem of having to define "low volume" (I am currently having exactly this discussion on a UK Motoring forum at present). - In Aston's case, sales of the V8 Vantage mean that Aston can no longer be counted as a "low volume" manufacturer in the conventional sense. So if they sell, for example, 10,000 cars (real Astons, not nose-jobbed IQs) per annum, they could be in line for crushing fines.
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    In September 2013, after just over two years of production, Aston Martin announced that it would stop production of their Cygnet city car. The Cygnet has been the second shortest running production car in the history of Aston Martin after the 2012 Aston Martin Virage, which was only produced for a year.It was cancelled due to disastrously low sales, with the car reaching only 150 units rather than its annual target of 4000.

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    Cygnet, Bye bye
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    What a brilliant example of brand engineering

    They should be very, very ashamed to have launched this under the Aston name. Thank God they put it out of its misery.

    This versus a Smart vrooooaaaaarrrr ....
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    Well that ended badly...

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    Fortunately, a mere badge isn't all that it takes to buy a car as it turns out.
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