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Scrappage scheme boosts Inchcape

By John O’Doherty

Published: October 20 2009 09:12 | Last updated: October 20 2009 17:03

Inchcape said it expected to be debt free by the end of the year as the UK car scrappage scheme helped moderate the declining global automobile market.

The car dealer said its full-year results would be “significantly” better than expected, although it cautioned that the market looked less robust going into 2010, when profits are expected to remain flat. Net debt stood at £28m at the end of July.

A mechanic searches for parts from cars to be dismantled under the scrappage scheme

Old model army: a mechanic searches for parts from cars to be dismantled under the scrappage scheme

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