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Japan - New guidelines to differentiate between used cars, used vehicles.
The Japanese government began to formulate new guidelines to differentiate between used cars and used vehicles, to prevent car dealers from selling vehicles damaged on the internet auction to avoid recycling costs.
The Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economy, terms of trade and industry to introduce new criteria for assessing the value of used cars, as a growing number of car dealers sell used vehicles via online auctions to transfer to auto dismantlers recycling costs.
Following the introduction of the end of life recycling law vehicles in 2005, which requires car owners to pay for recycling of used vehicles, auto dealers have begun to damaged vehicles on sale auction, as ordinary used cars, in an attempt to escape dismantling costs.
As a result, the number of end of life vehicles on the market has declined, prompting scrap yards to buy cars out of use via Internet auctions to get a job, even if they must bear the costs of recycling instead of the original owners, however, this trend goes against the spirit of the law, the departments decided to clarify eligible vehicles for resale and those subject to recycling.
Behind the trend is an increase in exports of used cars, as well as the rapid growth of sales of used cars market According to the Association Auto Auction Nippon, the number of used cars auctioned from 6 to 81 million units in 2004 to 8 87 million units in 2008 before the law was enacted recycling, car dealers used to purchase unwanted vehicles from their owners and entrusted the dismantling and recycling of works Used car dealers and dismantlers; However, as the introduction of new legislation, end of life vehicles began to be traded through auctions, which led to the complaint dismantlers.
The new guideline in particular focus on engine status and distance used car departments set up a new team in the Central Environmental Council and the Council of the industrial structure from next month, and the purpose of compiling the guidelines of the summer.
However, the movement should create controversy in the industry, with some people insisting assessment of the value auto be left to the market.
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