- Some actors may be incised out overnight – HegnarOnline

Erik Andresen, Director of Norwegian Automobile Importers Association, says that the association is highly critical of Civitas proposed new car taxes, which were presented in the DN of a week ago.

The think tank Civita believes the facility of car taxes must be changed if one wants to encourage an environmentally friendly fleet, writes DN.

– Neither weight or effect tax has clear environmental effects. My suggestion is that only to tax emissions from the vehicle. A direct environmental tax is more accurate if you want to achieve environmental, said Villeman Vinje, economist Civita, last week.

The rechargeable hybrid Volvo XC90 T8 with 400 hp and a CO2 emissions of 59 grams per kilometers will if Civitas proposal gets approval get a tax relief of around NOK 250,000.

– Some cars are more expensive 200000-300000 and other similar cheaper. It will not be predictably for some. Neither consumers or industry. It will have

major consequences for existing vehicles, and not least a loss of leasing vehicles, which dealers have guaranteed residual value liability for approximately 16 billion. A decline of 10 to 20 percent will be dramatic for these retailers. Dealer economy is already tight with fierce competition both in sales and service market. Some actors may be incised out overnight, Andresen says to DN today.