To match FEATURE RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE
Scrapped automobiles are piled up at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match FEATURE RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS)