Germany not mulling new plan to buoy car sales

BERLIN, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Germany ruled out extending a car-scrapping subsidy that has boosted new auto sales and said on Monday it was not planning an alternative scheme.

Under the subsidy plan, which is part of a government stimulus package aimed at shoring up the economy, owners who trade in cars that are nine years old or more for new fuel-efficient models receive a bonus of 2,500 euros ($3,577).

The plan was copied by other countries, though the U.S. government ...