The Netherlands has introduced a new tax on gas guzzlers. Beginning today, buying a Hummer will set you back an additional $28,000 in environmental taxes.
Most high-end, V-8 cars will now cost at least $10,000 more. What remains to be seen is the extent to which this will influence buyers.
"It varies a bit, but if you take the high-end V8 vehicles, it will easily go up by up to 10,000 euros," Mercedes-Benz Netherlands spokesman Hubert Dubbelman said.
But the companies said drivers might continue buying gas guzzlers anyway.
"It is not clear if a customer who is willing to pay 160,000 euros for such a car is affected by the fact that he has to pay 10,000 more," Dubbelman said.
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