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Cash for Clunkers By the Numbers

Green Car Congress

Cash for Clunkers sales by manufacturer. The US Cash for Clunkers program (CARS) ended Tuesday night with 690,114 dealer transaction submitted worth $2,877.9 Toyota Prius. Chevrolet Blazer 4WD. Chevrolet C1500 Pickup 2WD. Click to enlarge. The average fuel economy of the vehicles traded in was 15.8

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% Compared with June: Chevrolet Aveo, Cobalt, Impala and Malibu contributed to a Chevrolet car retail increase of 8%.

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Cash for clunkers: a summary

Green Cars News

The US Cash for Clunkers scheme ran out of cash on Tuesday with 690,114 dealer transactions submitted. The top 10 vehicles bought under the programme were: the Toyota Corolla; Honda Civic; Toyota Camry; Ford Focus FWD; Hyundai Elantra; Nissan Versa; Toyota Prius; Honda Accord; Honda Fit; and the Ford Escape FWD.