The Truth About Cars
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
According to a report from Automotive News , dealers are getting worked up about the prospect of not receiving money swiftly enough — mimicking some of the hardships endured during the Cash-for-Clunkers period. Car dealers are asset rich and cash poor. Frankly, it’s hard to have any empathy for automotive dealerships these days.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 29, 2024
This airbag debacle with Takata began with recalls over a decade ago and have, at last estimate, ensnared approximately 67 million vehicles from just about all major automakers with rigs on sale in this country. According to an& official list of vehicles disposed of during the Cash for Clunkers era , not one single Sentra is on the list.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 8, 2009
3435 , which provides $2 billion FY 2009 emergency supplemental appropriations for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program (Cash-for-Clunkers, C4C). The C4C program, which began in late July, encouraged a surge in auto sales, with the original $1 billion funding depleting in approximately one week.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2009
Starting tomorrow and running through 8 September, GM is running a test program for online car sales on eBay in California at gm.ebay.com. With more than 225 GM dealers in California participating, shoppers can at any given time expect to see a selection of up to 20,000 new GM vehicles, according to the company.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Market share of reported hybrid sales in the US. Buoyed by the extension of the US Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program, as well as the availability of more hybrid models on the market, reported sales of hybrids in the US jumped 48.6% Reported hybrid sales represented 3.07% of new vehicle sales in August.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 5, 2009
What would happen when the cash for clunkers sales boom came to an end has been a question many automotive executives in the USA dared not think about. September 2009 light duty vehicle sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows with 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold during the month according to Autodata.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 5, 2009
Yesterday we told you how the cash for clunkers scheme has enjoyed early success in the USA. Today we take a closer look at how each manufacturer has faired as US auto sales slowed their decline throughout the month of July. In all, passenger car sales dropped 10.6 Reported sales jumped 31.8 per cent year on year.
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