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Cash for Clunkers By the Numbers

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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 mpg and the average fuel economy of vehicles purchased is 24.9 mpg: a 58% improvement. mpg: a 58% improvement. Toyota Prius.

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

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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% GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids.