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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 reaped the largest percentage of sales under the CARS program (19.4%), followed by GM (17.6%) and Ford (14.4%). Ford Focus FWD. Ford Escape FWD.

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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% to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Dodge Avenger sales increased 30% versus July 2008.

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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. per cent; and Ford at 14.4 The state that requested the largest share of the cash for clunkers cash was California with 11.3 So did it achieve its objectives? Let’s look at the evidence.