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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 Eighty-four percent of consumers traded in trucks and 59% purchased passenger cars. 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%

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Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. 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% year-on-year to 35,429 units, representing a 3.55% new vehicle sales market share for the month—the highest monthly share yet.

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Cash for clunkers: a summary

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The US Cash for Clunkers scheme ran out of cash on Tuesday with 690,114 dealer transactions submitted. According to official statistics, 84 per cent of consumers traded in trucks and 59 per cent purchased passenger cars. Honda finished in fourth place with 13 per cent. So did it achieve its objectives?

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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

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EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Click to enlarge.

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Reported Sales of US Hybrids Up 48.6% in August; 3.07% Market Share

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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% Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US rose 1% to 1,261,977 units in August, according to figures from Autodata. Click to enlarge.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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In a session on total vehicle energy consumption, several people shared similar pie charts showing the flow of energy within an automobile. Only 22% remains to power the vehicle. Cash for Clunkers. The association expects the amount of aluminum per vehicle to increase from 8.6% Braking losses add another 6%.

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Top 10 Cash providers for Junk car Removal in Arizona

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A junk car Removal is any vehicle that is old enough, has significant damages, or simply, the cost of repair is more than the value of the car. More than 15 million vehicles are reaching their EOL each year in the U.S, Age – if your vehicle is very old, it might be ready to junk. Am I afraid to drive my vehicle?

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