Green Car Congress
AUGUST 27, 2009
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 The average fuel economy of the vehicles traded in was 15.8 mpg and the average fuel economy of vehicles purchased is 24.9 Honda Civic.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2009
In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. New vehicle market share for reported hybrid sales in September dropped back down to 2.7% Hybrid new vehicle market share by month. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2009
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.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 6, 2009
We knew all along that the Cash-For-Clunkers program induced July and August car buyers to go for vehicles they might not otherwise have chosen, specifically smaller cars with higher gas mileage. Especially hybrid-electric vehicles from Toyota , Honda , Ford , and others.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 27, 2009
The US Cash for Clunkers scheme ran out of cash on Tuesday with 690,114 dealer transactions submitted. The average fuel economy of the vehicles being traded in was just 15.8mpg, but the average of those being bought was 24.9mpg - that’s an improvement of 58 per cent. Honda finished in fourth place with 13 per cent.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2013
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.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
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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