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. September 2009 had 25 sales days compared to 24 days for September 2008. from September 2008. GM retail sales were down 46% while fleet sales declined 43%.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

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% GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. over July 2008. over July 2008. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

How did the high fuel prices impact customer behavior in 2008? Cash for Clunkers. There are two bills in the US House of Representatives to give people cash for replacing an old, fuel inefficient vehicle with a new, more efficient, one. The cells make up the remainder. —Bill Cooke.

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