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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 Cars purchased under the program are, on average, 19% above the average fuel economy of all new cars currently available. Ford Escape FWD. Honda Civic.

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$2B Cash for Clunkers Supplement Signed Into Law; Funding Taken from Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Program

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3435 , which provides $2 billion FY 2009 emergency supplemental appropriations for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program (Cash-for-Clunkers, C4C). The top-selling model under C4C program was the Ford Escape, according to an Edmunds.com analysis. Edmunds.com included sales of all Escape models in its calculation.

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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. Indeed the cars bought under the programme are on average 19 per cent above the average fuel economy of all new cars currently available. So did it achieve its objectives? Let’s look at the evidence.

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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% Ford’s hybrid vehicles—Fusion, Milan, Escape and Mariner— posted combined sales of 4,695, an August sales record and up 251% versus a year ago.

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Clunkers programme receives funding boost

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The vastly popular cash for clunkers programme in the USA received a boost last Friday when President Obama signed into law HR 3435, which provides $2billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Programme.

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Hybrid sales leap in the US

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The cash for clunkers campaign has given a massive boost to hybrid sales in the US, with a reported leap by 48.6 Nissan: Despite limited availability, the Altima Hybrid sold 3,164 units during the month – that’s a 615.8 per cent in August year on year. per cent of new vehicle sales. Ford more than doubled its share from 5.1

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