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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 Cars purchased under the program are, on average, 19% above the average fuel economy of all new cars currently available. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD.

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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. 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.