cash for clunkers
Americans In No Hurry To Retire Clunkers, As Sales Falter
It's the cycle of life. As we buy new vehicles, we trade others in; frugal used-car owners buy those, and sell their older vehicles. And in turn, a tired heap of a vehicle is retired. Trouble is, we're not retiring as many vehicles as we used to. The average vehicle in the U.S. is now about ten...
Auto Sales Down, But Ford And Chrysler Take Back Market Share
The industry is still suffering, and sales haven't truly found their rebound yet. But Ford and Chrysler are showing surprisingly strong in the market, compared to where they... August 25, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson
Feds: Most Cash For Clunkers Dealerships Followed The Rules
It seems that some Cash for Clunkers vehicles—and paperwork—have gone missing. We knew it would happen. With hundreds of thousands of vehicles taken on trade—some in... August 24, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 1
Cash For Clunkers Leaseholders Already Looking For A Way Out?
Last year the federal government's CARS program—better known as Cash for Clunkers—sparked a frenzy of shopping for smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, retired... August 3, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 4
Despite Clunkers, U.S. Still Scraps More Cars Than It Buys
While last summer's Cash for Clunkers program appears to have accomplished many of its goals, car and light-truck sales are still far from returning to where they were just a... April 5, 2010 by John Voelcker
HUMMER News: H3 Deemed Fuel-Efficient, H1-Spawning Humvee Dies
We haven't heard a lot about HUMMER lately. The closing of its sale to Chinese firm Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery has been delayed several times, vehicle sales... February 16, 2010 by John Voelcker
U.S. Fleet Shrinks, As More Vehicles Go To The Crusher
For the first time since Word War II, the annual number of vehicles scrapped exceeded the number of new vehicles sold. That’s solemn news for the auto industry. U.S... January 8, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson
Clunkers Results: CA, DC See Most Benefit; LA, MI See Least
Drivers in California and Washington, D.C. realized the most benefit from last summer's Cash-for-Clunkers program, using federal incentives to purchase vehicles that averaged... December 14, 2009 by Richard Read 1
Detroit Cries Foul On Japan's Cash-For-Clunkers Program
As congress planned the controversial Cash-for-Clunkers program over the spring and summer of this year, there was some discussion of limiting new car subsidies to American... December 11, 2009 by Richard Read
CARS Trades, New Models Bring Subaru A Record Year Of Sales
As overall auto sales have slumped, Subaru has been one of the few bright spots in the auto industry this year, with many year-over-year sales increases to report; in fact... December 3, 2009 by Bengt Halvorson 3
Carfax Introduces Free Clunker Check
Vehicle history provider Carfax has partnered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to introduce a new Clunker Check service. The simple Carfax query page... November 13, 2009 by Bengt Halvorson 5
Cash-For-Clunkers Reveals Weakness Among Detroit Brands
It's obvious from the comments on this site and others in the High Gear Media family that Cash-for-Clunkers remains a hot-button issue, and new data about the program is... November 9, 2009 by Richard Read 5
Carlos Ghosn: Auto Sales Have Bottomed, Nowhere To Go But Up
Speaking at a World Economic Forum in New Delhi, Carlos Ghosn -- head of Nissan Motor Company and Renault SA -- had some interesting things to say about the global auto... November 9, 2009 by Richard Read
Cash-For-Clunkers Smackdown: White House Takes on Edmunds
When Edmunds.com released its report on the Cash-for-Clunkers program on Wednesday, saying it cost $24,000 for each vehicle that wouldn't otherwise have been sold, it must... October 30, 2009 by John Voelcker 16
$24,000 Cash Per Clunker? So Says The Analysis
The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) was proposed as a necessary and cost-effective way of stimulating the economy and the car industry when it was being debated this... October 29, 2009 by Nelson Ireson 9
Cash For Clunkers Cars Stacking Up, Can't Be Recycled Quickly Enough
The Cash For Clunkers, or CARS, program was rather successful in collecting old, junky cars--but it's having a hard time getting rid of them. And that is translating into a... October 26, 2009 by Nelson Ireson 3
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