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Should You Dump Your Old Car?
Now that President Barack Obama has signed the "clunker" law, drivers ares considering whether to repair their old cars or replace them. Here are some things to consider.
Tags: Car, MoneyWatch, Ray Martin, Amanda Holden, Harry Smith, Clunker, Old Cars, Repair, Replace, Early Show, Tips, Cars, Used, New
Videos 2009-06-25

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Some clunker cash buying not-so-green vehicles
WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the nation's top car salesman in recent weeks, has cited the Obama administration's best-seller list of mostly smaller, fuel-saving cars like the Ford Focus to describe the success of the Cash for Clunkers rebate program. But what LaHood and other administration officials usually don't...
Tags: vehicle, program, car, Ford Motor Co., Edmunds.com
News items 2009-08-13
Cash for Clunker Interest Slows
Posted by: David Welch on August 14 What started with a bang could end with a fizzle. The government's cash for clunkers program was a smash out of the gate. People stampeded showrooms after its late-July launch to trade in an old beater for a check of $3,500 or $4,500...
Tags: program, car, Edmunds.com
News items 2009-08-14
Rolling Out at You: Cash for Clunker Scams
The Senate and House passed it, and Obama signed; so now we have Cash for Clunkers II, or I should say $2 billion, because that's how much the government added to the program.  If you've been sitting on the sidelines with your 1996 Monte Carlo seeing...
Tags: Car, Government, Marlys Harris
Blog posts 2009-08-12
Is "Cash for Clunkers" a Clunker of a Bill?
Democrats have finally agreed on a vehicle scrappage bill that backs off some of the protectionist, Big Three-promoting aspects of HR 1550, introduced by Representative Betty Sutton (D-OH). But it’s controversial anyway, because it allows American car buyers to get substantial environmentally based subsidies on 15-mpg trucks that could hardly...
Tags: Car, Jim Motavalli
Blog posts 2009-05-07
'Clunker Act' passes 119-0
Change in House means it could be headed for conference committee A bill that would repeal the "Clunker Act" is just a step away from heading to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' desk. The House on Thursday passed the measure 119-0. That followed the Senate's 40-0 endorsement of...
Tags: car, FINANCE, Governor, refund, Taxes, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2005-02-11
Toyota, General Motors lead in Cash for Clunker Sales
The "Clunker for Cash" program ended on Monday, August 24, 2009. And how'd it do? Not bad at all. Participating dealers submitted 489,269 vouchers for reimbursement for a total worth of $2.04 billion as of the Friday morning before the program was closed, Top selling vehicle models included the Toyota...
Tags: program, General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp.
News items 2009-08-26
A â??Clunkerâ?? program for kitchen appliances
If you missed your chance to get cash for your clunker, you may soon have another shot at getting government money for going green. Just step out of the garage and into the kitchen. This year's stimulus bill funded a $300 million program that will offer rebates of varying amounts...
Tags: program, appliance, Department of Energy
News items 2009-08-27
Clunker deals: old Ford pickups for new ones
WASHINGTON - The most common deals under the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The...
Tags: government, Chevrolet, Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Pickup
News items 2009-11-05
Cash for Clunkers: 5 Secrets and 3 Smart Tips
The conventional wisdom says: Dump your wheels now and grab the rebate from Uncle Sam. The conventional wisdom is wrong. ...
Tags: Car, MoneyWatch, Cash For Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, Edmunds.com, Consumer Reports, Kelley Blue Book, CARS.gov, Fueleconomy.gov, Jim Motavalli
Articles 2009-07-21
Clunkers and Home Buyer Tax Credit: All the Same Thing
The car clunker program was a huge success. Close to 700,000 cars were sold as a result of the program. The cash rebate was the down payment that was necessary for consumers to borrow more money and buy a car. The clunker concept has now been extended to washing machines....
Tags: US Market, Transport, Bruce Krasting
External links 2009-08-27
Ford, Chrysler running out of hot cars
Chrysler Group LLC and Ford Motor Co. are running low on their hottest-selling models under the cash for clunkers program, even as President Barack Obama signed authorization Friday of an additional $2 billion to extend the program. Some Chrysler dealers are out of the Dodge Caliber, Dodge Avenger, Jeep Compass...
Tags: Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Co., dealer
News items 2009-08-08
Washington State Becoming the Cornerstone of Wireless Communications.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
TACOMA, Wash.--Oct. 8--Former McCaw Cellular manager Ken Arneson recalls the day 10 years ago when Craig McCaw stood on a stage with a $2,000 "clunker of a phone" and proclaimed "this is the future." TACOMA, Wash.--Oct. 8--Former McCaw Cellular manager Ken...
Tags: Tribune Co., wireless, wireless communication
Research articles 1997-10-08
Super spots get a shot on NFL net after the game.(Advertising)(NFL Network)(Brief Article)
NEW YORK -- If the big game's a clunker, there are always the ads. NEW YORK -- If the big game's a clunker, there are always the ads.
Tags: advertisement, game, network, NFL
Research articles 2005-01-31
No Slowdown for "MNF".(Monday Night Football)(television audience ratings)
By Mike Reynolds ESPN's Coverage Sets Cable Records For a Second Week The game may have been a clunker, but ESPN's second week of Monday Night Football tackled the ratings records registered by its first go-round...
Tags: ESPN, game
Research articles 2006-09-25
Cash for Clunkers Could Be a Boon for Palladium
Brian Kelly submits: On CNBC Friday we spoke about North American Palladium PAL as a play on the cash for clunkers program. At the same time the U.S. government was doing some juicing of its own, it was revealed that members of our beloved Red Sox had “unwittingly” used performance...
Tags: Transport, Brian Kelly
External links 2009-08-03
Cash for Clunkers is Cash for Auto Insurers
Auto insurers should congratulate their Congressional representatives for approving that additional $2 billion for the "Cash for Clunkers" program. It could be just the cash infusion the doctor ordered at a time when at least some insurers are struggling to stem the bleeding. All told, taxpayers will...
Tags: Car, Insurance Company, Columbus Dispatch Story, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Ed Leefeldt
Blog posts 2009-08-06
Cash For Clunkers Moves Ford To Boost Production
Posted by: David Kiley on August 13 Ford Motor Co. is upping its production of fuel efficient vehicles in the third quarter to meet demand, the company, says for vehicles being purchased under the extended Cash for Clunkers program, as well as overall increased interest in new cars by consumers....
Tags: vehicle, program, Ford Motor Co.
News items 2009-08-13
Cash for clunkers: Credit can now be applied to cars on order
After some complaints from dealers due to dwindling supply, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA has now agreed to apply cash for clunker rebates to factory ordersâ??vehicles that have not yet arrived at dealership lots. As long as the dealer and consumer reach a purchase agreement on a vehicle...
Tags: dealer
News items 2009-08-14
Administration to wind down clunkers program
The Obama administration is developing plans to wind down the popular Cash for Clunkers program and could announce by Friday when the incentives will no longer be available. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday the department would announce within 48 hours how it intends to discontinue the program that offers...
Tags: program, dealer
News items 2009-08-20
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