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- Latest Clunkers Program Provides Path to a Greener Fridge, Appliance Sales Boost
- Can federal stimulus dollars deliver a one-two punch of ratcheting up energy efficiency in U.S. households and provide an economic shot-in-the-arm to country's appliance industry? It seemed to work for the auto industry. So why not apply the basic concept of cash for clunkers to your old fridge and dishwasher? ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
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- Final weekend of clunkers program draws crowds
- From Vermont to California, exhausted but appreciative car dealers watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trade in gas guzzlers during the final weekend of the popular Cash for Clunkers program. The hectic pace of the $3 billion rebate program accelerated in the final weekend, after the government...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Final weekend of clunkers program draws big crowds
- From Vermont to California, exhausted but appreciative car dealers watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trade in gas guzzlers during the final weekend of the popular Cash for Clunkers program. The hectic pace of the $3 billion rebate program accelerated in the final weekend, after the government...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Japanese sales climb in 'clunkers' program
- Washington -- Japanese automakers have gained significant ground on domestic automakers in the U.S. government's $3 billion "cash for clunkers" program. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC saw a dropoff in sales while those of foreign rivals rose in the latest tally of "cash for clunkers"...
- News items 2009-08-17
- 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...
- News items 2009-08-20
- Cash for Clunkers program may lead to Car Shortage in 2010
- Question: Was the Cash for Clunkers program initiated by the Obama Administration and an act of Congress a good idea? The countries of Europe also used a similar program to boost sales of cars made by their domestic auto manufacturers. Statistics show that the stimulus worked.But now pundits in Europe...
- News items 2009-08-17
- N.Y. dealers pull out of ‘Clunkers' program
- NEW YORK - Hundreds of auto dealers in the New York area have withdrawn from the government's Cash for Clunkers program, citing delays in getting reimbursed by the government, a dealership group said Wednesday. The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, which represents dealerships in the New York metro area,...
- News items 2009-08-19
- 'Clunkers' program ends Monday night
- Washington -- The Obama Administration will end the $3 billion "cash for clunkers" program at 8 p.m. Monday -- giving dealers and consumers one final weekend to junk a vehicle and buy a new, greener one. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today the expiration day was determined by using...
- News items 2009-08-20
- NADA asks U.S. to suspend clunkers program:
- National Automobile Dealers Association officials asked the government to suspend the cash-for-clunkers program because a survey by the group found that the $3 billion fund has been exhausted, NADA Chairman John McEleney said. "We asked them to put a halt to the program--I think we said 'very soon'--but a suspension...
- News items 2009-08-20
- Insurers Have 'Cash for Clunkers' Program, But It's Not by Choice
- Insurers are finding out that they too have a "Cash for Clunkers" program. But it's not being offered by them or the government. Policyholders are illegally torching their cars to collect. The National Insurance Crime Bureau's latest reports of dubious insurance claims show that suspicious car fires...
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
- ‘Cash For Clunkers': Did It Work?
- Sure, the program boosted sales and put more-efficient cars on the road. But a look behind the numbers reveals some surprising side effects. ...
- Articles 2009-08-24
- Cash For Clunkers Pushes August Sales And Stirs Debate
- Posted by: David Kiley on August 28 Helped by Cash for Clunkers, which ended Monday, the annualized selling rate for the auto industry in August is expected to be about 15.5 million, according to Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs.That would be a 16% improvement year over year, and nearly a...
- News items 2009-08-28
- Road ends Monday for clunkers plan
- Washington -- The Obama administration will tow the "cash for clunkers" program to the junkyard Monday, closing the book on the $3 billion program that convinced hundreds of thousands of anxious consumers to buy new cars. The program is considered one of the most successful pieces of President Barack Obama's...
- News items 2009-08-20
- Cash for clunkers: NADA asks government to suspend program
- It looks like itâ??s happened again--Cash for clunkers may have run out of money. The National Automotive Dealers Association NADA has asked the U.S. government to suspend the Cash for clunkers program following a dealer survey it conducted earlier this week that found the $3 billion fund has been depleted....
- News items 2009-08-20
- Auto Dealers Pull Out Of Cash For Clunkers After Government Welshes On Payments
- Car dealers continue to whine that the government isn't getting them money fast enough through the cash for clunkers program. Now, some of them are pulling out of the program, fearful that the government won't pay them back. AP: The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, which represents dealerships in...
- News items 2009-08-20
- "Clunkers" to Boost U.S. Auto Sales
- By David Bailey DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. government incentives likely pushed U.S. auto sales to a 20-month high in August, leaving analysts and the industry guessing how hard a landing to expect with the "Cash for Clunkers" program now exhausted. Automakers could see the U.S. seasonally adjusted rate of sales,...
- News items 2009-09-01
- 'Clunkers' rules ease as sales soar
- The Obama administration agreed Thursday to expand the "cash for clunkers" program to vehicles already in the production pipeline. Car buyers had been limited to fuel-efficient vehicles in showrooms and on lots, and some dealers reported shortages. The Transportation Department's decision to broaden it came just days after a request...
- News items 2009-08-14
- Breaking News: Clunkers boosts Ford sales
- The Cash for Clunkers program boosted sales at Ford, Toyota and Honda in August as US consumers snapped up their fuel-efficient offerings. The Cash for Clunkers program boosted sales at Ford, Toyota and Honda in August as US consumers snapped up their fuel-efficient offerings, but rivals Chrysler Group LLC and...
- News items 2009-09-02
- ‘Clunkers' boosted auto sales in August
- NEW YORK - U.S. automakers are partying, even though they know the hangover is coming. Auto executives on Friday said new vehicle sales in August likely did something they haven't done in a long time: they increased compared with last year, thanks in large part to the government's popular Cash...
- News items 2009-08-28
- John McCormick: Keeping up sales after 'clunkers'
- Now that the "cash for clunkers" program is over, the big question is whether American consumers will slump back into unconsciousness as the adrenaline jolt of the government incentive wears off. Last month the annualized U.S. sales rate topped 13 million units, as buyers flocked to showrooms to take advantage...
- News items 2009-09-03
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