US Cash For Clunkers (scrappage incentive) Passed: Maximum Reward for Smart smart Buyers
Jul 20, 2009
US president Barack Obama has signed a law for a scrappage incentive for old cars based on the European model, which draws the attention of car buyers to the smart fortwo. In future, Americans who trade their old car for the two-seater with its exemplary environmental credentials will receive the maximum premium from t ... Continue reading
U.S. Car Buyers Waiting Longer to Make Purchases
Jul 16, 2009
The percentage of Americans planning to wait more than four years before buying a new car has grown 28.1 percent since 2005, a new study shows. That may slow the recovery of sales rates stuck at 27-year lows. According to Automotive News, nearly 59 percent of recent new-vehicle buyers in an annual survey conducted by a ... Continue reading
NY Dealer Jumps 'Cash For Clunkers' Gun
Jul 15, 2009
First Consumer To Get "Cash For Clunkers" In New York City Could Be The First In The Country To Take Advantage Of The Government Funded $4500 Rebates For Consumers Buying New, More Fuel Efficient Car NEW YORK, July 15 -- One of the first consumers to get Cash for their clunker in The United States bought a new Honda Od ... Continue reading
Cash for Clunkers-Mazda Amps Up for CARS Program
Jul 15, 2009
IRVINE, Calif., July 15 -- Mazda and its dealers are hard at work preparing for increased traffic when consumers can take advantage of the government's new Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), also known as cash for clunkers, later this month. Mazda expects incremental sales increases as a result of the new CARS incenti ... Continue reading
Congress Set to Allow Public to Acquire Cash For Clunker Turned-in Vehicles - Huh?
Jul 15, 2009
Open Public Bidding on Clunker Vehicles Unlocks Flood Gates to Potential Vehicle Fraud FAIRFAX, Va., May 14 -- With environmentalists recently expressing their strong disappointment regarding the "Cash for Clunkers" compromise legislation, it is not good news to learn that Congress is set to establish a loophole that a ... Continue reading
smart USA Launches the smart USA Advance Program
Jul 13, 2009
Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) when an eligible vehicle is traded-in with the purchase of a smart fortwo. âBased on the incredible consumer interest to our industry-leading, $99 per month special financing offer, we felt the next logical step was to allow consumers to begin taking advantage of the CARS program ... Continue reading
With C.A.R.S in Effect, Where Do Turn-in Cars Go?
Jul 13, 2009
Professional Automotive Recyclers Stand Ready to Process 'CARS' Trade-in Vehicles MANASSAS, Va., July 13 -- With automobile dealerships around the country heavily marketing to the consumer the benefits of the "clunker" trade-in under the federal government "Car Allowance Rebate System" (CARS) program in hopes to boost ... Continue reading
Hyundai's Cash For Clunkers Comprises Seven Percent of Sales in First Week
Jul 10, 2009
Hyundai Elantra Accounts for 41 Percent of CARS Deals; Ford Tops List of Clunkers, Comprising 32 Percent of Trade-ins FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 10 -- Hyundai became the first automaker to honor the government's "Car Allowance Rebate System" (CARS) incentives on July 2 and the novel consumer incentive program, also ... Continue reading
Congress Could Extend Cash for Clunkers
Jul 7, 2009
Washington DC July 7, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that Congress could begin to debate an extension of the approved cash-for-guzzlers program as early as this fall if the current program proves to be a success, said Dave McCurdy, president of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Automotive News reports that ... Continue reading
Polk Launches New Solution for Identifying Vehicles Eligible for Cash for Clunkers Program
Jul 7, 2009
Cash for Clunkers marketing list solution will help OEMs, dealers and advertising agencies target owners of qualified vehicles SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 7 -- R. L. Polk & Co. has developed a unique, highly accurate solution for automotive manufacturers and dealers to help them identify and target consumers eligible for t ... Continue reading
Hyundai Takes First Trade-In for the Government's 'Car Allowance Rebate System'
Jul 2, 2009
Hyundai Dealers Now Taking Eligible Trades in the 'Cash for Clunkers' Program FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 2 -- After months of debate and rounds of legislation, the wait has ended. Consumers can finally take advantage of the government's "Car Allowance Rebate System" (CARS), and Hyundai is leading the way. Katherine ... Continue reading
kbb.com and Ford Launches (Not Quite Accurate) 'Cash for Clunkers' Calculator
Jul 2, 2009
Kelley Blue Book Provides Key Details for Federal Cash for Clunkers Program, Finding Best Next Car IRVINE, Calif., July 2 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new-car and used-car information, today announces the launch of its Cash for Clunkers Calculator on its top-rated Web site, kbb.com. Using t ... Continue reading
10 Things Auto Dealers Need to Know about Cash for Clunkers
Jul 1, 2009
After months of dismal sales numbers, the Consumer Allowance Rebate System Program â better known as Cash for Clunkers, couldnât come at a better time.The program will stimulate car sales by offering consumers up to $4,500 to put toward a new vehicle when they trade in their old clunker, which will then go to ... Continue reading
Own a Clunker? It's TimeTo Do the Math for the Cash
Jul 1, 2009
Washington DC July 1, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that Uncle Sam is almost ready to help you turn that clunker into a down payment on a new car. The Wall Street Journal reports that the much-anticipated federal Cash for Clunkers program signed by President Barack Obama last week won't last long. But this could ... Continue reading
Cars.com Launches Consumer Guide to Cash for Clunkers Law
Jun 26, 2009
CHICAGO, June 26 -- With the Cash for Clunkers bill having been signed into law, Cars.com has launched a guide to help consumers understand how they can take advantage of the new legislation and get a credit for trading in their old car and upgrading to a new, fuel-efficient model. "Cars.com has all the information sho ... Continue reading
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