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New Consumer Website Makes Cash for Clunkers Easy for Consumers in New York City: www.NYCarsProgram.com

New Consumer Website Makes Cash for Clunkers Easy for Consumers in New York City: www.NYCarsProgram.com

Honda Dealers Launch "Cash For Clunkers" Site Because Nearly Every Honda Meets The Fuel Economy Requirements; Honda Offers Nine Car And Truck Models From Ridgeline To Insight That Are Expected To Qualify NEW YORK, July 29 -- A new website, www.NYCarsProgram.com, was launched to help consumers make sense of the Cash for ... Continue reading

Cash for clunkers' program brings in customers, drives up business at auto dealerships

Cash for clunkers' program brings in customers, drives up business at auto dealerships

NEW YORK July 28, 2009; Dan Strumpf writing for the AP reported that car and truck owners looking to junk their gas guzzlers are flocking to dealerships to take advantage of the government's "cash for clunkers" program and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles, boosting sales in showrooms across the country. "It's water to ... Continue reading

Clunker Consumers Get a 69% MPG Improvement and an Average Savings of $750 in Gas Bills per Year

Clunker Consumers Get a 69% MPG Improvement and an Average Savings of $750 in Gas Bills per Year

NEW YORK, July 28 -- Early statistics from automotive dealers on the CARS Program, commonly known as Cash for Clunkers, show clunker consumers getting a 69% mile-per-gallon (mpg) improvement which saves them an average of $750 in gas bills a year by replacing their clunker with a new fuel efficient vehicle. "After gas ... Continue reading

Want Cash for That Clunker? Be Sure It Had Insurance

Want Cash for That Clunker? Be Sure It Had Insurance

LOS ANGELES--With government incentives in mind, many motorists may be readying to dump their gas-guzzlers for new cars. But few may know they’ll have to prove it’s been insured for a full year before it qualifies for the “Cash For Clunkers” trade-in. The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program k ... Continue reading

Polk Introduces Powerful Consumer Segmentation Enhancement to Cash for Clunkers Marketing List Solution

Polk Introduces Powerful Consumer Segmentation Enhancement to Cash for Clunkers Marketing List Solution

New consumer segmentation complements the initial Polk solution; Provides highly effective means for prioritizing marketing efforts SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 28 -- R. L. Polk & Co. has introduced a new, powerful complement to its Cash for Clunkers marketing list solution that enables automotive manufacturers, dealers and ... Continue reading

Complete One-Stop Cash for Clunkers Resource: TheAutoChannel.com

Complete One-Stop Cash for Clunkers Resource: TheAutoChannel.com

AUTO CENTRAL - July 28, 2009: The government sponsored program known as CASH FOR CLUNKERS is the hottest news in the auto world. While it probably won't have any great long-lasting effect of the industry or the economy in general, at least it's stimulating interest in something other than looking for tall buildings wit ... Continue reading

Prospect Vision Expands Black Book Integration to Help Auto Dealerships Leverage "Cash for Clunkers" Opportunity

Prospect Vision Expands Black Book Integration to Help Auto Dealerships Leverage "Cash for Clunkers" Opportunity

The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) will be administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which will issue credits through NHTSA registered car dealers of $3,500 or $4,500 to buyers of fuel-efficient cars who turn in older, gas-guzzling vehicles to be scrapped. “Based on the guidelines of ... Continue reading

America Gets Steal on Wheels

America Gets Steal on Wheels

ByCarmen Nobel, On Monday July 27, 2009, 2:00 am EDT Companies:Ford motor co. BOSTON (TheStreet) -- If you've spent any significant time near a TV, radio or billboard, you've probably grown immune to car dealers who insist you'd be crazy not to buy a new car! Thing is, it's true right now. Thanks to a tanking automotiv ... Continue reading

Cash for Clunkers Websites Announce a New Clunker Calculator for Florida Consumers

Cash for Clunkers Websites Announce a New Clunker Calculator for Florida Consumers

NAPLES, Fla. and SARASOTA, Fla., July 27 -- www.CashForClunkersFL.com and www.CashForClunkersFLA.com created an easy to use calculator that helps consumers in Naples and Sarasota, Florida determine if their vehicle qualifies for the rebate program and provides pricing information from local dealers. The new Cash for Cl ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Uncovers EPA Combined Mileage "Refresh" as Consumers Begin to Cash Their Clunker

Edmunds.com Uncovers EPA Combined Mileage "Refresh" as Consumers Begin to Cash Their Clunker

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--As if Cash for Clunkers wasn’t complicated enough, Edmunds.com has learned that the qualifications are a moving target. The EPA confirmed with Edmunds.com that last Friday the agency “refreshed” its combined mileage ratings for older vehicles and that the new data often gives potent ... Continue reading

NADA: 'Clunkers' Program Exactly What Consumers, Economy and Auto Industry Needs

NADA: 'Clunkers' Program Exactly What Consumers, Economy and Auto Industry Needs

Dealers Expect Program to Be Successful WASHINGTON, July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With interest running high on day one of the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program, also known as "cash for clunkers," the chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association said he expects the program to succeed in boostin ... Continue reading

Tips for Registering for the Cash for Clunkers Program

Tips for Registering for the Cash for Clunkers Program

Washington DC July 27, 2009; the AIADA newsletter reported that according to the Wall Street Journal, auto dealers said they saw a surge in showroom traffic and an uptick in sales Friday, the first day of the federal government's "cash for clunkers" program. To help dealers navigate and speed up the registration proces ... Continue reading

Cash for Clunkers Reviving New Car Market

Cash for Clunkers Reviving New Car Market

Auto Central July 26, 2009; Our reporters in Denver and Louisville reported that car dealerships are a buzz with buyers. At a Nissan dealer in Denver more that 30 new cars was sold on Saturday with only about 40% Cash for Clunker deals. As we have said, the Cash for Clunkers program although not a solution is a good st ... Continue reading

BMW Offers Eco Credit on Diesel Models

BMW Offers Eco Credit on Diesel Models

BMW says that efficiency may be the buzzword of the moment in the automotive industry, but it’s hardly a new concept at BMW. We’ve always lived by the EfficientDynamics philosophy - less emissions without sacrificing performance. So when the government recently announced its ‘Cash for Clunkers’ prog ... Continue reading

Cashing in on Your Clunker? Don't Forget Auto Financing Basics, Says AWARE

Cashing in on Your Clunker? Don't Forget Auto Financing Basics, Says AWARE

Americans Well-informed on Auto Retailing Economics (AWARE) is reaching out to them to emphasize the importance of wise purchasing and financing decisions. "Those consumers who plan to use the CARS program will get the most out of their vehicle financing experience if they do their homework," says Eric Hoffman, spokesm ... Continue reading

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