» Read discussion on Car Allowance Rebate System 09/05/10 Automakers mired in summer slump A year ago, the Cash For Clunkers program was fueling a surge in car sales. This summer, it's a different story. Automakers posted their slowest August in 28 years, hurt by high unemployment and fears that the economy will... Car Allowance Rebate System - Automotive industry - Unemployment - Business - Business and Economy
01/06/10 Washington, DC To give scrap yards the time they need to properly recycle vehicles that were traded in during this summers successful Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) Cash for Clunkers program, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to extend by an additional 90 days the original 6-month deadline to destroy traded-in vehicles. Scrap ...
09/07/09 The United States Department of Transportation has hailed their recently wrapped up Car Allowance Rebate System - better known as Cash for Clunkers - program a huge success. Local new car dealers aren't seeing things the same way.
08/29/09 Monday marked the end of the Cash for Clunkers program from the Car Allowance Rebate System, or CARS. The program, with $3 billion provided by Congress, was started by the Department of Transportation with the intention of stimulating the economy, specifically the automotive industry, and getting older vehicles with poor fuel economy off the road and replaced with new, more efficient vehicles.
08/22/09 The federal government's Car Allowance Rebate System will officially end at 7 p.m. Monday, but some area auto dealerships have already put the brakes on the program.
08/16/09 As Susan Ianni sees it, Cash for Clunkers is the wrong name for the highly popular federal Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS). Aimed at increasing auto sales, the point of the program is to swap vehicles with 18 mpg or less for today's more fuel efficient models.
08/13/09 Athens has not missed out on the deals offered by the federal government's "Cash for Clunkers" program, as the sales at one local dealership are skyrocketing this month because of the rebates. Officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS has helped Taylor Automotive on Columbus Road sell at least 40 vehicles. In addition, the program has drawn in more customers who didn't have a ...
08/12/09 The federal cash for clunkers program, or Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), which received an additional $2 billion in funding last week from the federal government, has brought a stampede of customers into participating area dealerships.
08/11/09 Local car dealerships say they are reaping benefits from the federal Car Allowance Rebate System program, otherwise known as "cash for clunkers." But some local charities worry about the effect the program, which encourages people to trade in old cars for new ones, might have on the charitable car donations.
08/10/09 Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that his office has issued cease-and-desist letters to nearly 40 auto dealers across New York, including one in Plattsburgh and another in Dannemora, whose advertisements for the new federal Car Allowance Rebate System -- "CARS" or "cash for clunkers" -- were misleading and deceptive.
08/10/09 While the government's Car Allowance Rebate System , or CARS, popularly known as "cash for clunkers," has spurred new car sales in the past week, it's not the only way to save money on a new car.
08/10/09 Allegations by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of deceptive or misleading advertising in connection with the new federal Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS or Cash for Clunkers) left at least two Central New York auto dealers scratching their heads in bewilderment.
08/08/09 CHEYENNE -- The federal Car Allowance Rebate System's, commonly called "Cash for Clunkers," is getting mixed results here. More of this story CHEYENNE -- The State Loan and Investment Board authorized grants Friday that include a new Laramie County Fair building.
08/05/09 The Cash for Clunkers, or CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) program could be close to extinguishing the $1 billion originally set aside, but local car dealerships are hoping the Senate passes an additional $2 billion before this weekend as the program is resulting in more traffic for their lots.
08/05/09 Luxury cars are now just like the other clunkers surrendered for car-buying cash in the government's Car Allowance Rebate System.
08/04/09 MERRILL - Cash for Clunkers, or the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) is being called one of the most successful government-run programs in years, but it's tough to say how successful the program actually is.
08/04/09 Automotive dealers in Talladega and St. Clair counties said Tuesday that the Car Allowance Rebate System has been successful and they hope it continues.
07/31/09 SAN BERNARDINO - Nick DePasquale, president of Fairview Ford Lincoln Mercury, spent almost three hours Friday with a qualified customer looking to trade in her clunker for a new car, under the federal government's Car Allowance Rebate System. | 
