US federal incentives program for consumer fuel efficiency boosts
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The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), colloquially known as "cash for clunkers", was a $3 billion U.S. federal scrappage program intended to provide economic incentives to U.S. residents to purchase a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle when trading in a less fuel-efficient vehicle. The program was promoted as a post-recession stimulus program to boost auto sales while putting more fuel-efficient vehicles on the roadways.
The program officially started on July 1, 2009, processing of claims began July 24,[2] and the program ended on August 24, 2009, as the appropriated funds were exhausted, having scrapped 677,081 vehicles.[3][4] The deadline for dealers to submit applications was August 25.[5] According to estimates of the Department of Transportation, the initial $1 billion appropriated for the system was exhausted by July 30, 2009, well before the anticipated end date of November 1, 2009, due to very high demand.[6][7][8] In response, Congress approved an additional $2 billion.[6][7][9][10]
^ ab"Cash for Clunkers Wraps up with Nearly 700,000 car sales and increased fuel efficiency, U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood declares program "wildly successful"" (PDF) (Press release). U.S. Department of Transportation. August 26, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^"Car Allowance Rebate System: What is the Car Allowance Rebate System?". U.S. Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^Bunkley, Nick (August 20, 2009). "Government Will End Clunker Program Early". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
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^Fuller, Andrea (August 24, 2009). "Dealers Get More Time on 'Clunker' Rebates". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
^ abWald, Matthew L. (August 1, 2009). "In Congress, a Jump-Start for Clunkers". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
^ abThomas, Ken (August 1, 2009). "Cash for clunkers' rebates survive - for weekend". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
^Healey, James R.; Woodyard, Chris (August 2, 2009). "House adds cash to 'clunkers' program; Senate vote needed". USA Today. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
^Karl, Jonathan; Khan, Huma; Wolf, Z. Byron (August 6, 2009). "The Senate Votes, Ensuring Popular But Cash-Strapped Program Will Continue". ABC News. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
^Wald, Matthew L. (August 7, 2009). "Senate Adds Cash to 'Clunkers' Plan". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
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