URG Blames US for "Tsunami of Steel"
29 Dec 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even if the echoes of the Car Allowance Rabate System have long died out, there are still some who are punching in numbers to see how one of the most successful scrappage programs of 2009 influenced...
Women and Cars Preconceptions
25 Nov 2009, 15:14 UTC · By: Emanuelle Vandelay / In men's thinking, a woman can't simply talk about cars, she can't simply love them and can't actually drive any car out there. Also, when a man sees a car, he immediately catalo...
Experian: Beware of Clunkers
6 Nov 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having about 700,000 clunkers off the roads in only two months was an amazing feat for the US auto industry, and great news for the environment. Still, according to some, part of the big number of c...
Ford Successful Even Without Cash for Clunkers
3 Nov 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / When the government officially closed the Cash for Clunkers programme, most of the US automakers registered massive drops in their local sales, with consumers less interested in buying new cars with...
Penske Dealers Sued Over Scrappage Refund
27 Oct 2009, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Usually, a news about a New York consumer engaging in a class action against automotive dealer Penske over a scrappage refund would have passed unnoticed, if not for the American taste for precedent...
Cash For Clunkers Brings $2 Billion in Taxes
14 Oct 2009, 06:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Cash for Clunkers was undoubtedly a very successful campaign, especially when considering that after the first money package approved for the scheme got entirely spent after approximately one week. ...
Toyota's Advertising Gamble
5 Oct 2009, 07:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After announcing one of the most expensive advertising campaigns made this year in the US, Toyota has launched the $1 billion advertising assault, with Toyota's name to pop-up at every step. Th...
Ford Copes with CARS Closure in September
2 Oct 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / US-based car manufacturer Ford today announced that September represents the 11th time in the last 12 month when the company managed to gain retail market share, with sales dropping only 6 percent a...
No CARS Equals Drop in US September Sales
29 Sep 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / September is the first full month without government incentives in the United States and analysts are already predicting a drop in new car sales. As you probably know, approximately 700,000 new cars...
Trucks Quite Popular in US CARS
23 Sep 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the government struggled to push people towards green and fuel efficient models - and small cars are the one that perfectly match this description, two pickup trucks managed to enter the top...
Over 60,000 Clunkers Rejected in US CARS?
22 Sep 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The United States Car Allowance Rebate System proved to be an extremely successful initiative, as it sold hundreds of thousands of fuel efficient vehicles. According to the official website of the s...
US Approves 90 Percent of CARS Claims
22 Sep 2009, 06:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / According to the latest US department of Transportation figures, more than 90 percent of the Car Allowance Rebate System claims have been paid or approved. This means some $2.6 billion out of the $2...
NADA Commends DOT for CARS Payments
17 Sep 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) decided to give Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood a pat on his back for the work he put into accelerating the payment process for the dealers who...
American Honda Sales Gain Momentum
3 Sep 2009, 06:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US based division of the Japanese manufacturer Honda announced its sales figures for August and, despite the tremendous success of the CARS program, the figures still show a 24.8 percent decreas...
Best August Sales Since 2003 for Mazda
2 Sep 2009, 14:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mazda reaps what the Federal government's "Cash for Clunkers" (CARS) program has sown and has reported best sales month of the year and best August since 2003. Mazda’s August...
Toyota Reports 32.4 Percent Sales Boost in August
2 Sep 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / August was quite a healthy month for the US auto sector, as many carmakers selling vehicles in the country benefited from the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) set up by the US government. Toyota i...
Ford Expects Sales Boost in August
1 Sep 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The US auto sector is already showing signs of recovery but mostly thanks to the successful Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) that encouraged Americans trade-in old cars in return for new and fuel ...
Nearly 700,000 Clunkers Traded-In in US CARS
27 Aug 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the US Car Allowance Rebate System now officially closed, we're all curious to find out which were the most attractive models in the scheme and, more importantly, which are the companies t...
CARS, the Biggest Boost in Sales on Record
26 Aug 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The recently concluded Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) has provided the US economy with the biggest boost in auto sales on record, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisers, citin...
Toyota to Cut Production
26 Aug 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Still confronted with declining volumes, Japanese manufacturer Toyota is said to plan a massive 700,000 vehicle global production capacity to align itself to new economic demands. According to the N...