Cash for Clunkers Program - Page 13

lumberjim · 08-23-2009, 12:16 AM

indeed

dar512 · 08-24-2009, 12:14 PM

Evidently it closes today at 8pm. Maybe you'll get some sleep now, Jim.

Shawnee123 · 08-24-2009, 12:31 PM

And I've many jokes left unused.

It's a damn shame.

lumberjim · 08-24-2009, 02:13 PM

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glatt · 08-24-2009, 02:21 PM

Do you have to have everything entered onto the website today, or just have the deals done today and you can enter the the info on the website later in the week?

classicman · 08-27-2009, 01:28 PM

Japanese, Koreans gain most from cash for clunkers

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese and South Korean automakers registered the biggest market share gains in the U.S. government's "cash for clunkers" program that ended this week with bankruptcy related inventory shortages hurting General Motors Co GM.UL and Chrysler.

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T), Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T), Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) capitalized on the program's goal of pushing consumers away from gas guzzling sport utilities and pickups, to more efficient cars and trucks, preliminary sales figures showed on Wednesday.

Overseas manufacturers dominate in car sales, while U.S. companies have been stronger in the light truck segment. Cars outsold trucks 2-1 under the "clunker" initiative.

Ford Motor Co (F.N) was the only domestic manufacturer to hold its own in market share compared with its performance so far this year, while GM slipped and Chrysler stumbled noticeably.

GM spokesman Greg Martin said the company, which slowed production significantly during the spring and its early summer bankruptcy, recorded brisk sales of Malibu, Cobalt and other car models in the first weeks of the program.

"We were running thin going into the summer to begin with and, as the program went on, inventory levels play(ed) a part," Martin said.

Ford was the only domestic manufacturer with top-selling models in the "clunkers" program.

monster · 08-27-2009, 01:30 PM

I read that the progeam came in slightly under the $3B budget.

glatt · 08-27-2009, 01:50 PM

Maybe this will help the US automakers to realize that they should offer some low gas mileage vehicles.

classicman · 08-27-2009, 02:27 PM

Thats a BIG maybe.

monster · 08-27-2009, 02:39 PM

Non-American car companies employ Americans too.

classicman · 08-27-2009, 02:53 PM

You are correct Mon - but recall at the beginning it Ford was no 1. When things ended there wasn't an American company near the top.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-28-2009, 12:55 AM

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Toyota Motor Corp. led the industry with 19.4 percent of new sales, followed by General Motors Co. with 17.6 percent and Ford Motor Co. with 14.4 percent

classicman · 08-28-2009, 07:43 AM

Thanks Bruce. I believe your number is a % of total sold thru the program vs. a marketshare comparison.

Quote:

Ford Motor Co (F.N) was the only domestic manufacturer to hold its own in market share compared with its performance so far this year, while GM slipped and Chrysler stumbled noticeably.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-28-2009, 10:25 AM

A million people will have a million reasons for buying what they buy. Under the CforC program, they had to follow someone(Government) else's reasons in order to qualify. Of course the main one being a sizable increase in mileage.
That's why the skewed change in market share. But even with the CforC rules, the "US Big 3" sold 39% to 41% for the "Jap Big 3".

TheMercenary · 09-07-2009, 01:13 PM

I thought this was funny.

http://www.gocomics.com/closetohome/2009/08/31

08-23-2009, 12:16 AM	#181
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	indeed __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-24-2009, 12:14 PM	#182
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Evidently it closes today at 8pm. Maybe you'll get some sleep now, Jim. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-24-2009, 12:31 PM	#183
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	And I've many jokes left unused. It's a damn shame. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-24-2009, 02:13 PM	#184
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	To better meet the high demand we're experiencing, we have temporarily shut down the service so we can expand our capacity to more quickly serve your requests. Please visit the site at a later time. We apologize for any inconvenience. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-27-2009, 01:30 PM	#187
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I read that the progeam came in slightly under the $3B budget. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-24-2009, 02:21 PM	#185
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Do you have to have everything entered onto the website today, or just have the deals done today and you can enter the the info on the website later in the week?

08-27-2009, 01:50 PM	#188
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Maybe this will help the US automakers to realize that they should offer some low gas mileage vehicles.

08-27-2009, 02:27 PM	#189
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thats a BIG maybe. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-27-2009, 02:39 PM	#190
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Non-American car companies employ Americans too. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-27-2009, 02:53 PM	#191
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	You are correct Mon - but recall at the beginning it Ford was no 1. When things ended there wasn't an American company near the top. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-28-2009, 10:25 AM	#194
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A million people will have a million reasons for buying what they buy. Under the CforC program, they had to follow someone(Government) else's reasons in order to qualify. Of course the main one being a sizable increase in mileage. That's why the skewed change in market share. But even with the CforC rules, the "US Big 3" sold 39% to 41% for the "Jap Big 3". __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-07-2009, 01:13 PM	#195
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I thought this was funny. http://www.gocomics.com/closetohome/2009/08/31 __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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