The nation’s top automakers reported disappointing sales Wednesday, resulting in the worst August for industrywide auto sales in 27 years.
According to sales tracker Autodata, U.S. new vehicle sales fell just short of 1 million vehicles, a drop of 21% from a year ago, which included Cash for Clunkers. That federal program created a sugar rush of sales by dangling an incentive of up to $4,500 in cash for buyers who traded in older gas guzzlers for more efficient models. Cash for clunkers another political decision with limited economic benefit. Sugar rush gives taxpayers predicted clunker spike haircut.
Tags: cash for clunkers, clunker spike
September 2, 2010 at 6:04 am |
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