Car Allowance Rebate System
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car-allowance-rebate-system-170-14118187
title:
Car Allowance Rebate System
text:
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, the processing of claims be
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
US federal incentives program for consumer fuel efficiency boosts
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Allowance_Rebate_System
date created:
2009-07-16T11:45:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:57:50Z
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