Car Allowance Rebate System (2009)

Monday, the 'Cash for Clunkers' program hits the brakes. It had been an extremely useful tool for driving up auto sales. Even though most dealerships in Michigan are closed by law on Sundays, it was not hard to find people car shopping. Offering a rebate...

As the "cash for clunkers" program winds down, car buyers who go shopping over the next several weeks may find the selection a bit thin. The clunker program, which ends at 5 p.m. PDT today, created such a stampede of buying during its one-month life that...

If you want to trade in your clunker, your window of opportunity is quickly closing. The popular multi-billion dollar Cash for Clunkers program ends soon, and some local dealerships have already ended early. For the past month at just about every car...

Consumers have no time to waste, if they want to trade in their clunker for a new vehicle. A woman just heard the program is ending. Immediately, she went to Ray Skillman dealership where she is now looking for her next s-u-v. "So when someone told me...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Car shoppers have until Monday night to take advantage of lucrative Cash for Clunkers rebates from the government, and the Obama administration is hoping for a smooth ending to a program that has spurred auto sales but created...

The Obama administration will end the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program on Monday, giving car shoppers a few more days to take advantage of big government incentives. The Transportation Department said Thursday that the government will wind...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration plans to end the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program on Monday at 8 p.m EDT, The Associated Press has learned. Two congressional officials familiar with the plan say the Transportation Department will...

Some local charities are not crazy about the Cash for Clunkers program. It seems more people are trading in their cars instead of donating them to a worthy cause. "Typically that's the cars that we get donated, they're worth any where from let's say a...

At the Spring Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership, used vehicles are piling up. But the trucks and vans parked there are not for sale. "A year ago I got a 1989 suburban," said Mary Moebius. Moebius is hoping to add to the growing number of clunkers at the...

The Senate will vote Thursday to add an additional two billion dollars toward the popular Cash for Clunkers program. Experts said it's good for dealers and potential buyers, but before the announcement, many were confused on whether the program would...

Car dealers say their lots have been packed with more people and fewer vehicles since the Cash for Clunkers program started. They say it's a welcome sight after so many months of sales that were few and far between. "It's been a madhouse," said Rob...

Indianapolis car buyers and the dealers who sell them those cars were pleased to learn Friday that the federal government intended to add another $2 billion to the "Cash 4 Clunkers" program that has proveN successful beyond anyone's wildest expectations....