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U.S. government buys 17,205 new cars for $287 million, Ford represents

Completing the Obama Administration's plan to replace its fleet of government vehicles with newer, more efficient vehicles, the U.S. General Services Administration is reporting that it has purchased roughly $210 million worth of new vehicles from Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. Of the three American automakers, Ford was the clear winner of government funds with a total of 7,924 Blue Ovals bought and paid for at a total of $129 million (about $16,280 per car). GM was well represented too with the Fed's $105 million outlay bringing in a ... Read more →

Feds to buy over 17,000 of D-3's fuel-efficient vehicles Jeremy Korzeniewski

As part of the Obama administration's $787 billion stimulus package, the federal government plans to spend $300 million to replace its current fleet of vehicles with more fuel efficient models. ...

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Feds to buy over 17,000 of D-3's fuel-efficient vehicles 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

As part of the Obama administration's $787 billion stimulus package, the federal government plans to spend $300 million to replace its current fleet of vehicles with more fuel efficient models. About $285 million of that amount will be used to purchase some 17,600 new vehicles from the Detroit 3 ...

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