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Feds mull an extra three months to crush Cash For Clunkers victims

What do you do with some 700,000 recently clunked cars? Send them to scrap heaps, naturally. According to the initial set of rules drafted when Cash for Clunkers was first launched, all those vehicles need to be processed properly, which includes removing most (if not all) of the good usable parts from each vehicle before sending the remaining hulk through crush and melt-down machines. That's all well and good, except that these recycling yards were only allotted six months to make all those cars go away. Not surprisingly, that's not ... Read more →

Hyundai reports 4,000 scrap car trades in UK, reveals some surprises Jeremy Korzeniewski

Governments all over the world have introduced Cash-For-Clunkers-style programs that are nothing if not controversial. While the stated intent of each of these schemes is to increase new car sales ...

Spain announces €2,000 scrappage plan Xavier Navarro

Following the in the successful footsteps of France's €1,500, Germany's €2,500 and Britain's £2,000 vehicle scrapping programs, Spain's Prime Minister José Luis ...

Obama, lawmakers reach agreement on Cash for Clunkers legislation Jeremy Korzeniewski

The United States finally appears ready to implement a "Cash for Clunkers" program now that President Obama and the U.S. House of Representatives have come to an agreement on how the bill should be ...

Automakers line up for UK scrapping scheme Jeremy Korzeniewski

The powers-that-be in the United Kingdom have announced a vehicle scrapping plan that would pay motorists 2,000 pounds to turn in a vehicle that's at least 10 years old in exchange for a new car or ...

U.K. officially launches £2K scrappage scheme 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

As expected, UK Finance Minister Alistair Darling has officially announced a new vehicle scrappage scheme that will pay motorists £2,000 ($2,914 USD) for trading in a vehicle that's at least 10 years old for a new car. Half of the funds will be provided by the government, and the other half ...

Environmental Transport Association blasts proposed car scrapping scheme in UK 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Environmental Transport Association in the United Kingdom is not pleased with the government's plan to launch a so-called Cash for Clunkers program. Automakers are generally fond of the proposals that would pay new car purchasers £2,000 for trading in their old rides for new cars. The ...

UK may get £2,000 car scrapping scheme, partially funded by automakers 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Government officials in the United Kingdom are widely expected to launch a vehicle scrapping scheme modeled after the successful German program, which has boosted sales in Europe's largest market by over 20 percent in each of the two months it's been available. Details of the UK program are still ...

CARS Act revives "Cash for Clunkers" scrapping plan in U.S. 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's rare for the Detroit 3 automakers, the UAW and various politicians to agree on anything meaningful, but that's exactly what appears to be happening after Rep. Betty Sutton of Ohio (D) introduced a bill in Congress called Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save bill (CARS Act) that revives the ...

Americans keeping their cars on the road longer than ever 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to a study recently published by R. L. Polk & Co., Americans are keeping their cars on the road longer than ever before. One look at our recent posts on monthly sales figures should be enough to explain the phenomenon, as drivers are delaying the purchase of a new vehicle as long as ...

Is it more eco-friendly to keep your old car or buy new? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Here's a question that often comes up when discussing the green automotive scene: Is it more eco-friendly to keep your old car or to buy a new, more fuel efficient model? The answer is, as you may have guessed, very complicated. One way to attack the question is on carbon emissions, and this is the ...

States pay drivers to replace their older cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Considering that the legacy left behind by American car companies has little to do with being clean, there seems to be an increased sense of urgency by some U.S. states to replace the older fleet of vehicles with newer, and therefore cleaner, vehicles. The states with the two largest vehicle ...

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