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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 →

British army receives 50 Toyota Priuses for service Xavier Navarro

U.S. government buys 17,205 new cars for $287 million, Ford represents 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

British army receives 50 Toyota Priuses for service 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

What's the perfect military vehilcle? Humvees? The original Mini Moke? Nope. The British army has leased 50 Toyota Priuses for the White Fleet, the Army's 6,600 non-deployable administrative fleet of cars for administrative uses - did you think they would install a canon on top of it? The cars ...

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