LAST AUTO NEWS – REPORT: CASH FOR CLUNKERS BENEFITTING SUV SALES MOST
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The government says that the acknowledged cars beneath its new Cash for Clunkers trade-in affairs accept been baby cars like the Ford Focusand Toyota Corolla. A new report, however, disagrees. The antecedent of the battle lies in the way the government counts car sales.
CNN Money explains, “The alterity is a aftereffect of the methods used.” Analysts from Edmunds.com use “traditional sales measurements, tallying sales by accomplish and model. The government uses a added cabalistic altitude adjustment that subdivides models according to engine and manual types, counting them as abstracted models.” The government, for instance, counts sales of four-cylinder Toyota Camrys and six-cylinder Toyota Camrys as if the two cars were two altered models, while Edmunds.com counts them as one.
Counting by the government’s method, Autoblog notes, the Ford Focus has been the top-selling car beneath the program. By Edmunds’ count, however, the Ford Escape wins. But, by the government’s method, “the Environmental Protection Agency counts the crossover as six abstracted models; including FWD, AWD and Hybrid versions.”
In fact, Jalopnik reports, “if you attending at it by model, and not by trim, trucks and crossovers are the accurate winners.” The Edmunds account includes a brace of full-size trucks and a brace of baby SUVs, although the government’s winner, the Ford Focus, comes in additional even by Edmunds’ standard.
Edmunds.com’s account of the top Cash for Clunkers buys:
1. Ford Escape
2. Ford Focus
3. Jeep Patriot
4. Dodge Caliber
5. Ford F-150
6. Honda Civic
7. Chevrolet Silverado
8. Chevrolet Cobalt
9. Toyota Corolla
10.Ford Fusion
If you’re absorbed in the Cash for Clunkers program, analysis out our Cash for Clunkers page. If you’re accessible to buy, acquaintance bounded dealers. For the latest account on the program, analysis out Cash for Clunkers news.
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