Gibbs says the top selling car in the Cash-for-Clunkers program has been the Ford Focus

scheming daemons

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Mon Aug-03-09 12:51 PM
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Gibbs says the top selling car in the Cash-for-Clunkers program has been the Ford Focus

Edited on Mon Aug-03-09 12:55 PM by scheming daemons

Just heard it in the daily press briefing.

Shoot down another Repuke talking point about the program being a boon to foreign car companies....

Edited to provide link:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/32268708

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DevonRex

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Mon Aug-03-09 12:52 PM
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1. We got a Chevy Malibu Hybrid. It is SO cool. :)

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kentuck

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Mon Aug-03-09 12:52 PM
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2. It's the new "Volkswagen"

A car for the people. :-)

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flvegan

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Mon Aug-03-09 12:54 PM
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3. Built in Michigan.

Uh, IIRC. Probably should double check that.

ANYway, if that's true, that's one very good thing to come out of this program.

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Romulox

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:05 PM
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8. Built in Wayne, Michigan. nt

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bullwinkle428

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Mon Aug-03-09 12:56 PM
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4. Those jagoffs need to make up their mind - I thought they were

screaming that it was "yet another bailout for the Big Three"!

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xultar

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Mon Aug-03-09 12:56 PM
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5. First, weren't the pugs all about proping up foreign car companies earlier in 09

Second,
I really don't like ford but the ford focus is a solid car.

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mwb970

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Mon Aug-03-09 12:58 PM
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6. My 2001 Focus is no clunker.

Comin' off the line when the light turns green, well she blows 'em outta the water like you never seen. I get pushed out of shape and it's hard to steer when I get rubber in all four gears!

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KansDem

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:15 PM
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14. "She`s my little deuce coupe...You don`t know what I got !"

Sorry, someone had to say it! :hi:

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Warpy

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Mon Aug-03-09 12:58 PM
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7. The Focus was the runner up for me 3 years ago

when I retired a Ford Ranger that was old enough to vote. The Focus was a solid little car, fun to drive, great on gas. It lost out to the Kia because I need more cargo space and because AC came as part of a "package" I didn't want and the Kia had it standard.

It was a very close call, though. Ford has finally made a great little car. It's a pity they never had enough brains to advertise it.

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Romulox

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:06 PM
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9. Union? Whatever! nt

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FarCenter

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:06 PM
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10. 60% of vehicles bought were cars, 40% were light trucks

Nearly half of the vehicles sold were from Ford, GM, Chrysler, and the other half would have been other manufacturers.

I wonder what percentages from which manufacturer the "clunkers" were?

In another story, it seemed that the Ford Exploder was the top trade-in. But that may have been only at Ford dealers.

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Romulox

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:08 PM
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11. If "nearly half" of the C4C money went to the Detroit 3, that means >50% went to foreign makes...

:sigh:

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FarCenter

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:43 PM
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18. In June, domestic auto sales were 152,027 and imports were 307,965

In June, domestic light truck sales were 238,107 and imports were 161,748.

So in June, total vehicle sales were domestic 390,134 and import 469,713.

So an almost 50% share for domestic would be a big bump up in domestic share.

Of course, a lot of the candidate clunkers would be from the large number of domestic light trucks sold in the late '80s and '90s. These domestic vehicle owners might tend to buy domestic vehicles again.

But that is why the statistics on domestict retention versus domestic traded for an import and vice versa would be of interest.

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kestrel91316

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:50 PM
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19. Yeah, but don't forget that many "foreign" makers employ LOTS of

Americans at plants right here in the US. Toyota makes Corollas up in NorCal.

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Romulox

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:58 PM
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23. Toyota is shuttering the Coralla plant in NorCal ("NUMMI")

:hi:

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leveymg

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:13 PM
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12. Has everyone lost sight that the "clunkers" trade-in thing was supposed to be for fuel-efficiency?

The 2001 Focus gets about 25 mpg. I thought the trade-ins had to get 17mpg or less.

This has turned into a bail-out for the new car dealers.

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nyhuskyfan

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:14 PM
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13. The #1 seller is the Focus

Not the #1 trade-in.

In other words, people are trading in their clunkers to get Focuses (Foci?)

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leveymg

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:17 PM
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15. That makes more sense. Thanks.

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NNN0LHI

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:54 PM
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21. The most traded in vehicle was the Ford Explorer. And most purchased a Focus

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6208698&mesg_id=6208698

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kestrel91316

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:17 PM
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16. My assistant, who is a bit of a car and motorcycle snob, lol,

LOVES her fiance's Ford Focus. He has a souped-up version, if you can call it that. I guess the German engineering is what makes it such a great car? Hope they don't change that and ruin the car to save money.

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Cha

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:19 PM
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17. Another deliberate reupublicon lie shot

down by facts.

It must suck to be in group whose only solution is to lie like a freaking dirty old rug.

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malaise

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:52 PM
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20. The program is clearly working

When I heard about the grandmother cashing in her nearly 20 year old car I did smile. It's her first new car in life.

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LynneSin

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Mon Aug-03-09 01:54 PM
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22. My republican friend is taking advantage of it....

although if the money is gone she' hoping that they'll pass the bill to extend it. She recently lost her husband and wants to trade in both cars for a brand new one. The minivan qualifies for the program and then she'd also turn in a pretty decent Saturan. (2003, 100k miles but not qualified). She figures since she is the only driver there is no use having 2 cars and why not get a new one while the program is available.

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NNN0LHI

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Mon Aug-03-09 02:03 PM
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24. She would probably be better off selling the Saturn to a private party

Edited on Mon Aug-03-09 02:06 PM by NNN0LHI

The dealers won't give her anything for it. They don't put anything with 100,000+ miles on their lot. Goes right to the auto auction.

Don

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LynneSin

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Mon Aug-03-09 02:43 PM
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25. She's considering that but without her husband I think she wants whatever is less painful

we'll see. My roommate's daughter was interested in the Caravan but since it's part of the clunker deal my friend isn't selling it to anyone.

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