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Cash for Clunkers (also known as Car Allowance Rebate System) was a $3 billion U.S. federal scrappage intended to replace older vehicles with new ones that use less fuel, are safer and pollute less. The program officially started on July 1 2009 and ended on August 24 2009 due to lack of resources. The goal of the program was to give the struggling auto industry a sales boost. [1] On 26 Aug 2009, The program managed to replace 700,000 cars with far more fuel efficient vehicles. The rebate applications were worth $2.877 billion. [2]

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  1. USATODAY article on Cash For Clunkers
  2. United States Department of Transportation
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