Cash for Clunkers = Fail

[Freedom4all]

Roosevelt Killed Plants. Obama Crushes Cars. They're Both Stupid.

Four of Top ‘Clunkers’ Model Purchases Are Foreign
via Bloomberg

Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Four of the top five models sold so far under the U.S. “cash for clunkers†program, aimed at boosting the auto industry, are made by foreign automakers, according to Transportation Department data.

Ford Motor Co.’s Focus was the top seller, followed by Toyota Motor Corp.’s Corolla, Honda Motor Co.’s Civic and Toyota’s Prius and Camry, data from the department showed today.

but wait its good for the environment...right?

Nope and Nope.

 

[JS]

The only strictly “Detroit” cars with high domestic content are the Pontiac G6 from Orion MI and the Chrysler Sebring from Sterling Heights MI. Consumer Reports says, “The G6 isn’t a very good car”

I loved my Pontiac G6. I hated GMAC, though, so I don't drive it any more.