General Motors happily reports that since launching their 60-day love-it-or-return-it guarantee, only one buyer from 150,000 new-vehicle purchases has returned their new GM car, and actually he exchanged it for the same car but with a different transmission. “Out of hundreds of thousands, the people...

General Motors declared that it would swiftly wind down the Saturn brand and dealer network by the end of January 2010, in reponse to Penske Automotive Group walking away from a purchase arrangement. (Read: “ Penske Ends Bid to Buy Saturn, GM to Discontinue Brand .”) Without a buyer, GM felt is had no...

Maybe it was a marketing ploy, or maybe GM's marketing chief Bob Lutz had a change of heart. After announcing that GM would not be holding the fall season truck sale in order to focus on their new "May the Best Car Win" campaign, Lutz has decided to hold a fall truck sale after all, starting...

As another step towards boosting consumer confidence in the brands, General Motors will now offer a Satisfaction Guarantee to eligible buyers of new Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles which allows customers to return their vehicle between 31 and 60 days of purchase and receive a refund of the...

It's the week ending September 4, and we've browsed our favorite automotive blogs all week long to gather a collection of what we feel is the highlight from each. Cash for Clunkers and Papa John's Camaro remain in the headlines for another week, and David E. Davis says he wishes Jean Jennings...

By all the reports we've seen from the Department of Transportation and other automotive blogs, the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program was " wildly successful " at driving consumers towards dealerships. With nearly 700,000 vehicle transactions utilizing "Cash for Clunkers"...

Barely a month after The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program was first enacted, the second leg of the pivotal program also known as "cash for clunkers," wrapped up boasting nearly 700,000 car sales and improved fuel efficiency. In a statement released by U.S. Department of Transportation...

The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program, known as “ cash for clunkers ,” has ended. Both government and industry are struggling to emerge from the paper trail left behind by the sales frenzy that saw $3 billion in federal incentives vaporize in just a few weeks. Preliminary figures released this...

As of 8 p.m, EST tonight, the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program ended. Considered a success by the auto industry, politicians, and more than 600,000 car buyers, the so-called cash for clunkers program burned through $3 billion in federal funding quicker than anyone predicted. Remember when the...

All good things must end. The first phase for Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) saw $1 billion in federal car-sales stimulus drained in less than two weeks. Congress quickly approved $2 billion to keep the momentum going, with Obama signing into law on August 9th . Now, U.S. Transportation Secretary...