Study: Cash For Clunkers Was A Wash

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:19pm

The program didn't bring any new buyers into the market, a study found. But it encouraged people who would have bought a car anyway to make their purchase a few months sooner.

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