'Clunkers' helped economy, environmen... Las Vegas Review Journal
Is there a likelihood of bringing it back?
It's doubtful, said Justin Findlay, general manager of Findlay Chevrolet in Henderson. Even though the program worked on several levels, he hasn't heard any talk among dealers that the regime would extend the program.
"Obviously, it put people back to work and stimulated the economy," Findlay said. "Right now, our inventories are very depleted, so we're ordering more cars and that puts more people to vocation. I would have to think it was so successful, there's got to be people somewhere thinking about a similar program."
"Cash for Clunkers" boosted both the economy and the territory, an executive for Ford Motor Co. said during a business trip to Las Vegas.
"It delivered on its promise to help consumers, incite the economy and enhance energy security," Scott Tobin, a vehicle line director from Dearborn, Mich., said Wednesday at Ford Homeland in Henderson, where he was showing the 2010 Taurus to local dealers and sales staff.
Lincoln MKZ: better, faster, more tec... Chicago Sun-Times
While Ford managed to leave alone federal bailout money, it will be held to the same standards as other domestic manufacturers.
Better fuel economy is the ready of the day. Ford already had the Lincoln MKZ in the pipeline before the crisis hit and to Ford’s credit it was already designed with improvements and enhancements to make it crap-shooter than the previous model.
So Lincoln takes the same route as Lexus and other manufacturers by upgrading a standard-issue sedan from the mainstream railroad and transforming it into a luxury vehicle.
Sometimes this works – and sometimes it doesn’t. Last year it did not work – the 2009 MKZ (Ford Fusion) is a containerize in point – but this year the new 2010 MKZ is more than just a new grille, taillights, nice leather and Lincoln badges.
For 2010 there is new film metal and signature design cues starting with a new nose led by Lincoln’s handsome split-wing grille. The end has been freshened and sports larger LED tail lamps that look less Saturnlike. The optional 18-inch modify wheels add a luxury touch.
The 2009 BMW 5 Series Divertissement Wagon boasts of racecar like attitude. It is the only wagon in the 5 Series cars, and is powered by a 300-hp turbocharged 6-cylinder apparatus, and BMW’s xDrive, intelligent all-wheel-drive system. It has the caliber to go and perform as you direct it. The technology allows for a uncertain steering ratio based on your speed. It features BMW’s innovative Active Steering, which allows for a chameleon-like steering ratio based on the speed. The standard all-wheel drive system offers maximum available drag and superior handling on all surfaces.