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Car showrooms quiet after clunkers clamor ends
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Sep 21, 2009 07:23am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Boston Globe |
| News Date | Monday, September 21, 2009 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It has been nearly a month since the car-buying frenzy of the Cash for Clunkers program ended, and many area auto dealers are longing for the good old days of July and August.
Like consumers nationwide, Massachusetts residents rushed to take advantage of the federal voucher program, which offered them up to $4,500 on old gas-guzzlers to be put toward the purchase of new, more fuel-efficient vehicles. About $65 million worth of vouchers were handed out statewide during the monthlong program that ended Aug. 24.
But once the federal money dried up, so did the sales rally. Now, customers at dealerships like Silko Honda in Raynham are few and far between, and inventory is once again accumulating.
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