NEWS FLASH: C.A.R.S. Program Statistics
August 5, 2009


Dealer Transactions
Number Submitted: 184,304
Dollar Value: $775.2M


Top 10 New Vehicles Purchased

1. Toyota Corolla
2. Ford Focus FWD
3. Honda Civic
4. Toyota Prius
5. Toyota Camry
6. Hyundai Elantra
7. Ford Escape FWD
8. Dodge Caliber
9. Honda Fit
10. Chevrolet Cobalt

New Vehicles Manufacturers

General Motors 18.7%

Toyota 17.9%

Ford 16.0%

Honda 11.6%

Chrysler 10.6%

Nissan 7.0%

Hyundai 6.6%

Kia 3.8%

Mazda 2.3%

Subaru 2.2%

Volkswagen 1.9%

Suzuki 0.4%

MINI 0.3%

Mitsubishi 0.3%

Smart 0.2%

Volvo 0.1%

All Other 0.1%


Nearly half of new vehicles purchased under the program were from the Big Three. The Big Three’s share in this program (45%) is equivalent to their overall share in the auto market (about 45%). Four of the top ten selling vehicles are manufactured by the Big Three. Of non-Big Three purchases, preliminary analysis suggests that well over half of these new vehicles were manufactured in the United States.



Top 10 Trade-in Vehicles

1. Ford Explorer 4WD
2. Ford F150 Pickup 2WD
3. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD
4. Jeep Cherokee 4WD
5. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan 2WD
6. Ford Explorer 2WD
7. Chevrolet Blazer 4WD
8. Ford F150 Pickup 4WD
9. Chevrolet C1500 Pickup 2WD
10. Ford Windstar FWD Van


Vehicles Purchased by Category

Passenger Cars: 88,814
Category 1 Truck: 52,391
Category 2 Truck: 8,601
Category 3 Truck: 295

Thus far, 83% of trade-ins under the program are trucks, and 59% of new vehicle purchases are cars. The program is working far better than anyone anticipated at moving consumers out of old, dirty trucks and SUVs and into new more fuel-efficient cars.



Vehicle Trade-in by Category

Passenger Cars: 24,903
Category 1 Truck: 99,186
Category 2 Truck: 24,931
Category 3 Truck: 1,081


Average Fuel Economy

New vehicles Mileage: 25.3 MPG
Trade-in Mileage: 15.8 MPG.
Overall increase: 9.6 MPG, or a 61% improvement

Cars purchased under the program are, on average, 21% above the average fuel economy of all new cars currently available, and 63% above the average fuel economy of cars that were traded in. This means the program is raising the average fuel economy of the fleet, while getting the dirtiest and most polluting vehicles off the road.


Requested Voucher Dollar Amount by State:

ALABAMA: $7,087,000
ALASKA: $1,166,000
ARIZONA: $6,527,500
ARKANSAS: $4,455,000
CALIFORNIA: $39,926,500
COLORADO: $7,758,000
CONNECTICUT: $8,916,000
DELAWARE: $1,562,000
FLORIDA: $26,947,000
GEORGIA: $12,469,500
HAWAII: $963,500
IDAHO: $3,395,000
ILLINOIS: $33,740,000
INDIANA: $18,729,500
IOWA: $12,184,500
KANSAS: $9,729,000
KENTUCKY: $9,178,000
LOUISIANA: $5,400,000
MAINE: $5,450,000
MARYLAND: $11,757,000
MASSACHUSETTS: $13,844,500
MICHIGAN: $44,399,500
MINNESOTA: $30,182,500
MISSISSIPPI: $2,431,500
MISSOURI: $16,101,500
MONTANA: $1,732,500
NEBRASKA: $7,392,000
NEVADA: $2,009,000
NEW HAMPSHIRE: $5,474,500
NEW JERSEY: $13,744,500
NEW MEXICO: $2,366,000
NEW YORK: $32,440,000
NORTH CAROLINA: $18,472,000
NORTH DAKOTA: $3,302,000
OHIO: $37,653,000
OKLAHOMA: $7,532,000
OREGON: $10,229,500
PENNSYLVANIA: $32,994,000
RHODE ISLAND: $2,392,000
SOUTH CAROLINA: $7,164,000
SOUTH DAKOTA: $4,033,500
TENNESSEE: $11,117,000
TEXAS: $35,010,000
UTAH: $5,095,000
VERMONT: $2,376,000
VIRGINIA: $18,376,500
WASHINGTON: $12,351,000
WEST VIRGINIA: $2,769,500
WISCONSIN: $24,042,000
WYOMING: $530,000

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