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Toyota’s meltdown has led thousands of car buyers to cross the brand off their shopping lists and has sent the company’s vaunted image into free fall. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.

Tags: Car Buyers, Image Free, Meltdown, Shopping, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Sales, Toyota Sales, Trauma, United States

China will subsidize sales of green vehicles in five cities selected for a pilot program as the government steps up efforts to promote environmentally friendly vehicles in a bid to cut fuel emissions.

Tags: Car Buyers, Car Sales, China, Fuel Emissions, Government Steps, Green Car, green car buyers, Pilot Program, Subsidies

The percentage of used-car buyers who use the Internet to find vehicles now equals the percentage who depend primarily on dealership visits to find a vehicle, a study says.

Tags: Car Buyers, Car Shoppers, Web Study

The percentage of Americans planning to wait more than four years before buying a new car has grown 28.1 percent since 2005, a new study shows. That may slow the recovery of sales rates stuck at 27-year lows.

Tags: Buying A New Car, Buying Car, Car Buyers, Lows

The U.S. Treasury said today that it expanded its offer of a tax break on new car sales to those bought in states without a sales tax.

Tags: 50 States, Car Buyers, New Car Sales, Sales Tax, Tax Break, U S Treasury

The U.S. Treasury said today that it expanded its offer of a tax break on new car sales to those bought in states without a sales tax.

Tags: 50 States, Car Buyers, Car Sales, New Car Sales, Sales Tax, Tax Break, U S Treasury, U.S. Treasury

The U.S. Treasury Department said it has put another $7.5 billion into auto lender GMAC to enable it to support both Chrysler LLC and General Motors car buyers and partly meet a shortage of capital.

Tags: 5b, Auto Lender, Car Buyers, Chrysler, Chrysler LLC, General Motors, General Motors Car, Gmac, Treasury Department, U S Treasury, U S Treasury Department, U.S. Treasury Department, United States, USD

The U.S. Treasury Department said it has put another $7.5 billion into auto lender GMAC to enable it to support both Chrysler LLC and General Motors car buyers and partly meet a shortage of capital.

Tags: 5b, Auto Lender, Car Buyers, Chrysler, Chrysler LLC, General Motors, General Motors Car, Gmac, Treasury Department, U S Treasury, U S Treasury Department, U.S. Treasury Department, United States, USD

After more than 20 years of relying on Honda Financial Services as a way to provide vehicle financing to its luxury-car buyers, Acura Division finally has its own captive finance arm.

Tags: Acura, Acura Division, captive finance arm, Car Buyers, Finance Arm, Honda, Honda Acura, Honda Finance, Honda Financial Services, Luxury Car, luxury-car buyers, New Finance

After more than 20 years of relying on Honda Financial Services as a way to provide vehicle financing to its luxury-car buyers, Acura Division finally has its own captive finance arm.

Tags: Acura, Acura Division, captive finance arm, Car Buyers, Finance Arm, Honda, Honda Acura, Honda Finance, Honda Financial Services, Luxury Car, luxury-car buyers, New Finance

A new U.S. stimulus program is loosening credit for car buyers. Last week the finance arms of Ford Motor Co. and Nissan North America sold $4.25 billion in bonds to fund consumer auto loans.

Tags: Auto Loans, Bonds, Car Buyers, Consumer Auto, Consumer Loans, Finance, Ford, Ford Motor, Ford Motor Co., Nissan, Nissan North America, Stimulus, Thaw

The Canadian unit of Ford Motor Co. proposed on Monday that Ottawa provide a C$3,500 ($2,700) incentive to consumers who buy a new vehicle in 2009, as a way to counter a sharp decline in auto sales.

Tags: Auto Sales, CAD, Canada, Car Buyers, Consumers, Decline, Ford, Ford Canada, Ford Incentives, Ford Motor, Ford Motor Co., Ottawa, Sharp, USD

The streets of Brazil’s largest city are full of passenger cars that do not look like passenger cars. Car buyers here love them because they offer higher ground clearance, bigger tires and an overall rugged appearance.

Tags: Brazil, Car Buyers, Ground Clearance, Higher Ground, Passenger Cars, Profits, Rugged Appearance, Suv, Tires

The streets of Brazil’s largest city are full of passenger cars that do not look like passenger cars. Car buyers here love them because they offer higher ground clearance, bigger tires and an overall rugged appearance.

Tags: Brazil, Car Buyers, Ground Clearance, Higher Ground, Passenger Cars, Profits, Rugged Appearance, Suv, Tires

A proposed tax break for new-vehicle buyers is dramatically scaled back in the final version of the economic stimulus bill.

Tags: Car Buyers, Car Tax, Congress, Economic Stimulus Bill, Scales, Tax Break

The federal government will commit up to $1 trillion to a program aimed at boosting consumer credit, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said today. The program includes loans for car buyers and inventory financing for auto dealers.

Tags: Auto Dealers, Car Buyers, Consumer Credit, Federal Government, Loans, Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary, Trillion, USD

Kelley Blue Book says more potential car buyers are kicking tires online these days at the company’s popular kbb.com Web site.

Tags: Car Buyers, Car Online, Car Tires, Com Web Site, Kelley Blue Book, Kelley Book, potential car buyers, Tires, Tires Online

Used-car buyers in Phoenix have a new place to shop: Wal-Mart. And franchised dealers could benefit. The world’s largest retailer is leasing space in two suburban Phoenix stores to Live X Auto Exchange LLC, an online used-vehicle buying company.

Tags: Applesauce, Auto Exchange, Car Buyers, Diapers, Leasing Space, Live X Auto Exchange LLC, online used-vehicle buying, Phoenix, Phoenix Stores, Suburban Phoenix, Wal Mart