My take on the Cash for Clunkers program is that anything assembled in the US should get the rebate.  Anything else should get minimal funding, maybe 50%.  Though, I must say, I think it’s doing a pretty good job at that already. 7 of the top 10 are assembled here. I have no clue on where the parts are coming from. I’d assume most everything is globally supplied at this point.

Autos made in the USA Has a list of where most of the cars are manufactured.

The Top 5 selling cars backed by CforC:

1. Ford Focus – Wayne, MI
2. Toyota Corolla – Fremont, Calif.
3. Honda Civic – Greensburg, Ind.
4. Toyota Prius -  Currently built in Japan and China, Soon to be Fremont, California due to it’s popularity.
5. Toyota Camry  – Georgetown, Ky.; Lafayette, Ind.
6. Ford Escape – Clayco, MO
7. Hyundai Elantra – ???
8. Dodge Caliber – Belvidere, IL
9. Honda Fit -  ???
10. Chevy Cobalt – Lordstown, Ohio

Now I guess we need to find out where that 1bil is coming from.

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