H.R.1550 - Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 Sponsor: Betty Sutton / 111th Congress

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111th Congress - To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles or public transportation. hidemore...
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To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles or public transportation. (by CRS)
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Cash-for-clunkers bill with weak environmental protections by Karen Chung, May 11, 2009 (10:18pm)

The Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 (CARS Act) (111th) is different from other cash-for-clunkers bills because its main goal is to subsidize the auto industry rather than protect the environment. Under the CARS Act, all vehicles manufactured in 2000 and earlier would be eligible for trade-in for a U.S. assembled car that achieves 27 highway miles-per-gallon. Under the Accelerated Retirement of Inefficient Vehicles Act (111th), introduced both in the House and Senate, only around 5 percent of vehicles on the road would qualify for trade-in. Under CARS, however, around half the vehicles on the road would qualify. The United Auto Workers along with domestic auto manufacturers support the CARS Act because of its potential to maintain and create jobs. Environmentalists, on the other hand, criticize the bill for using age rather than fuel economy to determine qualification. Also, because consumers would be able to trade-in for a car that achieves only 27 MPG, environmentalists argue that the bill would not reduce emissions or oil dependence.

The auto aftermarket industry opposes all cash-for-clunkers programs. The aftermarket industry is concerned that less demand for automotive repair and parts will drive parts manufacturers and repair shops out of business. Although the programs are voluntary, the aftermarket industry argues that difficult access to parts and repair would essentially make trade-in compulsory.

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