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Autobytel.com's 'Cash-for-Clunkers' Tool Reveals 10 Models Likely Headed for Automotive Graveyard


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IRVINE, CA - July 28, 2009: Autobytel Inc. today announced that flagship site Autobytel.com's 'Cash-for-Clunkers' tool is providing an up-to-the-minute window into which vehicle model years and makes are likely to end up in the Cash-for-Clunker graveyard. The tool, one of the most comprehensive in the industry, makes it easy for consumers to determine whether their current vehicle qualifies as a Cash-for-Clunkers trade-in, while also providing a complete list of eligible new vehicles. Rebates under the program are dependent on both the trade-in and the purchased vehicle qualifying under the program.

Launched nearly a month ago in anticipation of the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), Autobytel’s ‘Cash-for-Clunkers’ tool is experiencing significant early activity as consumers flock to see if their current vehicle qualifies. Analysis of the robust site activity reveals that the models most likely to be headed for trade-in are in the Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, and Jeep lines – with Detroit's Big Three models representing all of the top-ten models likely to be traded-in slots. The Ford F-Series tops the list with Ford Explorer, Chevrolet C/K/Silverado, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Dodge Ram rounding out the top five. Ten-year-old vehicles and older (model years 1997 through 1999) are showing the most early trade-in investigation, with heavy evaluation spread across all model years from 1996 through 2001. Predictably, SUVs are displaying the most intense amount of evaluation activity, followed by pickups, vans, and then passenger cars.

"Even before CARS launched on July 24th, consumers were busy evaluating their current vehicles and researching their next vehicle with our easy-to-use tool – and it’s a clear indication of the powerful demand for this program,” said Tim Nelson, Autobytel’s Vice President, Website Operations. “All this activity is great news for the auto industry, our country's energy independence, and for cash-strapped consumers – because for every clunker headed to the graveyard, there’s that big rebate towards a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle just waiting to be bought and driven off the lot.”