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Amusements: Used Car Bake Sale


Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 4:49pm

Used Car Bake SaleGo to lunch, spot an example of the innovative used-car economy in action. This is from a used-car lot in northeast Los Angeles. I think ”L” stands for “large.” Regardless, they have a 1980 Alfa Romeo on the lot, and getting a free cupcake to drive that strikes me as going well past the payoff for your average bake sale.

  • Matthew DeBord has written about the auto industry for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, and Car Design News.

Cash for Clunkers Proves Truck Love


Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 1:21pm

Felix Salmon doesn’t like Cash for Clunkers. I think it saved as the U.S. economy. Regardless of who you believe, C4C did prove that American truck owners, given a decent incentive, will trade in their old truck for ... a new truck.

  • Matthew DeBord has written about the auto industry for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, and Car Design News.

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