2009 Toyota Corolla XRS ,Well, just two short days later, the Focus has been dethroned and Toyota's Corolla - the best selling car in the history of the world - has reportedly taken the crown. Two fun piece of relevant (if tangential) trivia - Corolla means "little crown" in Latin, and one example is sold about every 40 seconds, meaning that by the time you finish reading this post, two more will have found homes. In case you were wondering, Ford's price leader drops to number two and the Honda Civic has shifted into third place. Toyota has two other cars rounding out the top five, the Prius and the Camry. And just over 80% of the clunkers being traded-in are still trucks.
To date, 180,000 new cars accept been awash as a aftereffect of the C4C program. So far, the program's absolute government amount amounts to aloof over $775 million. Late Wednesday, the Senate accomplished an acceding that would cascade an added $2 billion into C4C coffers. Additionally, consumers will now accept until September 1 to barter in their old cars and accept a agenda for amid $3,500 to $4,500. The new plan was abundantly pushed through by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who acicular out that Democrats accept abundant votes to accept the new plan as able-bodied as adios any changes to it. Cheers to Matt and several others for the tip.
