Add another vehicle to compare side-by-sideCash for Clunkers chat with auto alliance and Charley Territo
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
We sponsored a Twitter chat with auto dealers, manufacturers, and the public to get a sense for how successful the Cash for Clunkers program has been, and where it may go.
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
Our special #c4c chat in 10… tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky thanks for hosting. I'm here and ready whenever you are. #c4c tweet
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MickiMaynard on August 4, 2009
RT @davidshepardson: Top 10 purchased #C4C as of 9:30 a.m.: Focus, Corolla, Civic, Prius, Camry, Escape, Elantra, Caliber, Fit, Cobalt. tweet
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MickiMaynard on August 4, 2009
RT @davidshepardson: #C4C Top 10 Clunkers junked: (6-10) Blazer 4WD, Explorer 2WD, F150 Pickup 4WD, C1500 Pickup 2WD, Windstar FWD Van tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@bhyundaithanks for joining. has the prgram met or exceeded your expectations? #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
top 5 states MI, OH, CA, MN and TX #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
RT @jwnichols: How many vehicles have been sold so far in Cash for Clunkers program? #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
RT @bhyundai: it has however killed our used business… #c4c auction prices have jumped way up! tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
I'm getting real-time search results at TweetGrid http://tweetgrid.com/ #c4c tweet
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bhyundai on August 4, 2009
RT @jwnichols: How many vehicles have been sold so far in Cash for Clunkers program? #c4c I don't think the govt knows...web issues tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
Latest we've heard - 157,000 applications for $664 million in rebates #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky about 157,000 trades so far #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
[[TOPIC]] Question for @auto_alliance and the dealers, why has #c4c worked? We all (most journos) thought it wouldn'! tweet
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johnvoelcker on August 4, 2009
Newsflash: DOT chief says #C4C payments to start today tweet
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johnvoelcker on August 4, 2009
#carchat Some DATA on why Cash For Clunkers is actually doing what it's supposed to: http://bit.ly/ZD31I #c4c #clunkers #cashforclunkers tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@johnvoelcker some dealers have already been paid. #c4c tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
Dealers, has CARS website system improved since Sunday for entering transactions? #c4c tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky theres GREAT incentives on new fuel effic. cars & people are given $4500 for cars that are worth nowhere close to that #c4c tweet
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trsol on August 4, 2009
@HotAir: Rasmussen: Majority still opposes Cash for Clunkers: http://bit.ly/6Ev3P #c4c #tcot #tlot #sgp #obama #stimulus tweet
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bhyundai on August 4, 2009
@NewsFromMazda yes it is finally easier to atleast get logged on...just a lot of paperwork to transmit! #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
RT @johnvoelcker: Some DATA on why Cash For Clunkers is actually doing what it's supposed to: http://bit.ly/ZD31I #c4c tweet
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justin_hyde on August 4, 2009
LaHood said today that #Citigroup - yes, that Citigroup -- had opened a second data processing center to handle #C4C apps. tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@NewsFromMazda We have seen an easier process on the cars system #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
Government ad campaign isn't set to start until middle of the month. Once that begins program may get an additional bounce. #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@JUPCHEVY glad to hear the system is improving. That should help speed up the process. #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
[[TOPIC]] Is anyone upset that some cars being traded in aren't actually "clunkers"? #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
are there still dealers out there with a backlog of unsubmitted transactions? #c4c tweet
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therealautoblog on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky Are you kidding? So-called "Free" money always works, Michael. Always. #c4c tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
they say many are trading in mid-sized SUVs for small cars. Has the market changed for keeps? #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
RT @bhyundai: 50% of ours paid cash! RT @JUPCHEVY: I was worried … #c4c clients would not be credit worthy, but this is not the case tweet
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AutoTrader_com on August 4, 2009
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky if they arent clunkers you give the customer what the car is worth and dont have to mess with Gov, much easier deal #c4c tweet
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race_addict on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky If it gets unneccesary fuel guzzlers off the road, then it doesn't really matter #c4c (am I understanding c4c correctly?) tweet
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jwnichols on August 4, 2009
RT @AutoTrader_com: WOW. RT @bhyundai 50% of ours paid cash! #C4C #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
@hackeynut You missed the video of the Volvo S80 T6 being killed, then. #c4c tweet
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AutoTrader_com on August 4, 2009
@JUPCHEVY @bhyundai Do you think your #C4C sales were basically "pull-ahead" sales? tweet
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trentor_drive on August 4, 2009
Wow. RT @bhyundai: 50% of ours paid cash! @JUPCHEVY: I was worried ...#c4c would bring would not be credit worthy, but this is not the case tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
@race_addict Umm…You've got the Reader's Digest version. ;) Guzzlers being traded, but cars are destroyed…opposite of sustainable #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
RT @A_Siegel: #c4c Should the requirements have been tougher? People bought up in efficiency. Could we have done better? tweet
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bhyundai on August 4, 2009
@AutoTrader_com these don't look like our normal customers...these people would have bought used probably. #c4c tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@AutoTrader_com No, i was amazed at the client and how long they had kept these cars #c4c tweet
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jwnichols on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky I think that Volvo S80 was an anamoly #c4c tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@jwnichols I think most people are aware of it. Its advertised like crazy! its created many new deals & surely helped some in progress #c4c tweet
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bhyundai on August 4, 2009
like @jupchevy said if we could trade w/o govt $, then we would! RT @jwnichols: @michaelbanovsky I think that Volvo S80 was an anamoly #c4c tweet
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race_addict on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky Ok, but would you really want to "sustain" cars that are generally bad (safety, environment, etc)? #c4c tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky I like the new talk of preowned being added #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@JUPCHEVY the program won't change. if it does it will be dead until September when the House returns. #c4c tweet
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johnvoelcker on August 4, 2009
Echo that WOW ... RT @AutoTrader_com: WOW. RT @bhyundai 50% of ours paid cash! #C4C #clunkers #cashforclunkers tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
@race_addict Well, it takes over 40,000 gallons of water to make a car…That's just the water…And destroying the engine? What abt parts? #c4c tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky if someones trading it there must be a reason no? even a volvo S80 T6 :) #c4c tweet
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trentor_drive on August 4, 2009
put that way, it sounds like #c4c isn't truly generating sales much at all. RT @bhyundai: ...these people would have bought used probably tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
@brownautogal Because they're stupid. ;) #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
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bhyundai on August 4, 2009
RT @michaelbanovsky: @brownautogal Because they're stupid. ;) #c4c Ha! People are sheep! tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@A_Siegel How far up do you think the requirements should go? Should everyone be in a hybrid? Is that realistic for everyone? #c4c tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@bhyundai i dont think you can say that out loud in twitterland.. :) #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
That's more than a half million tons of CO2 #c4c tweet
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JonahSeiger on August 4, 2009
RT @auto_alliance: 58 million gallons of gas will be saved if the 250,000 cars increase FE by 10mpg. #c4c tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
RT @NewsFromMazda: they say many are trading in mid-sized SUVs for small cars. Has the market changed for keeps? #c4c tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@brownautogal No Hybrid cost to much... #c4c tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@bhyundai you all also got a sweet deal by @hyundai fronting the $ for the dealers.. head start indeed #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
@JonahSeiger @auto_alliance They won't. Average age of cars on US roads is 10. Think of the cars we had 10 years ago, then thing mpg. #c4c tweet
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mattsaler on August 4, 2009
Dissenting views on #C4C from @christophjoyce on @npratc http://bit.ly/BzuNC Wouldnt say the automakers hijacked the law tho (quoted expert) tweet
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mpgomatic on August 4, 2009
@auto_alliance Rockin' numbers! Will the gov. eventually release detailed info on what swapped for what? #c4c tweet
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Jadesfire on August 4, 2009
had to be at least 10mpg better RT@jonahseiger: rt@auto_alliance 58M gallons of gas will be saved if the 250,000 cars increase 10mpg. #c4c tweet
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AutoTrader_com on August 4, 2009
@NewsFromMazda Define "small car." Isn't a new Mazda3's interior volume comparable to a 1985 626? #C4C tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@mpgomatic yes. we already have some. top swaps are explorers, f-150s and grand cherokees #c4c tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@JUPCHEVY exacty! that why too strict requirements cant work. Need to appeal to the masses. How can you beat 13K for a new car with #c4c tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
@mpgomatic it's our understanding that we will eventually get some sort of report detailing the scrapped vehicles and new purchases #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky i think the average age is actually now closer to 12 #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
RT @mattsaler: Dissenting views on #C4C from @christophjoyce on @npratc http://bit.ly/BzuNC tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
@auto_alliance Well then ;) #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
[[TOPIC]] Dealers, do you think #c4c is moving your sales up in time? Think there will be a lull late this year/early next? tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
Senate schedule for remainder of week: ag approps, c4c, sotomayer #c4c tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
cars, like Americans, have grown! #c4c tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky its moving sales, im worried about running out of inventory at this point #c4c tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky the twitter police/little blue bird is def. on its way for you with crazy talk like that! :) #c4c tweet
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AutoTrader_com on August 4, 2009
RT @bhyundai I can fundamentally see why there are a lot of dissenting views on #c4c, i just know that it drove a ton of traffic to stores tweet
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jwnichols on August 4, 2009
@MichaelBanovsky I'm not a dealer, but I think C4C came at perfect time to clear out 2009 MY vehicles from lots #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
RT @JUPCHEVY: @michaelbanovsky its moving sales, im worried about running out of inventory at this point #c4c tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky worst part about the #c4c deal is what the dealers need to do to get rid of the clunkers. $$ for liquid glass and so forth tweet
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johnvoelcker on August 4, 2009
RT @bhyundai I can fundamentally see why there are...dissenting views on #c4c, i just know it drove a ton of traffic to stores tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@jwnichols Amen. Prior to clunkers there were more than 1.1 million CARS on dealer lots. Plenty of inventory to clear #c4c tweet
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brownautogal on August 4, 2009
@JUPCHEVY I think the rest of the world is in the same boat.. more cars would be ideal! #c4c tweet
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AutoTrader_com on August 4, 2009
@auto_alliance But scrap metal value on an engine and transmission is far below what's it worth sold to a repair shop in working order. #C4C tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
RT @AutoTrader_com @auto_alliance But scrap mtl value on an engine and transmission is far below what's it worth sold to a repair shop #C4C tweet
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gas2 on August 4, 2009
I'm getting real-time search results at TweetGrid http://tweetgrid.com/ #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@bhyundai the spinoff impacts of billions in vehicle sales is substantial. Not just to theindustry but to community tax receipts. #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
[[TOPIC]] How long should #c4c be extended? Until the additional $2bil runs out? Or…? tweet
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AutoTrader_com on August 4, 2009
@auto_alliance The tax receipts on new car sales probably helped states like California as much as it helped dealers. #C4C tweet
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bhyundai on August 4, 2009
@auto_alliance it definitely does, just in sales tax alone our county made a ton last weekend alone off this promotion! #c4c tweet
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hackeynut on August 4, 2009
@auto_alliance And I don't think it could have come at a more vital time for OEMs, Suppliers, Dealers and Local Govts. #c4c tweet
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jwnichols on August 4, 2009
RT @auto_alliance: the spinoff impact is substantial. Not just to theindustry but to community tax receipts. #c4c tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky until the public doesnt see value in it, spoken like a true car dealer, good question.. #c4c tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
it #c4c tweet
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bhyundai on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky when is the $2 bil going to be a done deal? #c4c we stopped doing deals yesterday for fear of no $! tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
it's frustrating that this program is depicted in media as only benefiting mfgs and dlrs- when it really benefits customers! #c4c tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
@bhyundai probably will take a few more days. Senate has a full schedule. Vote could come as early as tomorrow #c4c tweet
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bhyundai on August 4, 2009
@NewsFromMazda Amen! I would love to have kept some of these cars and wholesaled them! #c4c tweet
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hackeynut on August 4, 2009
@NewsFromMazda I think it is also drawing in a lot of first time buyers that may still be driving a hand me down from their parents. #c4c tweet
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AutoTrader_com on August 4, 2009
Top 10 #C4C Sellers: http://snurl.com/oowoh tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@NewsFromMazda Agree 110% #c4c tweet
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AutoTrader_com on August 4, 2009
@NewsFromMazda Cars may have grown, but maybe Americans are really "right-sizing" rather than down-sizing. #C4C tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@AutoTrader_com That list was put out before for all deals in the system, interesting to see what it is when the smoke clears #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
[[TOPIC]] Did any dealers up-sell into non-#c4c vehicles? Did it really increase foot traffic? tweet
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auto_alliance on August 4, 2009
Thanks for the chat. Don't forget to call your Senators and tell them to support the program. #c4c tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky No upsales, it did increase foot traffic. #c4c tweet
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michaelbanovsky on August 4, 2009
That about wraps up the #c4c chat. Thanks to @auto_alliance, @jwnichols, @jupchevy, @bhyundai, @vlaneblogs, @newsfrommazda, and others! tweet
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NewsFromMazda on August 4, 2009
RT @auto_alliance: Thanks for the chat. Don't forget to call your Senators and tell them to support the program. #c4c tweet
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AutoTrader_com on August 4, 2009
@JUPCHEVY I'll be curious, too, though I bet the final list isn't that different. #C4C tweet
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sandbarmark on August 4, 2009
What are the used car dealer auctions like right now? Seeing smaller lots? #c4c tweet
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JUPCHEVY on August 4, 2009
RT @NewsFromMazda: RT @auto_alliance: Thanks for the chat. Don't forget to call your Senators and tell them to support the program. #c4c tweet
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hackeynut on August 4, 2009
(202) 224-3121 RT @auto_alliance: Thanks for the chat. Don't forget to call your Senators and tell them to support the program. #c4c tweet
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bhyundai on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky great job today...does this replace #carchat or can we move it to this time? #c4c tweet
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trentor_drive on August 4, 2009
@michaelbanovsky good job hosting, as usual. #c4c tweet
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justin_hyde on August 4, 2009
Reid: "We will pass #c4c before we leave here." tweet
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jwnichols on August 4, 2009
RT @trentor_drive: @michaelbanovsky good job hosting, as usual. #c4c tweet
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