- Apr 15, 2007
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Auto makers will release their monthly sales reports Tuesday and they're expected to show the first year-to-year increase since 2007. While the Cash for Clunkers program is getting all the credit, local car dealers are still waiting for their cash.
When Cash for Clunkers was first announced, dealers were supposed to be reimbursed within 10 days of a sale. Billion says that hasn't happened.
http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=89419During the month long program, Billion Automotive sold close to a thousand vehicles but has only been reimbursed for 272 of them. Vern Eide sold over 200 cars and has only been paid for 27 of them, and that's fueling lots of concerns in the auto industry.
Lets see
(1000-272)*4500 = $3,276,000
That's a pretty big chunk of change to float. Show me a business that can float that kind of money and continue to operate.