BU Now » auto bailout http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 “Clunkers” program extension http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/08/06/clunkers-program-extension/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/08/06/clunkers-program-extension/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:55:21 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=2710 The Senate is expected to extend the “Cash for Clunkers” auto-sales rebate program, and send the bill to President Obama to sign.  Buyers would get until Labor Day to make a deal with their car dealership.  School of Management Dean Louis Lataif, a former Ford executive, says the program is appropriately helping the struggling auto industry, but that the government eventually should get out of the business of picking winners and losers among industries.

Contact Louis Lataif, 617-353-2668, lelataif@bu.edu

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