WASHINGTON – The most common deals under the government’s $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press.

 

The auto maker lobbyists demanded that there be no restrictions except “better gas mileage.” You reckon they wanted to get rid of all those pickups moldering on the lots?