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Car Buyers Trade In Clunkers For Hondas, Toyotas

New car buyers in the U.S. had signed deals to trade in 358,851 clunkers for new vehicles, with the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic as the most popular purchases.

NEW YORK (AP) -- As of Friday, car buyers in the U.S. had signed deals to trade in 358,851 clunkers for new vehicles, getting rebates of up to $4,500 from the federal government. Most of the trades have been pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. The top 10 vehicles purchased by those making clunker trades:

1. Toyota Corolla

2. Honda Civic

3. Ford Focus

4. Toyota Camry

5. Toyota Prius

6. Hyundai Elantra

7. Ford Escape (front-wheel-drive)

8. Honda Fit

9. Nissan Versa

10. Honda CR-V (four-wheel-drive)

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