The financial arms of several automakers have begun offering help to cash-strapped dealerships, in some cases by floating loans to help cover clunker-related shortfalls.

• 几家大汽车制造商已经开始动用财务力量来为现金告缺的销售商们提供援助，包括某些与旧车换新交易相关的现金缺额得到了流动贷款的补足。