NEW YORK — A year after the Cash for Clunkers program launched, Paragon Auto Group has rolled out a new stimulus program that gives shoppers $3,800 to trade in their old ride for a new or used vehicle with better fuel economy.

Paragon Honda-Acura's Cash for Clunkers II is the latest of such endeavors involving the company. General manager Brian Benstock teamed up with other dealers in the Tri-State area to roll out the Auto Stimulus Plan — which gave consumers as much as $4,500 in trade-in value for trading in a vehicle for a more fuel-efficient ride — among other dealer-funded programs.

Paragon Honda-Acura also offered the Vehicle Exchange Program, which aimed to entice consumers to bring in their old vehicles and trade them in for Honda and Acura models.

Moreover, there was also the Triple Zero offering in April that let consumers buy a vehicle without putting money down or paying a security deposit while also waiving the first month's payment.

"Paragon is intensely focused on serving our customers one thing," Benstock shard. "We've seen that stimulus-style programs are working. They're getting people in efficient new cars. They're creating new jobs, and they're boosting the economy all at the same time."