2009 Car Deals
Where Are the Car Lease Deals?
Currently (December 2009) there are a good number of good car lease deals available from several car companies. These are special deals with lower than normal monthly payments. Among the companies with good lease incentives for December are: Land Rover – 2009/2010 Range Rover and 2009/2010 Range Rover Sport models Jaguar – 2010 XF and XK [...]
New Car Incentives Explained
Selling new cars is a very competitive business. There are thousands of new-car dealers and there are a couple of dozen car companies who make thousands of makes/models/styles of cars. These companies compete for the business of car-buying customers. One way they compete is by offering attractively designed vehicles that have the features, comfort, safety, [...]
Car Deals for December
We write these articles just before the beginning of every month, and every month we essentially say the same thing — that car makers and dealers don’t pre-announce new incentive programs before the old incentives and rebates expire. December car deals are no exception. Many current incentive programs expire November 30 but a number of car makers [...]
Lease Deals and Incentives on Acura for November and December
As you may already know, Acura does not want to be known as a discount car brand which means that incentives don’t come often or in great abundance. For example, we rarely ever see (when was the last time?) direct factory-to-customer rebates. Instead, we typically see more subtle forms of incentives such as low-interest loans [...]
Toyota Deals for November
So far, Toyota has announced very little in the way of incentives for November. There are few deals which we’ll mention below but we feel that other incentives are coming, albeit a little late in the month. However, when the incentives are announced, we expect them to cover the remaining part of November as well [...]
Honda Incentives for November – December
Honda currently has several good deals with its new November-December incentive program. In addition to its now-traditional excellent special leases on certain models and styles (see Honda Lease Deals), three are also some good low-interest loans (unfortunately no 0% loans however) and a number of healthy factory-to-dealer cash deals. As you might know if you [...]
Great Ford Deals for November – December
Ford has come through with some of the best deals for November and December. All new Ford incentives end on 1/04/2010. There are many very generous rebates, bonus rebates, and promotional rebates, all of which add up to some incredible deals. To top it off Ford is also offering 0% APR loans on most of [...]
Good BMW Deals in November – Best Deals
BMW has announced new incentives and deals for November — actually November through December until 1/04/2010. Overall the BMW deals are very good, especially on the 2009 models. However, in most cases, the new 2010 models also get good incentives, just not quite as good as the 2009s. As usual, BMW’s incentives are a bit [...]
New Car Incentives and Rebates for November
General Motors has announced some very generous new incentives, which expire November 30, on all its brands — Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC as well as on its discontinued brands — Hummer, Pontiac, Saturn, and Saab. The incentives vary across the board from heavy factory-to-customer cash rebates (especially on 2009 models), 0% loans, low-interest loans, [...]
Ford Deals for October
Ford is a little late to the October incentives game but has now come through with a number of excellent deals, in the form of some hefty factory-to-customer rebates and good low-interest loan rates, including 0% APR loans on nearly all it’s vehicles for 36 month loan terms. Some vehicles have 0% APR loans for [...]
Good Deals on Mercedes for October
Mercedes does not want to project the image of a discount car brand. Therefore, the incentives currently being offered for October 2009 are a bit subtle, but nevertheless good deals. They don’t offer direct factory-to-customer rebates but, instead, offer some very good low-APR loans and a number of very hefty hidden factory-to-dealer cash rebates, which [...]
Acura Special Deals for October
Acura has chimed in with new October incentives on all models, including many 2010 models. All of the new programs end on November 2, 2009. The incentives include low-interest loans, special lease deals, and factory-to-dealer cash that dealers can pass along to customers as price discounts. Acura, like most other luxury car makers, doesn’t want [...]
Good Deals on Audi for October
Audi is now offering good deals on it’s 2009 models (until November 2) in the form of loyalty rebates, factory-to-dealer cash, and low interest loans. There are no incentives on 2010 models at this time. Just to be clear, the “loyalty” rebates being offered are for current owners or leasers of 2003 or newer Audi [...]
October Car Deals and Incentives
As usual at this time at the end of the month, we have people looking for upcoming deals in the next month — in this case, for October. UPDATE: As of October 1st, a number of car manufacturers have announced new incentives for October. Others have not yet announced. We provide specific details in posts and [...]
October Pontiac Deals and Inventives
General Motors is offering incentives on the Pontiac brand for October in the form of direct customer rebates, factory-to-dealer rebates, and not-so-low interest loans. There are no special lease deals. All 2009 model Pontiacs get a 5.9% APR loan rate for qualified customers for 36/48/60/72 months. This is lower than the current average new-car loan [...]
Honda Announces October New Car Incentives
As usual, Honda is offering some good new car deals for October, including a few excellent lease deals on selected models and styles. In typical Honda fashion, there are no direct customer rebates. However there are hidden factory-to-dealer rebates on most models and styles — and low-interest loans. These rebates can, and usually are, passed along [...]
New Chevrolet Incentives for October
General Motors has announced good incentives and deals for October, in the form of cash-back rebates and low-interest loans. As usual, you can accept either the cash-back or the low APR loan, but not both. Another incentive is a little unusual — a $500 cash rebate if the buyer wants to decline the General Motors [...]
BMW Special Lease Deals for September and October
In addition to a number of good low-interest loan rates and generous factory-to-dealer cash incentives (see New BMW Incentives – September and October), BMW has also set special lease rates on a number of popular 2009 models and one 2010 model. All of the BMW car lease deals are for 36 months only and have [...]
GM Offers New 60-Day Money-Back Guarantee
General Motors has announced a new innovative 60-day return policy for customers buying any GM vehicle – Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, or GMC. They call it the 60-day Satisfaction Guarantee Program. This is a brand new idea in the automotive sales business and is obviously aimed at customers who may have lost confidence in GM’s products. It [...]
Ford Deals and Incentives for September
Ford is offering deals on most of it’s 2009 model vehicles for September 2009 (until October 5). The deals are generally good, although not great in most cases. Many of the deals are somewhat complicated with various combinations of cash rebates, bonus rebates, a variety of low-interest loans, some of which can be combined with [...]
Chrysler Company Deals for September
Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep have announced attractive new incentives for September, ending September 30. In fact, these are some of the best deals we’ve seen so far for any brand for this month. If you are in the market for a good deal, consider a Chrysler, Dodge, or Jeep vehicle. The incentives are being offered [...]
New BMW Incentives – September and October
BMW, as usual, has announced new incentives that extend out further than the current month. In this case, the incentives will be good for September and October 2009. The new incentives are in the form of low-interest loans and hidden factory-to-dealer cash for a few select models. Dealers typically use the cash to create price discounts [...]
September Car Deals Announced
Incentives are starting to roll in from car manufacturers for September 2009. The incentives are in the form of cash-back to customers (rebates), low-interest loans (including 0% APR), special lease deals, and hidden factory-to-dealer cash. Most of the current deals will end on September 30. Generally, the better deals are on 2009 models where both [...]
New Car Deals – September Outlook
As usual, we are at the end of one month (August) looking and wondering about what new car deals and lease deals will be available in the following month (September). And, as usual, car manufacturers are not giving us — or even their dealers — any advance information about upcoming incentives and rebates for September. [...]
Nissan – New August Incentives
The Nissan company has announced a number of very good incentives for August 2009 on most of it’s 2009 models and even a couple of 2010 models. The incentives come in the form of direct-to-customer rebates and low-interest loans, including many 0% APR loans. These special Nissan deals end on August 31, 2009. Let’s start [...]