2009 Car Deals
Mercedes Offers “Spring Event” Deals
Mercedes likes to be careful about not looking like a discount car brand. So when it offers promotional deals it doesn’t want them to look cheap hacks or price discounts. This sometimes results in a somewhat confusing array of offers, rules, and restrictions that are a bit unusual, but nevertheless good deals — for Mercedes. For [...]
Nissan Adds Rebates and Low APR Loans for May 2009
Nissan and other Japanese car companies are taking advantage of the problems being experienced by American car makers. They are now, and will continue to be, offering some of the best car deals available. The May 2009 round of incentives from Nissan make for some very nice attractive deals. Nissan is laying out some very [...]
Pontiac Adds Incentives for May 2009
Since GM has now announced that the Pontiac brand will disappear next year, we expected to see some heavy incentives being announced for May 2009. However, the incentives are not quite as impressive as we might have expected. Don’t take us wrong, the incentives are good, but just not great. EDIT: See Saturn and Pontiac [...]
Saturn Deals for May – Good not Great
With General Motors in dire financial straits we would have expected some better deals on GM vehicles by this time. Deals on Saturn vehicles are good, as shown below, but not great. However, if you are in the mood for a nice Saturn, the current round of incentives for May 2009 are well worth considering. [...]
Volvo – Great Lease Deals for May 2009
Volvo has introduced some great new lease deals and cash rebate offers for May 2009 on many of its 2009 models, as well as the new 2010 XC60. The reason the lease deals are so good is that nearly all include a hefty factory-to-dealer rebate as well as some dealer discount. The result is a [...]
Auto Incentives Renewed in May
In the old days (last year) it was a sure thing that automobile incentives would not be renewed every month. Incentives — rebates, low-interest loans, employee prices — would only be offered every now and then when sales were slow on particular models. The incentives would do their job to improve sales and there was [...]
Exit Pontiac – Good Deals?
You might have heard – General Motors is dumping the Pontiac brand as it exists today. It might continue as a single-model specialty or “niche” car and sold at GM dealers. What does this mean for those who would like to own a Pontiac and how good are the deals going to get? I don’t [...]
Infiniti Adds Big Factory-to-Dealer Cash
You might already know that car manufacturers often provide hidden rebates to dealers to help them sell cars. These cash rebates can be used by dealers in a number of ways — advertising, promotional events (tent sales, “red tag” sales, etc.), or price discounts to customers. When those factory-to-dealer rebates are large, as they are [...]
Good MINI Cooper Incentives for April
The MINI Cooper has always been a great little car that has enjoyed great sales — until the current economic downturn. Until now, there has been no need for sale incentives on this hot selling car. It sold itself. However, things are different now and MINI has added some good incentives — in the form [...]
Great Deals on Trucks and Large SUVs
As you might already know, sales of large trucks and SUV vehicles has slowed significantly in the last few months. This means that manufacturers have heaped some pretty incredible deals on those types of vehicles to help boost sales, and clear out old inventory. Deals are even better on left over 2008 trucks and SUVs. [...]
Best 2009 Subaru Deals
Subaru has introduced new incentives on some 2009 models. The Subaru Tribeca gets the best deal with a $2500 rebate or 2.9%-4.9% (depends on loan term) low-interest loans. The Subaru Outback gets a $2000 cash-back rebate or 2.9%-4.9% APR loans. The Subaru Legacy gets a possible $1000 rebate (depending on region of U.S.) or a [...]
BMW Adds Incentives Thru May 2009
BMW has stepped out front with new incentives that extend through April and May 2009. The incentives are primarily in the form of low-APR loans, as well as some excellent lease deals, which we’ll detail in another post. In this post, we’ll look at the low-interest loans being offered now by BMW. These incentives end [...]
Best Car Rebates for April 2009
We took a look at the numerous rebates and incentives currently being offered by car manufacturers for April 2009 and have selected those we feel to be the best deals – bestcardeals. Although there are many, many low-interest loan deals (including 0% deals), we focus on cash-back rebates in this article because it generally provides [...]
April Chevrolet Deals Announced
Chevrolet was a day late to the table after other GM brands but has now announced new incentives for April 2009 on 2009 model vehicles. The deals are only good through 4/30/2009. Generally, there are cash-back rebates and bonus cash that vary by vehicle and region of the country. Some customers may not qualify for [...]
Big New Rebates on 2009 Nissans
Nissan has announced some terrific new cash-back rebates for April 2009. These Nissan deals are some of the best we’ve seen for any brand for this round of incentives. The deals end on 4/30/2009. Here are some examples: 2009 Nissan Armada SUV – $6000 rebate, and low-APR loans. That’s a huge rebate on this popular [...]
Mini Cooper Deals for April
The popular MINI Cooper does not traditionally offer incentives but this month we see that they have a low interest loan offer, good through the month of April 2009. You k now of course that in order to qualify for these low loan rates, you must have a good credit score and be approved by [...]
New 2009 Mazda Incentives
As you might know, car manufacturers such as Mazda offer incentives that come come and go during the year. This year, there are more incentives and deals, coming more often, than ever before. Mazda has just introduced short-term (only for the month of April 2009) incentives (rebates and low-interest loans – no lease deals) on [...]
Chrysler Deals for April
Chrysler has also chimed in with many new 2009 incentives, good through April, with all Chrysler brands, including Dodge and Jeep. Interestingly, many of the new deals are cash-back rebates COMBINED with low-interest loans. You get BOTH at the same time. This is unusual because, typically, you are allowed to take either the rebate OR the low [...]
General Motors Adds New Incentives for April
General Motors has quickly added a new round of rebates, low interest loans, and a new buyer protection plan. The incentives, for now, are good through the month of April 2009. There are new cash-back deals and zero-interest or low interest loans on almost all brands and most models, including GMC, Buick, Hummer, Pontiac, and [...]
Want a Good Hummer Deal?
GM Hummer. You either love them or you hate them. But if you just like them, you might be interested in taking a look at the current incentives being offered on the Hummer H2 and H3. These deals are good through the month of April 2009. In addition to promotional loan rates, the Hummer H3 get [...]
Best New Ford Deals
Ford has jumped in with new incentives on most of it’s product line for April. Actually the deals are good until May 4, 2009. Many good cash-back rebates, as well as low interest loans, are on the table at this time. Many are genuinely great deals if you are in the market for a new [...]
New 2009 Cadillac Incentives
Cadillac has introduced new incentives — cash-back rebates and low-interest loans, for the month of April 2009. — for most 2009 models. Although these deals are not exceptional, they certainly make buying a Cadillac easier if that’s what you have in mind. All these deals end 4/30/2009 and require that you take delivery of your [...]
Leftover Incentives and Car Deals
As we await the new April 2009 car rebates and incentives, there are still some excellent leftover deals that have end dates later than the March 31 end dates for most other programs. Let’s take a look at them. These deals are all for brand-new 2009 vehicles. Acura MDX SUV- Special lease promotion – $499 [...]
Better Incentives In April?
Sales reports from car manufacturers were even more dismal last month than before the current rebates and incentives were put in place. Does this mean the new incentive programs for April and beyond are going to be better? Maybe. But car manufacturers will take a look at the successes — and failures — of the [...]
Look at Hyundai Deals
Hyundai is offering great rebate and low-interest loan deals on all 2009 models in it’s line except the new 2010 Genesis (recently named Car of the Year), with rebates from $2000 on the Hyundai Sonata to $1000 on the Hyundai Azera, Accent, Elantra, Tucson, and Santa Fe. Plus , there’s an additional $750 rebate if [...]