Audi

The incentives come in the forms of “loyalty” rebates (for current Audi owners or lessees), low-APR loans, and large dealer cash rebates. Most of the low-APR loans are detailed as follows: 1.9%/1.9%/2.4%/2.9% for 12/36/48/60 months.

Dealer cash rebates are factory-to-dealer money that a dealer is free to use as he wishes, but it usually is applied as a price discount directly to customer purchases. It’s a great way for Audi to offer price discounts without being viewed as a “discount” car company. The August dealer cash amounts are very generous and can make for some good price discounts.

At this time, Audi is not offering any direct customer cash rebates except the “loyalty” rebates.

Here are some of the best current examples of Audi deals, all good through August 2009. All are for 2009 models.

Audi A3 – $1000 loyalty bonus rebate, $4000 dealer cash, and low APR loans.

Audi A4 – $2000 loyalty rebate, $3000 dealer cash, low interest loans.

Audi A5 – $1500 loyalty bonus, $1000 dealer cash, and low interest loans (3.9%/3.9%/4.4%/4.9% for 12/36/48/60 months).

Audi A6 – $3000 loyalty rebate, $4000 dealer cash, low interest loans.

Audi A8 – $5000 loyalty rebate, $5000 dealer cash, low interest loans.

Audi Q7 – $5000 loyalty rebate, $4000 dealer cash, low interest loans.

Audi S4 convertible – $2000 loyalty rebate, $6000 dealer cash, low-interest loans (0.9% for 12/36/48/60 months).

Audi TT – $2000 loyalty rebate, $3000 factory-to-dealer cash, low interest loans.

These are good incentives for the Audi company to be offering at this time. Obviously, they want to get some attention and sell some cars during these times of slow sales.

You can get free dealer price quotes on any of the above Audi vehicles  from Edmunds.com. The quotes will automatically include any cash-back rebates or price discounts that are currently available.

Acura

The Acura incentives for August 2009 come in the form of low interest loans, special lease deals, and factory-to-dealer cash. If you have read article on this site before, you know that hidden factory-to-dealer cash is a way for a car company to offer price discounts without being so obvious. Dealers give back the money to customers in the form of price discounts.

Here are some example of some of the best Acura deals. All the current deals and incentives are good through August and end on September 8, 2009.

2009 Acura MDX SUV – Low-interest loans (2.9%/2.9%/3.9% for 24/36/60 months), $2000 factory-to-dealer cash, and special $499 lease on the base model. The $2000 factory-to-dealer rebate can be combined with either the special lease or low interest loans.

2009 Acura RDX – $1500 factory-to-dealer rebate and a special $389 lease on the base model.

2010 Acura RL – $2000 factory-to-dealer rebate, and a $569 a month special lease deal for the base model.

2009 Acura TL – $2000 factory-to-dealer cash, and low APR loans (2.9%/2.9% for 24/60 months).

2010 Acura TSX – Special lease deals ($319 for base model, and $379 for base + Technology Package)

2009 Acura TSX – Low APR loans (2.9%/2.9%/3.9% for 24/36/60 months) and special lease deals ($399 for 60 month lease with a “cash for clunkers” rebate).

If you are in the market for an Acura, these deals are well worth considering.

You can get special dealer price quotes on any of the above cars from Edmunds.com. The quotes will automatically include any rebates or price discounts that are currently available.

So, at the time of this writing, we don’t know what deals will be offered for August 2009 for those deals that are ending on July 31 or August 3. New deals won’t be revealed until the day after, or sometimes a few days later. Will the new incentives be better than the last ones? Nobody knows.

However a few car manufacturers have already announced incentives for July that extend through August and September.

Here are some examples:

BMW is currently offering (through August 31) low interest rates on most of its models and styles, and special lease deals on the BMW 3-Series models, as well as on selected styles of the BMW 1-Series, 5-Series, X5, X6, and Z4. Also available are cash back rebates on the BMW 3-Series sedans and BMW X5. These are all good deals.

Volkswagen has current incentives that expire at the end of August. The Volkswagen deals come in a variety of forms, from “scrappage” rebates that supplement the new government “cash for clunkers” program (see Cash for Clunkers Rebate Program), to 0% APR loans on many models, to special “subvented” lease deals on selected styles within each model line. They also have some VERY healthy hidden factory-to-dealer rebates that show up as customer price discounts. For example, $6000 on the Volkswagen CC, $3000 on the Volkswagen Passat, and $1000 on the Volkswagen Tiquan.

Infiniti has some of the best deals for August and September we’ve ever seen on most its models and styles — some HUGE factory-to-dealer cash incentives that can’t be ignored. We’ve already written about these Infiniti deals in our article, Great Deals on Infiniti.

Honda’s current incentives are good for August 2009 and end on September 8. As usual, Honda has some incredible good deals on most models and styles. Low interest rates apply to nearly all models and styles. There is also factory-to-dealer cash — which translates to lower customer prices — on the Honda Accord, Civic, and CR-V. The cash is in the $500-$1500 range depending on model. And some very nice lease deals (see Honda Lease Deals for July and August) on one selected style within each of the Honda Accord, Civic, and CR-V model lines.

Land Rover has some very attractive incentives, including 0% APR loans, bonus cash rebates, and some very generous factory-to-dealer cash deals, all of which go through July, August, and September 2009. For example, for the Land Rover LR3 model, you get $1500 bonus cash, 0% APR loan interest for 36/48 months, and $3000 factory-to-dealer cash (dealer can give all or most of this cash to customers). For the Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE, there is $1500 bonus money, low interest loans, $799 a month lease deal, and $5000 factory-to-dealer cash (Wow!!).

You can get free price quotes on any of the above cars from Edmunds.com. The quotes will automatically include any cash-back rebates or discounts that are currently available.

Infiniti

All these deals are being offered for July, August, and September, until September 30, 2009.

Infiniti likes to be seen as a luxury, non-discount brand, so you won’t see any direct factory-to-customer rebates (except for a “loyalty” rebate for previous Infiniti owners). Therefore, it’s incentives are a little more subtle but nevertheless very significant. If you are in the market for an Infiniti vehicle, this is a great time to buy or lease.

Let’s look at some examples of these Infiniti deals:

2009 Infiniti EX35 Journey AWD – $500 loyalty bonus rebate for current Infiniti owners/lessees, 0% APR loans for 24/36 months (0.9%, 1.9%, 2.9% for 48/60/72 months), $399 a month lease deal, and a whopping $4000 factory-to-dealer cash rebate that dealers can give to customers as price discounts.

2009 Infiniti FX35 AWD SUV – $2000 loyalty rebate for current Infiniti owners/lessees (Wow!), 0% APR and low interest loans as for the EX35 above, $539 a month lease, and a big whopping $5000 factory cash to dealer (Wow!!!), which translates into heavy price discounts for customers.

2009 Infiniti FX50 AWD SUV – $2000 loyalty rebate, 0% APR and low-interest loans, $719 a month special lease deal, and $6000 factory cash to dealer (Wow!!!!!!!).

2009 Infiniti G37 Journey Coupe – 0% and low-interest loans like the EX35 above, $419 a month lease deal, and $2500 factory-to-dealer cash rebate which can be used by dealers to give to customers as a price discount.

2009 Infiniti M45 – $2000 loyalty cash, $1000 bonus cash rebate, 0% APR and low-interest loans, $759 a month lease deal, $6000 factory to dealer cash, and $2250 factory to dealer cash for leasing customers. Similar incentives are available for the Infiniti M35.

2010 Infiniti QX56 SUV – $1000 loyalty cash, 0% APR and low interest loans like the EX35 above, $799 a month lease deal, and $6000 dealer cash, which can be used by dealers to discount customer prices.

Similar deals are available for most other Infiniti models and styles. Make no mistake about it, these are the best deals we’ve seen on Infiniti vehicles ever. If you want an Infiniti, now is a fantastic time to buy or lease.

You can get free dealer price quotes on any of the above Infiniti vehicles from Edmunds.com. The quotes will automatically include any cash-back rebates or discounts that are currently available.