BMW Deals
Great BMW Lease Deals – Again – for February
BMW has consistently been the leader in offering great car lease deals for the last several months. February 2012 is no exception — once again. They lead in the number of different models which have lease offers and on the value of the offers — outstanding. The company is offering special leases on 55 different [...]
Where are the Best Car Deals?
Where are the best car deals for 2012? Everywhere. Nearly every car company is currently offering incentives of some kind. Deals are actually not hard to find if you know where to look. Some of these deals are outstanding, some very good, and others only so-so. Luxury Brands High-end luxury car companies, such as Porsche, [...]
New BMW Lease Offers for January – Excellent
BMW, unlike other luxury car brands, offers terrific lease deals nearly every month, even better than most non-luxury brands. January 2012 is no exception. There are 55 different BMW models with special promotional lease deals this month. Five of those are 2011 models, which are the best of all the excellent deals, and the remainder are [...]
December Car Deals
As many of you already know, car manufacturers don’t announce new car deals and incentives until the old incentives expire. Fortunately, a number of car makers announced deals at the beginning of November that are good through December 2011. At the time of this writing, we expect to know about deals from all the car [...]
BMW Offers Outstanding Leases – November and December
BMW, of all the luxury car makers, offers the best promotional lease deals of anyone in the business. They’ve just announced some of the best leases we’ve seen this year that are good during November and through the end of 2011. Deals are especially good on 2011 3-Series models. Here are some examples, all for [...]
Car Deals and Incentives – August 2011
Most car companies have announced new car incentives for August, which we discuss later in this article. However, some companies announced incentives last month which extend into this month. General Motors announced incentives in July that are good through August 2011. The company’s brands, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC, have deals on most of their vehicles, [...]
Where Are The $0 Down Car Lease Deals ?
A few automakers are currently offering (June 2011) $0 zero-down lease deals. These have slightly higher monthly payments than the same deals with a down payment. Whether you make a down payment or not doesn’t change the value of the deal. A good deal is still a good deal with or without a down payment. The car companies [...]
Best Car Deals for June 2011
We’ll say it right up front — June 2011 is not a month with lots of great car incentives, although there are exceptions and we’ll try to point those out here. Because of shortages of both vehicles and parts created by the recent Japanese earthquake, automakers are not offering nearly the number of great incentives in June that [...]
Factory to Dealer Cash for Biggest Discounts
If you are a regular reader of this web site you know that factory-to-dealer cash is one of the types of sales incentives offered by car manufacturers. Other incentives are direct-to-customer rebates, low interest rates, and special lease deals. Factory-to-dealer cash, sometimes called “marketing support”, is a form of cash rebate from car companies to [...]
Great Leases on 2012 BMWs
BMW has announced some outstanding lease deals on most of its new 2012 models. All the BMW leases listed below are special promotional lease deals that end on May 31, 2011. All are for 10,000 miles/year and are for 36 months. Notice than many of the deals require no down payment (zero cap cost reduction). [...]
BMW Adds New Deals for March
BMW is being unusually agressive with new incentive programs for March 2011. The company doesn’t like to offer direct customer rebates (makes them appear to a “discount” brand) but is not shy about offering reduced loan rates and special lease deals. Nearly every model in the entire BMW lineup is currently being offered with low-interest [...]
BMW Deals and Incentives – January and February
BMW has announced new deals and incentives for January 2011 and February 2011. All incentives expire on February 28, 2011. Most incentives are in the form of very low interest loan rates and special zero-down leases. However, there are a number of rebates as well, and a huge factory-to-dealer cash incentive on the 2010 6-Series [...]
Hidden Car Incentives for December 2010
If you’ve read other articles on this web site you know that car manufacturers often give dealers “hidden” factory-to-dealer rebates, which is called “marketing support.” The money is offered only at certain times when sales for particular models need a little “push.” Dealers can use the money for advertising, special sales events, or simply as [...]
New Car Hidden Rebates
Car buyers typically know about new-car rebates and low-interest incentives being offered by dealers and car manufacturers because they are heavily advertised and promoted. However, there is one kind of incentive that is not advertised, at least not directly. We often call it a “hidden rebate” or “secret rebate.” In the auto industry it’s called [...]
BMW Ramps Up Incentives for June
BMW has announced a variety of nice new incentives for June 2010 — in the form of low-interest loans, “loyalty” cash, special promotional leases, and factory-to-dealer cash. The low-interest loans are structured a little odd but are nevertheless interesting and worth considering. For example, on the BMW 335i xDrive, you can get 0.9% APR for [...]
Good BMW Deals for March-April 2010
As you may know, BMW is a little shy about seeming too anxious to sell or lease you a car. They don’t want you to think they are a discount car brand, like all the others. However, in these times of slow sales for all, BMW manages to slip in some pretty good deals without [...]
Big Dealer Cash on BMW – January and February
As you may know, BMW doesn’t want you to think of them as a discount car brand. Therefore you will rarely see direct factory-to-customer rebates or extensive low-interest loans. However, BMW offers “back door” price discounts by giving dealers money (“dealer cash” or “marketing support”) in the form of factory-to-dealer rebates on certain models during [...]
BMW Deals for January-February 2010
BMW has announced new incentives for January 2010, mostly in the form of low-interest financing. However there are also several cash rebates and some big factory-to-dealer cash on a couple of models. We see no special lease deals on the table at this time, although this could change later. BMW‘s new incentives are good during [...]
Hidden Dealer Cash for Big New-Car Discounts
It’s called “dealer cash” or “marketing support” or “factory-to-dealer rebate” but it’s all the same thing. It’s “secret” money that car manufacturers give to dealers for each car sold, out of sight to dealers’ customers. When a dealer or manufacturer has too many of certain vehicles and sales are slow, the manufacturer will encourage him [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
BMW Deals – August 2009
BMW has changed many of its previously announced incentives for August, mostly for the better. The new modified incentives from BMW are a mixed bag of low-interest loans and some excellent factory-to-dealer cash deals, which usually end up as price discounts from dealer to customer. The larger the dealer cash rebate, the larger the dealer-to-customer price [...]
New Car Incentives and Rebates for August?
Most new car incentives and rebates are announced by car manufacturers at the beginning of the month, for the month ahead — no sooner. Even car dealers don’t learn about the new incentives until the last minute. So, at the time of this writing, we don’t know what deals will be offered for August 2009 [...]
BMW Adds Incentives for July and August 2009
BMW has announced new incentives for July 2009 through August 2009. As usual, BMW doesn’t offer rebates because it doesn’t want to be viewed as a “discount” brand, but they are offering some excellent low-interest rate loans on most models, even on new 2010 models, and factory-to-dealer cash on selected models (see below). As you [...]