Posted in Automotive, Incentives, Volkswagen on Oct 11th, 2008
Volkswagen Of America recently announced that they are bringing back their “Sign Then Drive” sales incentive to try and lure back some customers into VW showrooms. Tough times have seen most manufactures relying on incentive programs to keep their dealers happy, and now Volkswagen is joining the fray. Even though they just passed GM and […]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, cash-back incentives, Fuel Prices, Incentives, Volkswagen on Jul 30th, 2008
Volkswagen of America has recently announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has approved a $1,300 federal income tax credit for consumers who purchase the any 2009 TDI turbo-diesel models. The clean burning diesel engines Volkswagen currently offers are fast becoming a viable source for saving some heavy green, and not just at the pump […]
Posted in Automotive, Financing, Incentives, SUV, Trucks on Jul 14th, 2008
If you think manufacturer incentives on trucks and SUVs are pretty good right now, you’re correct. But if you take into account the extra incentives individual dealers are adding, buying a truck or SUV right now could save you a huge amount of money. The downside is that the dealers are the ones taking the […]
Posted in Automotive, car buying incentives, Chrysler, Dodge, Financing, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices, Incentives, Jeep on May 6th, 2008
As automakers experience slow sales due to high gas prices, Chrysler introduced an incentive on Monday that is sure to appeal to those worried about increasing fuel prices. Chrysler is offering new car buyers a card good for gas purchases that will lock in the price at $2.99 a gallon for three years. The fuel […]
Posted in Automotive, cash-back incentives, Financing, Incentives on Apr 28th, 2008
On Friday, Cars.com listed their top finds for vehicles with the best cash-back incentives. These deals are only good until Wednesday, April 30, so this might help if you are waiting until the end of the month to buy a car and get a good deal. Dodge, Hyundai, BMW and Volvo all made the list. […]
Posted in auto loan, Automotive, Bad Credit, car buying incentives, Chrysler, Credit Scores, Financing, Incentives on Apr 25th, 2008
With the credit crunch in full-force and consumers having a difficult time paying their bills, those who need a new car and don’t have superb credit scores may now be able to qualify for a new car with Chrysler, reports the Detroit Free Press. Especially with Chrysler’s 15.5 percent decline in sales this year compared to last […]
Posted in Automotive, car buying incentives, Incentives on Mar 7th, 2008
Toyota has officially cut the price of it’s Prius Hybrid in China by roughly $3,000. The move was made in an attempt to keep the Prius desirable in an ever growing market. With both Honda and General Motors now introducing new hybrid models in the Chinese market, the threat to Toyota’s hybrid supremacy is quite […]
Posted in car buying incentives, Financing, Ford, Incentives, Toyota on Mar 3rd, 2008
Today both Ford and Toyota have reported that sales in February were down. Ford was down 6.9% and even the F Sereis pick up was down, Ford’s big selling product. Toyota wasn’t much better, down 2.8%. Toyota Corolla sales dropped the most for them. The good news as you will see in an article in […]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Cost of Ownership, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices, Incentives on Feb 18th, 2008
London’s downtown city center in very congested. It’s roads are so crowded that the city has been applying a “city-tax” to any motorists who want to enter the city center by car. Current motorists must pay £8 (about $15 U.S.) to enter London’s congestion zone. Originally, the program aimed to reduce traffic in the area. […]
Posted in Automotive, Financing, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices, Incentives on Dec 18th, 2007
The Congress passed a bill today that will raise minimum gas efficiency from 25 MPG to 35 MPG, a 40% increase by the year 2020. It also adds all kinds of incentives to producing more bio-fuels and other alternative energy producing products. When we are all busy each day with so much around us sometimes […]
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