Faced with slowing new sales growth, manufacturers have dialed up incentive spending and many kicked off model year sell-down sales back in July to get a jump start on the competition.
Both Ford and GM are offering promotions of 0% financing for 72 months on many of their popular models, while Nissan and Toyota are offering similar 0% APR deals for a 60 month term.
For consumers shopping a particular segment, some of the best deals can be found in the hotly contested compact and midsize car segments where deals are averaging nearly as much as they are for more expensive luxury cars.
Consumers should also find ample inventory to choose from as well as strong deals, which won't be the case heading deeper into the fall.
"Sales for current model years decline rapidly from September on," said Jonathan Banks, Executive Automotive Analyst at NADA Used Car Guide, "generally moving from an average of 74% in August and September to just 22% in December."
Incredibly strong trade-in prices make the holiday proposition even better. "Dealers are hungry for quality used vehicles so they continue to make highly competitive trade-in offers."
Shoppers can go to NADAguides.com to quickly find current manufacturer incentives as well as helpful vehicle shopping tools such as buying guides and vehicle comparisons. Shoppers can also find reviews, MSRP, and dealer quotes for all major makes and models. Visit NADAguides.com for more information about these tools.
About the NADA Used Car Guide
Since 1933, NADA Used Car Guide has earned its reputation as the leading provider of vehicle valuation products, services and information to businesses throughout the United States and worldwide. NADA's editorial team collects and analyzes over one million combined automotive and truck wholesale and retail transactions per month. Its guidebooks, auction data, analysis and data solutions offer automotive/truck, finance, insurance and government professionals the timely information and reliable solutions they need to make better business decisions. Visit nada.com/b2b to learn more.
About NADA
NADA represents nearly 16,000 new-car and -truck dealerships with more than 32,000 domestic and international franchises. For more information, visit www.nada.org.
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NADA Used Car Guide
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