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GM Plans Fire Sale To Dump Inventory: Pontaic & Saturns Get Deep Discount (Wall Street Journal)
General Motors Co. is offering its dealers hefty incentives to move thousands of leftover vehicles from its discontinued Saturn and Pontiac brands. The unusual tactic could inflate the car maker’s December sales and cut the cost to car buyers by as much as 46% off the sticker price.
In what is equivalent to a year-end fire [...]
10 Bargin Cars You Should Stay Away From (Yahoo! Auto)
Sometimes, bad things happen to great cars. The exhilarating Pontiac G8, for example, came along just as parent company General Motors decided to kill the entire Pontiac division. The 2009 retirement of the Honda S2000 roadster caused remorse even at Honda.
But most discontinued cars are killed off for good reason, and with a dramatic plunge [...]
Avoid These 5 Car Dealer Extras (Yahoo!)
Negotiating for a car can be a nerve-wracking and difficult process. But even once you’ve agreed on that golden price, you’re not home free. If you’re buying a new car, there are plenty of options a dealer will still try to persuade you to tack on. While some of these might make sense for you, [...]
5 Cars You Should Not Purchase (Yahoo!)
When it comes to the auto industry, Detroit hasn’t exactly been synonymous with the word “reliability” in decades. But a strong sign of a return to form has appeared.
In Consumer Reports’ just-released 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey, Ford was the only domestic automaker with ratings on par with those of other global automakers. Ninety percent [...]
Toyota Plans Huge U.S. Recall For Dangerous Floormats
Toyota Motor Corp said it will recall some 3.8 million vehicles in the United States because of the risk that a loose floormat could force down the accelerator, a problem suspected of causing crashes that have killed five people.
The recall includes the hot-selling Prius hybrid and would be the largest ever for Toyota, which has [...]
10 Surefire Ways To Save Money On Your Car Costs
With gas prices zooming up and down like a roller coaster and financial cutbacks continuing, many drivers are looking for ways to save a few bucks.
Whether it’s reassessing your insurance needs, reducing fuel consumption or simply putting off that new vehicle purchase for another year, here are 10 good ways to save money behind the [...]
Obama Puts The ‘Brakes’ On Cash For Clunkers
The Obama administration will end the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program on Monday, giving car shoppers a few more days to take advantage of big government incentives.
The Transportation Department said Thursday that the government will wind down the program on Monday at 8 p.m. EDT. Car buyers can receive rebates of $3,500 or [...]
The Best Cars For College-Bound Students
If you’re shopping for a car for your college-bound student, you may be trying to decide between a clunker and something brand new. The clunker will accept four years of hard use and neglect without serious harm. The new car likely will see your student through college and, it is hoped, beyond.
If you’re among the [...]
Dealers Ready To Bargin On New Cars – Helpful Hints
The hyped-up version of the Audi A8 comes with a unique W12 engine that produces 450 horsepower and does 0 to 60 miles per hour in five seconds. Audi’s super-sedan costs $122,000–but if you play your cards right, you can get it for much less.
With an auto market down 35% this year and 2010 models [...]
What Is Cash For Clunkers Really Costing The American Taxpayer
Washington is busy patting itself on the back for the cash for clunkers program. Congress, meanwhile, is preparing to pour another $2 billion into the program. Spurred by government stimulus rebates of up to $4,500 per clunker, folks are rushing to car dealers to get a piece of the action. Yet, what no one in [...]
