| From now until the end of 2005, buying a new | | | | low interest rates is a new buyer incentive |
| car will cost less with low interest rates | | | | program, which has been seen all over the |
| and buyer incentives.With interest rates | | | | television this Summer. Certain car |
| still at historical lows, buying a new car is | | | | manufacturers have been offering their |
| an attractive option. Even though the Feds | | | | "employee discounts" to the general consumer. |
| have raised the interest rates several times | | | | In other words, the discounted price paid by |
| over the past eighteen months, they are still | | | | an employee of the car company has been |
| lower than they were in the 90s and are | | | | passed on to the general public. This has |
| certainly at a favorable rate for great | | | | been very successful, resulting in an upswing |
| financing. Someone with good to excellent | | | | in car sales so substantial that the offers |
| credit who is looking to purchase a new | | | | have been extended. These are American |
| vehicle should do so now, before the rates go | | | | companies offering this type of saving. |
| higher.The sale of cars in the U.S. remains | | | | Foreign cars, Japanese in particular, |
| very strong, despite an overall decline in | | | | traditionally sell well without incentive |
| many sectors of the national economy. Even | | | | programs.The end of the year is typically a |
| the red hot real estate market has started to | | | | good time to buy a new car anyway. From |
| trend downward, but the sale of automobiles | | | | September on, dealerships are trying to clear |
| continues to speed on. With the threat of | | | | off their lots to get ready for a new |
| more rate hikes, the cost of the recent | | | | shipment. This, along with the current low |
| hurricane disasters, rising unemployment and | | | | rates and incentives, makes this time a great |
| inflation, the continuing high car sales are | | | | one for buying. Business for car dealerships |
| an important gauge of consumer confidence. | | | | tends to slow down around the holidays, |
| However, recent indicators show that that | | | | making for extra consumer leverage in getting |
| confidence is falling, making the last | | | | the perfect explores ways in which to buy a |
| quarter of 2005 the time to purchase a new | | | | car at the best price and interest rate, and |
| vehicle, before the beginning of a new year | | | | offers tips on finding a low cost auto |
| and a very uncertain future.Along with the | | | | insurance policy. |