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