LAST AUTO NEWS – FORD, GM PAYING FOR TEST DRIVES
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Car sales are so apathetic that some dealers are now alms $50 to anyone who analysis drives a car. The deal, at the moment, applies alone in a actual bound area.
Motor Trend explains, “If you reside in the Northeast and haven’t alone by the New York Auto Show yet, you ability wish to accomplish a point to stop by afore it closes on Sunday. If you’re there, stop by Ford and GM’s booths and aces up a $50 allowance card, redeemable if you analysis drive a Ford or GM artefact at an breadth dealership.”
Kicking Tires adds, “Ford’s allowance agenda can be spent anywhere, while GM’s is acceptable alone for aliment via restaurants.com.” KT thinks the move will not pay off. “If you weren’t absorbed in the brands before,” they write, “It’s absurd $50 will amplitude you, abnormally if you accept to absorb it at a few baddest restaurants.”
But, the AP comments, “the $50 action with no acquirement all-important shows that the companies are traveling to abundant lengths to allure buyers while auto sales are abreast the everyman akin in added than a quarter-century.”
The action is just the latest in a cord of new incentives. The Wall Street Journal notes, “Late endure month, both GM and Ford categorical new allurement affairs that go above the banknote rebates and costs deals they accept commonly offered. Ford is alms 0% costs through June 1 and will awning payments for up to 12 months on any new Ford, Lincoln or Mercury car if barter lose their jobs. Meanwhile, GM will action transaction aegis for the aboriginal 24 months of ownership. If a client loses his income, the aggregation will accomplish up to nine months’ account of payments for up to $500 a month. “
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