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BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 David Welch	Autos: Those Price Breaks Are Habit-Forming Detroit's incentives may be here to stay, and now Japan is sweetening its deals, too
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 John Rosevear	Has That Homebuilder Got a Deal for You? The "incentives" long familiar to new-car buyers -- bonuses or rebates thrown in to sweeten a sale -- are becoming more common in the new-home market as sales slow and credit continues to dry up. Are they worth it?
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 John Rosevear	Financing That New Car, Part 1 So you've decided to buy a new car. Now, how are you going to pay for it? First, look closely at the dealer's financing package. It just may be the best.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2004 Mike Cianciolo	GM Deal: Hitch Included General Motors seems finally to be making some steps toward producing a better line of products. Perhaps the company should continue to shift its focus toward producing more vehicles that are in demand and let the sales take care of themselves.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Rich Duprey	Everyone's a GM Employee This Month! The automaker offers a dramatic incentive plan to lure car buyers in.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Get Free Car Insurance The American auto industry is ailing, so there's every reason to look to new kinds of incentive to try to build sales. So, should you excitedly wait to buy your next car with free insurance? Not necessarily.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Autos: Can Detroit Break The Rebate Habit? It will be tough to wean buyers from the incentives they're now accustomed to. Little pent-up demand and foreign competition will keep a lid on sales of U.S. brands.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2004 Rich Smith	CarMax Revs Up Against the odds, CarMax increased sales last year.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2004 Rex Moore	GM, Ford See Fewer Bumps Optimism abounds for the Big Three in '04.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2008 Rich Duprey	U.S. Automakers Lose Lease on Life With Chrysler ending its auto leasing program, and Ford and General Motors cutting back on theirs, there remains little incentive for people to shop for American cars.
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005 David Welch	Toyota's Risky Ride in the Incentive Lane Juicy deals help Toyota Motor Corp. win U.S. market share, but is its headlong grab for U.S. market share starting to take a toll?
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	When a New Car Beats a Used Car Even though cars, trucks, and monster SUVs tend to lose a lot of value during their first few years, some lose that value faster than others.
Popular Mechanics January 26, 2010 David Kiley	Are New Lease Discounts Bad News for Automakers? Depending on where you live, you might be seeing lease offers for a Chevy Mailbu for as low as $179 per month, with $2,000 down, and a Honda Accord for $249 per month and $249 down.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2004 Rich Smith	Quiet Desperation at General Motors The automaker has forced itself into an incentive-driven catch-22.
Entrepreneur December 2005 Jill Amadio	Wheels and Deals With 2006 on the doorstep, it could be one of the best years to buy light commercial vehicles for your business. The 2006 vehicles will hit the road with more power, better options and lower prices.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Rich Duprey	GM's Profit Makes You Go "Hmm" General Motors, the top U.S. automaker, surprises Wall Street with a quarterly profit, but troubles still loom.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2004 Seth Jayson	U.S. Carmakers Sweat Sales Given recent industry results, none of the U.S. carmakers (not even GM with its sub-10 P/E ratio) looks like an attractive investment.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2010 John Rosevear	How Far Will Toyota Go? Huge incentives have fueled a fast sales recovery. What happens when they end?
The Motley Fool March 29, 2010 John Rosevear	Is Toyota Roaring Back? The auto giant's unprecedented moves could be paying off -- but at what cost?
The Motley Fool September 15, 2004	Race You to the Car Dealership! Don't grab that dangling set of car keys until you shop around for financing.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2005 Brian Gorman	Ford Jumps on the Bandwagon With GM Ford may find it harder to abandon the current round of incentives than its rival GM.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Car Buyer's Market? The auto industry keeps trying to tempt consumers with huge price breaks.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2004 Brian Gorman	Ford's First Step If the automaker hopes to reverse its market slide, this year better be just the beginning of its efforts.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2011 John Rosevear	Why New Car Deals Are Harder to Find Scarcity makes a difference. For several different reasons, automakers are being much more selective about where and when they offer those big discounts this year.
Entrepreneur April 2008	Start Your Engines Auto manufacturers' websites, as well as independent companies to help you shop and compare the latest incentives, discounts and deals to figure out how much you'll need to fund your company vehicles.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2011 Andrew Bond	Auto Recovery Faces Significant Headwinds Industry is improving but has difficult challenges ahead.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2005 Seth Jayson	Oh, GM, When Will You Learn? The automaker doesn't seem to be able to function without big price cuts. That's bad. The company's big sales events have only conditioned consumers to wait for major price breaks.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2011 John Rosevear	This Bad Old Habit Could Wreck GM Huge sales increases powered by huge incentives. Is this the road to ruin (again)?
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 Welch & Kerwin	GM: Enough With The Come-Ons What General Motors Corp. needs now is sizzling new models -- not more discounts.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Tom Taulli	AutoNation Sputters AutoNation has scale and a sophisticated Web-based system, but the auto sector is stagnant. Investors are concerned about the difficult environment and weak operating results, and all in all, there is little here for investors to get excited about.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2011 Neha Chamaria	What Sagging Auto Sales Mean for Your Portfolio May was not a good month for auto sales.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Brian Gorman	Ford's Green Machine Zero-percent financing for the Escape Hybrid furthers Ford's overall strategy. What will it mean for investors?
IndustryWeek November 16, 2011 Josh Cable	Paying for Potential Pays Off in Wichita Falls A creative approach to incentive financing is helping the city rebuild its manufacturing base.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 Rich Smith	CarMax's Wobbly Wheel The used-car dealer's comparable sales are expected to be as bad as or worse than the company's previous worst estimates. As a result, earnings will come in, at best, at the very bottom of CarMax's old prediction.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Autumn of the Automakers Carmakers can't escape what lies ahead. August car sales for Ford's brands were down 13% from their year-ago numbers, a dramatic acceleration in the slide that, year to date, has Ford sales down 5%.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2011 Neha Chamaria	One Sector Dominating the Recession Companies dealing in used cars are making profits.
Entrepreneur August 2003 Jill Amadio	A Click Away Automotive Web sites are revved up and ready to help you buy.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2004 Rich Smith	GM's Desperation Gets Noisier Automaker's cash rebates hit yet another new record.
Fast Company October 1999 Gina Imperato	The Web Puts You in the Driver's Seat About 40% of new-car buyers visit the Web before they drive off the lot. So why don't you come along for a test drive of some of the Web's best car-buying sites and resources?
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Salim Haji	Ford Falters Why did the automaker's stock take a fall despite solid earnings?
AskMen.com Paul Anderson	10 Common Car-Buying Mistakes Unless you're a high roller with a lot of money to burn, the decision to buy a car won't be a spontaneous one. It requires a lot of research and financial planning to find the right ride for your tastes and budget.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Brian Gorman	GM's Gas Tab The automaker's offer to pick up the gas tab suggests a deeper problem than prices at the pump. For GM, the lesson should be clear: If it wants to wean itself off of incentives, its new models have to be bold and compelling.
Managed Care August 2006	Put Away That Carrot and Stick Researchers interviewed practice managers about how financial incentives are implemented in physician practices and the attitudes and perceptions they had toward P4P programs.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2010 Andrew Bond	Ford Bulls, Don't Ignore This Key Trend Ford still faces headwinds in its path to recovery.
U.S. Banker January 2006 Michael Dumiak	Banks Making Inroads Into Car-Loan Business Banks have been losing out to the captive financing companies in the car-loan market, but new programs spark hope to capture some of the lost customers. This means the light is green for banks.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2006 Dayana Yochim	Steer Clear of These 4 Car-Buying Cons Advice on avoiding a financial collision at the auto dealer. Credit score shenanigans... Dud deals.... Broken payoff promises... etc.
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The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Seth Jayson	GM's Financed Finances GM proves again that the loan biz beats making cars. Investors can find plenty of other companies with better promise for rewards and fewer risks.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2011 Jim Mueller	Rising Star Buy: A Ford Home Run Dropping incentives, growing sales, dropping debt. What's not to like?