Car Incentives Down by as Much as 40%

According to Edmunds.com, incentive spending on new cars has hit a seven year low, with the average incentive totalling only $2,071 per vehicle.

$2,000 may sound like a lot, but keep in mind that most of these incentives are factored into financing, lease deals, and dealer incentives rather than cash-back offers alone.

Nissan and Ford reduced their average incentives spending by over 10% compared to last month, which may explain the large drop in Altima sales recently.

Honda has reduced their incentives by a whopping 40% compared to last year, which makes their ads touting "The Really Big Sales Event" sound ridicolous.

Here is a table showing the average incentives by the six largest manufacturers

Manufacturer	Average April Incentives	Last Month	% Change	Change from Year Ago
Chrysler	$2,495	$2,486	0.40%	3.90%
Ford	$2,360	$2,701	-12.60%	0.80%
GM	$3,446	$3,258	5.80%	14.30%
Honda	$992	$991	0.10%	-40.90%
Nissan	$2,136	$2,455	-13.00%	-16.30%
Toyota	$1,388	$1,371	1.20%	-19.80%
Industry	$2,071	$2,118	-2.20%	-1.80%

Unfortunately, with car sales increasing and production remaining low, this is a trend that will probably continue throughout this year. It's becoming harder to negotiate great deals, and can sometimes be difficult just to even find popular vehicles in stock.

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