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AskMen.com
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Car Buying Tips: Negotiating Prices You have to get creative to get a good discount. The worst thing you can do is walk into a dealership uninformed. |
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GM: Enough With The Come-Ons What General Motors Corp. needs now is sizzling new models -- not more discounts. |
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The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
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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
July 11, 2007
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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. |
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Automakers Go on the Small-Car Offensive Nine new small cars are rolling out in the next 18 months, six from GM and Ford. Will they sell without the incentives of high gas prices and federal subsidies? |
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August 5, 2008
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GM's Buy-One, Get-One-Free Sale The automaker offers incentives that can cut new car prices in half, but at a big cost. |
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Showroom Turncoat Comes Clean Dirty dealing exposed -- or, how not to get taken to the cleaners when buying a car. |
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Vertical Focus: How Auto Dealers Drive Relationships CRM solutions are helping teach auto manufacturers and auto dealers to play nice and share with others. |
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A December to Remember for Automakers For Ford and GM, some good deeds go unpunished -- and some don't. |
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Everyone's a GM Employee This Month! The automaker offers a dramatic incentive plan to lure car buyers in. |
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September 19, 2011
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We Hate Ford! We Love Ford! The Cash for Clunkers program reveals America's love/hate relationship with Ford. |
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Use the Web When You Need Wheels Kick the tires, but let online research help you drive a hard bargain. |
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China: Letting Up On The Gas As Chinese sales slump, world carmakers dial back their forecasts. |
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November 4, 2011
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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. |
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