![]() Supply and demand still rule the day.įor this list, we focused on what people paid, and we didn’t limit the selections to models that meet the stringent criteria to be recommended by CR. It might seem surprising, but there are many vehicles that are selling for close to the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. Transaction prices remain elevated for most vehicles, though, and the amount you can save varies greatly by model and even trim. These days there’s plenty of room, but some models are still more popular than others. Automakers and dealerships need to make room for new vehicles. Most months there are a few models that are given an extra push with incentives tied to supply and/or a coming redesign. Extra savings are available, but people are leaving money on the table. ![]() This underscores the importance of knowing how much room is available for negotiation and what others have paid, information that’s available on our car model pages. The savings can often be a couple of percentage points more than the typical transaction. The discounts are smaller than usual, although there’s still potentially more money to be saved on many vehicles through negotiation and shopping around. Those forward-looking pieces show where the best deals on cars and SUVs can be found.įor the analysis presented here, we looked back at recent transaction data from to see where people are finding significant savings off the sticker price. We recently published the best nationwide incentives for models recommended by Consumer Reports, the best new-car deals, and the best new SUV deals. These are often specific trims or drive-wheel configurations rather than savings being consistent across a model range. ![]() But Consumer Reports’ analysis shows that there are still cars, trucks, and SUVs that are selling for less than the sticker price. Discounts on cars are becoming as hard to find as cars themselves because of the pandemic and related supply and demand forces.
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