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Old 08-06-06, 05:24 PM
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The carmaker said that although aggregate spending on incentives in the US "may have increased" in the first quarter because of a spike in sales, the amount per unit declined by $330 to $759 per unit compared with the same period last year.
so there you go..

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-36375,00.html
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Old 08-06-06, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
let me understand this - a third party reports that BMW has high incentives and you stick to it like glue - but when a third party reports that Toyota has high incentives you point to Toyota saying it is not true - even though I clearly pointed out that they have TONS of incentives. Help me understand.
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Originally Posted by spwolf
actually, USA is by far most profitable market :-). In Europe, they barely make any profit right now (due to heavy expansion) ...
No it's due to terrible tarriffs on Japanese vehicles in Europe giving an unfair advantage to European brands.
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Originally Posted by doug_999
let me understand this - a third party reports that BMW has high incentives and you stick to it like glue - but when a third party reports that Toyota has high incentives you point to Toyota saying it is not true - even though I clearly pointed out that they have TONS of incentives. Help me understand.
Don't confuse the issue with facts.
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Old 08-10-06, 08:39 PM
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http://media.vw.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9944

http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...=3&docid=27722
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Old 10-03-06, 05:42 PM
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Couldn't find an official like for Porsche, so...

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...01/016754.html
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