CARS.COM — Between that last-hurrah cookout and a slate of terrific college-football matchups, you may want to add car shopping to your Labor Day weekend. Incentives vary from month to month, but in recent years September has been one of the strongest months for discounts. Shoppers have already seen rising incentives this year — an average $3,148 per car through July, per Autodata Corp., up $358 versus the same period last year. This September could bring steeper deals still.
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Labor Day marks an informal end to summer, and it’s typically the end of the model year for many cars. Dealers want to get newer versions on the lot, and to do that, older versions must go. To move the metal, dealers cut deals. What’s more, it may be the end of a car’s generation. In many cases, when a redesigned version is arriving soon, dealers are doubly motivated to get rid of the older model as many shoppers want the freshest styling. You can turn that to your advantage and get a great bargain in the balance.
Here are some of the best deals we found from Automotive News that run until Sep. 6.