Chrysler extends 0% financing a little longer
The Chrysler Group apparently isn’t done cleaning house and is extending its offer of 0% financing on select vehicles through the end of March. The company originally announced its “0% is Back” promotion back at the beginning of February. Unlike that promotion, the deal in March eliminates the combination deals that offered consumers both low APRs and customer cash.
The incentive drive in March offers no interest, 60-financing on minivans, the Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Ram light and heavy duty pickups, Dodge Durango and Dakota, the Jeep Liberty, Wrangler, Grand Cherokee and Commander.
Customers can also choose 2.9 percent financing for 72 months, consumer cash up to $3,000, or lease cash plus $1,000 Chrysler Financial Bonus lease cash.
Chrysler reported sales for the month of February up 3 percent over last year on a booming 19-percent rise in car sales. The LX platform alone accounted for 30,241 combined units sold.
[Source: Chrysler]
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klaatu 3:19PM (3/02/2006)
Yeah, but you have to buy a Chrysler product to get the deal! NO DEAL. Not for me, anyway.
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Frank 3:32PM (3/02/2006)
It's ok Klaatu, no one will force you to buy one if you don't want one.
Make mine a Sebring converitble, It's 80 degrees in FL today.
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Gunnar Heinrich 3:39PM (3/02/2006)
Chrysler is making some good cars these days. The 300 makes a bold impression and drives reasonably well. It is roomy, quiet, and good highway cruiser.
The Crossfire is a cool car. There's a great deal of Benz SLK there - perhaps that is due to the fact the cars share the same platform.
Even the Sebring Convertible is not a bad car. As a convertible, its roomier than most any other on the market.
http://www.automobilesdeluxe.blogspot.com
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Hemidakota 3:46PM (3/02/2006)
In order to remove that oversurplus inventory - smart move....LOL
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bernie 3:49PM (3/02/2006)
Chrysler Newsflash: Our products are STILL worthless.
ps: #2&3 - A 2000 Sebring convertible is the single worst vehicle I have ever owned. The engine lunched at 70K after four years of constant maintenance. I hated that car.
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CanadianJeepYJ 4:35PM (3/02/2006)
NHTSA - JAN thru NOV 23 2005 CAMPAIGN RECALLS
ACURA..............04
AUDI..............02
BMW............. 05
BUICK.. 06
CADILLAC... 05
CHEVY. 21
CHRYSLER. 03
DODGE 05
FERRARI. 02
FORD... 16
GMC. 18
HONDA.... 08
HUMMER. 03
HYUNDAI..... 11
ISUZU... 06
INFINITI......... 01
JAGUAR............ 02
JEEP.............. 02
KIA.... 11
LAND ROVER. 04
LEXUS............ 00
LINCOLN.. 07
MASERATI 01
MAZDA........... 05
MERCEDES. 05
MERCURY 04
MINI.................... 01
MITSUBUSHI....... 05
NISSAN. 07
OLDSMOBILE..... 01
PONTIAC.. 06
ROUSH.............. 01
SAAB.... 04
SALEEN... 02
SATURN... 04
SCION............ 00
SUBARU.......... 01
SUZUKI. 05
TOYOTA .. 10
VOLKSWAGON.. 02
VOLVO............... 07
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dcx is better than gm or ford 4:36PM (3/02/2006)
I've owned a '02 Concorde Limited since new and aside from my wear and tear on it, the car is outstanding!
3.5 L h/o. nice...
Chrysler is truly putting out great product.
haha, hey bernie, why'd you hang on to it for four years?
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CanadianJeepYJ 4:41PM (3/02/2006)
Data for the NHTSA recalls was given to www.allpar.com by hemidakota
think Honda and Toyota are still HOT ????
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Jas 5:25PM (3/02/2006)
So if you add Honda and Acura together does that make 12? Thats worst than Kia.HaHa!!
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phil 5:26PM (3/02/2006)
You hit the nail on the head CanadianJeepYJ. Keep on jeepin.
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Brian W 5:32PM (3/02/2006)
Their car sales where up because they had %37 fleet sales in Feb. They forgot to mention that, they just don't want to be mentioned with Ford and GM.
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CanadianJeepYJ 5:40PM (3/02/2006)
Where is your information from Brain W????
and so what they sold to fleets...you don't think that every car company does that????
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Scott 6:56PM (3/02/2006)
Let's see - massive fleet sales and the return of 0% financing. We shouldn't have applauded GM last summer for fire sale vehicle sales and we shouldn't applaud DCX for doing it now.
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Mal Fuller 6:57PM (3/02/2006)
"I hated that car."
Posted at 3:49PM on Mar 2nd 2006 by bernie 0 stars
Hey Bernie, perhaps you and your Sebring had bad karma (CARma?)!
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Gale 7:21PM (3/02/2006)
AP article by Dee Ann Durbin today"
"Other U.S. automakers relied more heavily on fleet sales in February. Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales analysis manager, George Pipas, said fleet sales made up 41 percent of Ford's February sales. DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group doesn't release monthly fleet numbers, but Ballew said Chrysler's fleet sales were around 37 percent of its sales."
Anybody in the industry knows high fleet sales are a wolf in sheeps clothing. They inflate your numbers for bragging rights, but you don't account for squat in profits. So Chrysler's 2.4% increase was probably a net loss in profit, while Toyota and Nissan's 2.2% volume increase probably made the company some real money. Ditto for Honda.
If the analogy is sex, fleet sales... let's just say you're alone when you do it?
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Dave 7:43PM (3/02/2006)
Yeah...I went for that deal last year. 0% on my 2005 Pacifica Limited. But it's the last Chrysler I'll own most likely. Last "American" car I own I should say as well. While the Pacifica has many fine attributes, sadly, mine is a quality nightmare. I filed my Lemon Law complaint in November after only 8 months of ownership. Hey...at least I'm not paying interest while I wait for the arbitration!!! THANKS Chrysler!!
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Gerry 7:45PM (3/02/2006)
After a run of GM and foreign cars, our last three personal vehicles have been Chrysler products- a 300M and two Durangos. No problems of any kind with these vehicles, very comfortable to drive and ride in. I'd buy another.
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Brian W 7:52PM (3/02/2006)
Thank You Gale. Auto makers don't like to go over 15% fleet sales #11. GM and Ford sold 40% in Jan. and Feb. and DCX sold 30% in Jan. and 37% last month. It means that DCX has been sliding for a few months and trying to cover it up so they aren't compared to GM,Ford.
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Lithous 9:38PM (3/02/2006)
"But it's the last Chrysler I'll own most likely. Last "American" car I own I should say as well."
Yeah, and Sweden is the last "African" country I will ever vist.
Wow, now people are using cars that are assembled outside the U.S. by German companies as an excuse to not buy American. Sounds fair to me.
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Dave 10:11PM (3/02/2006)
I put "American" in quotes specifically to indicate I understand that Chrysler is not a true American company ANYMORE...Lithous. While they may not be an independent U.S. Company and while the Pac is assembled by CANADIANS (technically "Americans"), the vehicle, with the exception of rear suspension parts (which are NOT part of the problem), this car was designed, engineered and produced by AMERICAN employees of Chrysler Corp., managaged mostly by American executives. It is for all intents and purposes an AMERICAN car and as such, in my opinion, is living up to the well deserved reputation that most American cars have. So yes, it will be the last "American" car I buy. Any Toyota or Honda product (among others) assembled in America will remain a potential choice as no one considers them "American" cars. Get it?
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