Aggressive dealer cash incentives ranging from $4,000 to $8,000 on vehicles has helped Isuzu record its first quarterly sales increase in nearly eight years. The news of 2,007 new units out the door follows the not-so-shocking report earlier this year that Isuzu is abandoning the U.S. market -- ergo the fire sale.
There are 201 Isuzu dealers in the U.S. right now, and all are tasked with clearing the balance of their inventory by Jan. 31, 2009. If you've got the hots for an Ascender SUV or an i-290 / i-370 pickup, now would be a great time to take a stroll over to your Isuzu dealer (and don't forget to let them know Autoblog told you about the rebates).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Frick @ Apr 7th 2008 7:06PM
hmmmm.... so when is Porsche going out of business?....
Eric D-J @ Apr 7th 2008 7:18PM
They should have been mking cars too still,not just trucks.
gschon @ Apr 7th 2008 8:19PM
They used to but they were junk so they quit importing them in '93.
MajorGeek @ Apr 7th 2008 7:53PM
Get a great deal on a car, just no warranty? I assume the places will be closed, since they are leaving the USA, they have no incentive to honor the warranty, trained techs will go elsewhere and so on. Too scary for me. If you saved 4-8k on a car in that price range, hope you saved it for any problems.
David @ Apr 7th 2008 7:56PM
They're just GM products anyway. I imagine you can take it to your local Chevy dealer for service.
MemphisNET @ Apr 7th 2008 8:26PM
David beat me too it... but you'd still have to be self-savy. Take it to ... well, just about ANYWHERE and they'll claim its super-expensive and exotic. Pickup a 20$ Haynes manual and you can probably do 90% of the work yourself.
RCL1221 @ Apr 7th 2008 8:27PM
let me know when they're giving these away for free.99
toronado455 @ Apr 7th 2008 8:43PM
$21,638 for Ascender 2WD, pref. pkg. Not bad price for a Chevy Trailblazer 6-Cyl.
Fooman @ Apr 7th 2008 8:47PM
if they had a vehicross with no miles... I am in!
almost Dr. G.. @ Apr 7th 2008 9:08PM
im sure someone has one somewhere.. those were cool but i didnt see too many on the street given the $34k price tag..
Dave @ Apr 7th 2008 9:40PM
Anyone know if the i series comes with limited slip?
Dan @ Apr 7th 2008 10:32PM
If it's the same as the Colorado, there is no limited slip.
The G80 auto locker is an option, and is night and day better than limited slip.
Dave @ Apr 8th 2008 12:32AM
Only available on the 5 cylinder, not the 4 cylinder. Ugh.
http://www.isuzu.com/i290_comparison_trim.jsp
Ford does the same thing with the Ranger. Anybody know why??
My 4 cyl Miata has LSD. Why shouldnt a 4 cyl compact pickup?
Dan @ Apr 7th 2008 10:24PM
My local Isuzu dealer still has two new Colorados, I mean I-series, at 10K under MSRP.
Too bad they're 06s with the 3.5L.
blackax @ Apr 7th 2008 10:51PM
I'm gonna miss isuzu, they made some great cars and trucks. Mmmm I love my trooper
SPG @ Apr 8th 2008 5:52AM
I'm sorry to see Izuzu go.
Not what the brand has become, but for what they were.
The Trooper, Rodeo, Amigo, and the first gen Impulse were all so neat.
Even the other real Izuzu's were different and cool in their own ways.
SPG @ Apr 8th 2008 5:54AM
Very nice, just noticed I spelt Isuzu wrong twice in the same post.
I guess I'm just sad to see another product go the way of the Oldsm5bile.
socarboy99 @ Apr 8th 2008 6:23AM
As they say, hind sight is 20/20. Too bad that Isuzu
did not capitalize on it's diesel expertice and applying
that to it's passenger car lines 6 or 7 years ago.
If they did, they would have been sitting in the
cat bird's seat right about now!
tanooki2003 @ Apr 8th 2008 10:54AM
I would feel bad for Isuzu leaving but then again it's like the demise of Oldsmobile with a Japanese name. Not to mention my strong disgust for GM will continue for many years which has added Isuzu to that list.
Isuzu has truly lost their way since partnering up with the General. We don't
tanooki2003 @ Apr 8th 2008 10:57AM
We don't need another set of rebadged vehicles.