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Ford Offers Interest-Free Financing for Escape Hybrids in California and DC
16 March 2006
Reuters. Ford Motor is offering interest-free financing on its Escape hybrid sport utility vehicle in California and Washington, DC, to boost sales in markets that see strong hybrid sales. California and Washington are Ford’s two hottest hybrid markets.
In addition to rebates, Ford is also spending on advertising campaigns, featuring Kermit the Frog, that tout the company’s commitment to hybrids. Ford partly attributes its jump in Escape sales in February compared to January to the ad campaign. (Earlier post.)
The new offer in those two areas cannot be combined with the rebate of as much as $1,000 that the automaker already has on the vehicle.
Buyers in California and Washington can pick either zero-percent financing or rebates on the Escape Hybrid, which runs on both a traditional engine and a battery-powered motor. The offer ends in three weeks.
March 16, 2006 in Sales, Vehicle Manufacturers | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (2)
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Posted by: tom deplume | March 17, 2006 at 04:10 PM
wow, interesting to see the 0% APR incentive thrown around again. haven't seen that in a really long time.
Posted by: lensovet | March 17, 2006 at 05:23 PM
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Now that's a good idea, but my question has to be is there are problem with their sales? I seldom even look at the American automaker hybrid sales numbers so I really don't know. I would think in Ford's traditional... [Read More]
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» Ford Offers Interest-Free Financing for Escape Hybrids in California and DC from Daffodil Lane
Now that's a good idea, but my question has to be is there are problem with their sales? I seldom even look at the American automaker hybrid sales numbers so I really don't know. I would think in Ford's traditional... [Read More]
Tracked on Mar 17, 2006 4:28:20 AM
I sat in the driver's seat of an Escape hybrid recently and was struck by how little room there was for my left foot. If I won one in a contest I would give it to charity rather than drive it. It was less comfortable than my little Kia.