Archive for April, 2014
The electric car boom seems to be a regional phenomenon. California leads the way with up to $1500 rebates for purchasing environmentally friendly, green vehicles. The state has issued over 100 million dollars in rebates since the program began, and it is estimated they will need another 25 million dollars to pay upcoming requests. California’s legislature is poised to make a change to the rebate program, which will not allow the rebates for vehicles costing more than $60,000. This move serves two purposes, diverting more rebates to lower income buyers and slowing down the number of requests for the rebate.
Tesla has a special interest in this change as their Model S would be significantly impacted. Tesla estimates they could lose as many as 2500 sales per year, slowing down their production and profits. Multiply that by the Model S’s 70,000-95,000 price tag and you can see why they are concerned. But one must wonder how much of an impact $1500 has on car buyers or lessees who are purchasing a 80,000 vehicle.
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There have been a flood of calls, questions and explanations at General Motors’ dealerships around the country. GM auto dealers are claiming their customers are very concerned and unsure what steps need to be taken to get their faulty ignitions switches replaced. Most are concerned about their safety in the 2.6 million vehicles GM has recalled in the last few months for the ignition failure.
Many other GM owners are asking if other models are safe to drive or if there are any recalls set in the near future on their vehicles. This has increased the number of calls and concerns out there, since the 2.6 million vehicles recalled is a small percentage of the total number of GM vehicles on the road. GM has assured customers that the vehicles are safe to drive as long as they remove any keys from the key ring that may affect the key to fall out of the “On” position.
Dealers can offer owners of recalled vehicles a $500 rebate on a new GM vehicle if they choose to change or upgrade. If you want more details on GM rebates for new cars and trucks, or any other vehicle make and model, get your free quotes from www.CarDealerRebates.com today!
