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If you do some digging you'll find some 7,000 reasons why sales of the Ford Ranger compact pickup were up 35 per cent in October.
Ford of Canada has a whopping $6,000 factory-to-dealer incentive in play. It can be combined with the Recycle Your Ride promotion which is worth anther G-note ($1,000) for qualified buyers. Those two sales sweeteners can be "stacked" with 3.99 per cent financing for five years, too.
The Ranger won't be around much longer; Ford is phasing out the North American version. A global version – for sale in markets around the world other than North America – is hitting showrooms and has already earned a five-star crash test rating in Europe. Nonetheless, when the Ranger goes away here it will be disappear – at least until Ford decides it's worth selling a true compact truck here in Canada and the United States.
So if you want a Ranger you'll need to act soon and if you do, Ford of Canada has a deal.
At Kia, sales of the Sportage compact utility were up nearly 79 per cent last month. As of this writing, Kia Canada had put nearly $5,000 in incentives on certain versions of the Sportage – for qualified buyers.
Another hot seller in October was Toyota's Highlander crossover utility vehicle. Sure enough, Toyota Canada has a $1,500 cash incentive waiting for buyers who know how to nail a deal.
And then there's the Scion xD compact wagon. Sales were up 192 per cent in October. If you expected to find some factory support, you'd be correct: 0.0 per cent financing for three years and a $500 cash incentive for new graduates.
As usual, Deals of the Week obtained pricing information from www.carcostcanada.com, among other sources Here are the numbers.
2011 Ford Ranger SuperCab Sport 4x4
MSRP: $24,199
Freight, dealer prep, air conditioning tax: $1,600
Dealer discount (estimated): $900
Factory discount: $6,000 (Delivery Allowance factory-to-dealer rebate)
Taxable subtotal: $18,899
Total price with 13% HST: $21,355.87
Factory discount: $1,000 (Recycle Your Ride factory-to-customer rebate)
Final price: $20,355.87
2011 Scion xD auto
MSRP: $18,100
Freight, air conditioning tax and dealer prep: $1,450
Dealer discount: $500
Taxable subtotal: $19,050
Total price with 13% HST: $22,526.60
Factory discount: $500 (Graduate Program factory-to-customer rebate)
Final price: $21,026.50
Note: 0.0 per cent finance rate for up to three years
2011 Kia Sportage SX Auto AWD
MSRP: $36,995
Freight, dealer prep and air conditioning tax: $1,750
Dealer discount (estimated): $1,150
Factory discount: $3,000 (Kia Prime Rate Credit factory-to-dealer rebate -- must be combined with 3.39% financing)
Factory discount: $1,600 (Retail Finance Credit factory-to-dealer rebate)
Factory discount: $750 (Sportage Loyalty Bonus factory-to-dealer rebate)
Taxable subtotal: $32,245
Total price with 13% HST: $36,436.85
2011 Toyota Highlander Limited 4WD
MSRP: $44,900
Freight, dealer prep and air conditioning tax and Green Levy: $1,660
Dealer discount (estimated): $1,800
Factory discount: $1,500 (Stackable Trading Dollars factory-to-dealer rebate)
Taxable subtotal: $43,260
Total price with 13% HST: $48,883.80
Pricing information source: www.carcostcanada.com. Calculations based on Ontario customers. Please note that while the information above is accurate at the time of publication, incentives are given at the discretion of individual dealers, and may be changed or discontinued at any time. Dealer discounts are negotiated with the customer on a case-by-case basis.