Originally Posted by RNM GS3

Need a time machine to take me back to 2019!

Originally Posted by Nevada

Vehicle prices have climbed in recent years due to increasing CAFE goals and the number of expected safety features on new cars.

The cost of manufacturing hybrid and electric vehicles get spread across the entire fleet. The price of non-hybrid vehicles will be higher to cover for the losses from the Electric Vehicle burden placed on vehicle manufactures by the federal government.

Originally Posted by tex2670

Supply/demand. Period. Manufacturers are NOT going to lower prices if demand for their product does not drop--as long as demand remains steady, manufacturers will charge the same price and keep the profit. Just like everything else.

Originally Posted by Margate330

I liked it better when mfgs flooded the market with cars and then have to offer incentives to buy.

This gave the consumer the upper hand on economic supply vs demand.

Now it seems they drip out just enough cars to keep up with demand and get top dollar.

Originally Posted by bitkahuna

this is what honda and toyota have done forever (just in time, as you know), and it's worked great, so other mfr's are following for the most part. when i see a ford lot though with hundreds of trucks and suvs i think it's pretty sad.

Originally Posted by Margate330

Sad but there are deals to be had!

Originally Posted by bitkahuna

as long as you don't mind haggling with the sleazy sales guy with the fast food stains on his shirt, and then the "f&i" department, then see the paperwork that doesn't match the deal you negotiated, or make any sense... such a deal.