The holidays are coming and so are the car deals. As the year draws to a close, many manufacturers will have end-of-year or holiday sales designed to bring shoppers into showrooms and move metal. In addition to checking out these promoted sales, it can also be helpful to know which outgoing model-year vehicles automakers and dealers are selling at a significantly discounted price.
Edmunds collects data on tens of thousands of vehicle transactions every year. And analyzing those data gives insight into where the best deals may be, especially as a calendar year ends. Accordingly, Edmunds editors reviewed sales data from most manufacturers from September of this year to find the deepest discounts.
The following five vehicles stood out as viable options for shoppers looking to get a deal. We didn’t include electric vehicles for the purposes of this article but know that you can often get big discounts on them as well. We’ve organized them by the biggest discount off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, or MSRP, and included a few notes from Edmunds about each: The Ascent is the biggest Subaru you can buy.
It has three rows of seating and is better suited for bigger families than the smaller Forester. The Ascent doesn’t top Edmunds’ rankings for three-row SUVs, but it is a solid contender that’s worth a look, especially at the right price. What Edmunds editors say about the Ascent: “The Ascent stands out with its standard all-wheel drive, useful technology feat.