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Old 07-13-2019, 02:31 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Not calling you a liar, just saying I'd need to see evidence to be convinced. I accept it could have happened. What was the average sales price though? A 1-time deal isn't the basis for decision making.
I vaguely remember reading about this. Try as I might, I can't find any articles about it now, 10 years on, but there is this:

"Hyundai had an aggressive marketing campaign and matched the government's money with some of its own. Caldwell said that shoppers were getting $6,000 to $8,000 off cars that carried sticker prices of $14,000."
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