10 Best New-Car Deals For May
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IRVINE, CA--May 21, 2014: Holiday weekends like the upcoming Memorial Day weekend are a great time to get a deal on a new car, so the experts from Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry, have assembled their list of the 10 best lease and cash back deals available this month from a variety of auto manufacturers.
"The remainder of May and especially the holiday weekend should be a great time to snag a new-car deal, so our editors culled through the available offers and chose what we thought were the 10 best for this month," said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book. "From electric cars, pickup trucks, luxury makes, three-row vehicles, coupes, sedans and small cars, there is a new-car deal option on this list for just about everyone. As dealers start to make way for the 2015 models to hit their lots, new-car shoppers have the opportunity to save a bundle on many popular new 2014 model-year vehicles plus a golden oldie from 2013."
Below are the KBB.com Editors' picks for standout new-car lease and cash back deals, all available at least through May 31, 2014:
KBB.com 10 Best New Car Deals of the Month – May 2014
Lease Deals1
Rank |
Year |
Make |
Model |
MSRP2 |
Kelley Blue Book® Fair Purchase Price3 |
Lease Term (months) |
Monthly Payment |
Amount Due at Signing |
2 |
2014 |
Nissan |
Altima |
$23,500 |
$21,467 |
36 |
$189 |
$1,999
|
3 |
2014 |
Ford |
Flex |
$32,795 |
$30,401 |
24 |
$189 |
$3,769 |
4 |
2014 |
Ram |
1500 Quad Cab |
$32,400 |
$30,359 |
36 |
$229 |
$3,129 |
5 |
2014 |
Infiniti |
Q60 |
$41,755 |
$39,041 |
39 |
$299 |
$3,849 |
6 |
2014 |
Toyota |
Prius Plug-in |
$30,800 |
$29,777 |
36 |
$279 |
$999 |
8 |
2013 |
Nissan |
Leaf |
$29,650 |
$26,540 |
36 |
$199 |
$1,999 |
10 |
2014 |
Volvo |
S60 |
$33,315 |
$31,233 |
24 |
$259 |
$1,884 |
Cash Back Deals
Rank |
Year |
Make |
Model |
MSRP2 |
Kelley Blue Book® Fair Purchase Price34 |
Monthly Payment4 |
Cash Back5 |
1 |
2014 |
Chrysler |
300 |
$31,890 |
$29,820 |
$483 |
$3,250 |
7 |
2014 |
Ford |
Expedition |
$43,170 |
$40,727 |
$650 |
$5,000 |
9 |
2014 |
Fiat |
500 |
$18,300 |
$17,123 |
$275 |
$2,000 |
1Certain restrictions and requirements may apply. 2 MSRP is Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price. 3The Kelley Blue BookŪ Fair Purchase Price (FPP) is updated weekly to show shoppers what others have been paying for this car recently. FPP data in chart was sourced from KBB.com on May 9, 2014. Tax, title, license extra. 4Monthly payment assumes 60 months at default APR 3.5% 5Purchase payments assume cash back applied as down payment.