Any Ford dealer that works with a broker is violating their dealer agreement with FMC. It specifically disallows working with brokers. Now, whether Ford dealers know this and choose to ignore it, or whether they’re ignorant to it, is a different story. But that is the main reason why you see so few Ford brokers in general
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Interesting…
What other manufacturers don’t allow for brokers?
Most automakers simply claim dealerships are independently owned and operated … so they have autonomy to do whatever they need to do (including using brokers).
Do you know what happened when some Ford dealers challenged Ford’s stance barring brokers?
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Considering 143 Ford dealers are in Michigan I would imagine you’d be able to send offers to a number of them and achieve a reasonable deal!
How many have you sent offers to at this point?
None. My mortgage broker said I can’t make a move until I close on my house first. Which is Friday. So I am hoping the month of August will be the hottest for Lightning deals. Then the hunt will be on.
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How much cheaper are you expecting compared to these current deals?
Either way, start putting your target deal together using current month programs, master the calculator, and how to make offers so you are ready and not going in blind.
The whole thread above you is people predicting:
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@SteveB25 these deals are great and have just now presented themselves on July 30th. Would be perfect timing if I could make a move but my hands are tied until I close on my new house. Hopefully the deals get even better next month and not worse.
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Gotcha, goodluck with the new house. Seems like lightnings have been decent last few months, hopefully it continues.
Thank you! Would like to see more brokers or dealers on here offering Ford Lightning but I will try sending my target offers to several dealers next month. I will offer my donation to get the leasehackr calculator tonight so I can compare numbers now to next months incentives.
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I am in the same boat as a lot of you I’m sure. I leased an Ioniq 5 two years ago in October, one pay lease it was practically a steal. I absolutely love the car so I’d like to lease another (though because of trim changes I’m only interested in the Limited). I used a broker last time I just don’t know. I’m just experiencing the same decision paralysis I’m sure everyone else is.
Advice needed. My current lease on 2024 Ioniq5 SEL expires on Feb 28, 2026. I’m thinking about getting another EV in Sept 25. My current budget is to get one under $400/month. In MD we pay 6.5% tax on sale price (bummer). Now including $100/month in insurance, puts me at $500/month, and for 6 months it is $3000. Now it is lose $3000 if you buy now or lose $7500 if you dont. What will I do with the 3rd car?! My daughter is graduating next year, she might drive it on weekends, she will be happy, but my wife is not! Current Prologue Touring trim (56K) is at 0 down $450/month. I like EV6 Wind Light Long distance to be my next car. Negotiating with Kia dealers is a nightmare! All advice is welcome
Dont waste 3000 chasing after 7500
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Exactly what my wife said!!
There will always be new deals regardless of the EV credit.
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There is historical precedent here. Teslas had an incentive in 2018. It was removed and Tesla simply dropped their prices.
My gut tells me it’s the same. EV’s are already overpriced by $7500.
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Okay, so Tesla itself did this, but are you saying the MSRP would drop, incentives would be created, or the dealers would lower the price? Genuine question, but can they change the MSRP of ones on the lot, or would it just be for new builds? If MSRP drops, that’s not as much of a benefit for leasing, right, as opposed to dealer discounts or incentives?
It costs the OEMs more than $7,500/unit to buy carbon credits from other OEMs, so the incentives will stay.
Aren’t ‘carbon credits’ going away too? The dumb bill eliminated fines for CAFE. Or am I confusing things?
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For the USA, the EPA has proposed ending the CO2 reduction motivators. The EU likely will maintain a general desire to motivate automakers to reduce CO2.
All those USA credits the automakers spent $ to try and generate will be worth a fat $0.
Current USA elected policy makers generally think global warming is a farce and all these CO2 rules don’t help anyone.
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