What time of the year do the auto manufacturers give the best rebates? I know pretty good deals can be had with leftovers but do the largest rebates match up with the end of the year?

Christmas eve. Tell them how much you want to pay for the vehicle! December is the slowest month for auto sales. They have to make their quota!

Right now, 10,000 rebates and such.

Towards the end of the month to make quotas

End of the month and in the fall as next years trucks come out.

july. that's when they switch to the new production line (ie 2018 to 2019). have to get rid of the old to make way for the new.

Last day of the month

Costco give their program a look! Rebate plus the lower interest rates when most dealers offer you one or the other only!

A new truck? Best time is right after you hit the lottery!!

I usually wait until early the following year to buy the previous year's model. Selection can be somewhat limited but dealers are ready to have them gone and rebates are in full effect.

I bought my 2008 Tundra in early March of 2009. List was $34,400.00, I paid $24,800.00. $4,000.00 was a national rebate and another $1,500.00 was a regional discount. The rest was haggling.

By contrast, I had to buy my wife a new car a few months ago after hers was totaled in an accident. No leftovers that time of year. I didn't pay sticker ,nobody does, but I didn't get anywhere near the deal I could have if I could have waited until after the new year.

1978

Back about 30-40 years ago, when they were trucks - no nonsense work machines, not over priced luxury impractical fancy crap .

I just bought a new truck at the end of September. I have been looking since March. The best deal I had on paper was the end of July. I wound up paying about $500 more in September for a 2018 Chevy.