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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>Incentive Program Comparo Chart - Click above to view <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/">after the jump</a></small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Tumbling sales have forced every automaker to rethink strategies, and today both General Motors and Ford announced new incentive measures similar to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/20/hyundai-assurance-plus-adds-90-day-payment-relief-to-popular-p/">Hyundai Assurance Plus Program</a>. Hyundai's incentive program began earlier this year, and is likely partly responsible for the South Korean automaker's impressive sales performance thus far in 2009. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/gm-launches-total-confidence-program-to-encourage-buyers/">GM Total Confidence Program</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/ford-advantage-plan-guarantees-job-loss-protection-for-new-vehic/">Ford Advantage Plan</a> were just announced this morning, so only time will tell if they help jump-start sales.<br /><br />Each automaker's incentive program might look similar on the surface, but there are important differences. They all offer what's called payment protection, which means that if you buy one of their vehicles and lose your job within a certain period of time, the automaker will make your payments for a certain number of months (or until you get a new job, whichever comes first).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/">Follow the jump</a> to find out what sets each incentive program apart. We've also created a handy comparison chart that lays out each program's component side-by-side.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Incentive Program Comparo: GM vs. Ford vs. Hyundai</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/">Incentive Program Comparo: GM vs. Ford vs. Hyundai</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:40:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1503882/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>Incentive Program Comparo Chart - Click above to view <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/">after the jump</a></small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Tumbling sales have forced every automaker to rethink strategies, and today both General Motors and Ford announced new incentive measures similar to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/20/hyundai-assurance-plus-adds-90-day-payment-relief-to-popular-p/">Hyundai Assurance Plus Program</a>. Hyundai's incentive program began earlier this year, and is likely partly responsible for the South Korean automaker's impressive sales performance thus far in 2009. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/gm-launches-total-confidence-program-to-encourage-buyers/">GM Total Confidence Program</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/ford-advantage-plan-guarantees-job-loss-protection-for-new-vehic/">Ford Advantage Plan</a> were just announced this morning, so only time will tell if they help jump-start sales.<br /><br />Each automaker's incentive program might look similar on the surface, but there are important differences. They all offer what's called payment protection, which means that if you buy one of their vehicles and lose your job within a certain period of time, the automaker will make your payments for a certain number of months (or until you get a new job, whichever comes first).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/">Follow the jump</a> to find out what sets each incentive program apart. We've also created a handy comparison chart that lays out each program's component side-by-side.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Incentive Program Comparo: GM vs. Ford vs. Hyundai</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/">Incentive Program Comparo: GM vs. Ford vs. Hyundai</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:40:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1503882/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/31/incentive-program-comparo-gm-vs-ford-vs-hyundai/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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