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Mazda, Honda and Toyota are fighting to offload 2010 stock before the end of the year with clearances of their most popular lines. Mazda is the latest to strike, cutting $1000 across its best-selling ranges, including the Mazda3, already the favourite car of Australian private buyers.
The Mazda3 starts from $21,990, the mid-size Mazda6 Classic manual from $33,990. All 2010 model Mazda2 Neos are $16,490 driveaway, a $500 reduction. The 2010 4x2 BT-50 Single Cab Chassis DX is $21,990 driveaway.
Honda has taken $2000 out of the Accord Euro range and up to $1600 on some versions of its Jazz light car. The biggest single cut is the $5,300 hacked off the hugely overpriced UK-built Civic hatch. The strong Aussie dollar sees the Si hatch start from a more competitive $32,190, with an entry-level cloth-trim version on sale from January at $29,990.
Toyota has cut the cost of finance on Yaris YR and Corolla Ascent five-door hatches, as well as Hybrid Camry and Prius. The four-year Toyota Finance Advantage deal is available with a comparison interest rate of 2.9 per cent for purchases between now and January 31.
Toyota also claims to have improved Corolla values by up to $2,410 and Yaris by as much as $1,700 by adding features and repositioning prices. Yaris starts at $14,990 for the YR 3-door manual. The most affordable Corolla, the Ascent manual hatch, starts at $20,990. The Kluger SUV gets styling tweaks and reductions of up to $1,000.
