International offers new truck buyers cash incentive

WARRENVILLE, Ill. (Jan. 29, 2004) — International Truck and Engine is offering a new Down Payment Match program that gives customers up to $2,800 toward the down payment on eligible new International 4000, 5000i, 7000, 8000 or 9000i Series truck.

The program — offered as an incentive to buy new trucks as the class 8 market rebounds — is valid on up to 10 vehicles per customer and is available through International dealers until April 15, 2004.

The Down Payment Match program also includes additional purchase credits available for qualified customers. International 4000 or 7000 Series buyers who select the Diamond Logic exhaust brake or Diamond Logic engine brake options recently introduced in the 2004 International DT 466 diesel engine, will earn an invoice credit of $420. Customers selecting a Cummins ISM or ISX engine in International 5000i, 7000, 8000 or 9000i Series orders earn an invoice credit of $700.

Vehicles built with Cummins ISM or ISX engines also receive a three-year, 300,000-mile protection plan with a limited extended engine warranty at no extra charge.