http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/will-us-see-incentives-war-among-car-companies <p>Leading auto consulting firms are lowering their forecasts for U.S. auto sales in 2011.&nbsp;</p><p>But it is unlikely to send automakers into a panic.</p><p>Some observers say the lower volume of sales means the U.S. is ripe for an incentives war among car companies.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>But Anthony Pratt with the auto consulting group R. L. Polk doesn&rsquo;t see it happening.&nbsp;&nbsp; He says a lot of the triggers that set off incentives wars in the past are missing.&nbsp;</p><p>For one thing, U.S. car companies are making money at the lower volume of sales.&nbsp;</p> Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:55:25 +0000 Tracy Samilton 3837 at http://michiganradio.org