Meanings of zero-percent financing in English

Despite a high-profile zero-percent financing offer, Toyota's U.S. sales tumbled 34 percent in November.

Those include zero-percent financing on a handful of slower-selling models.

GM also said it would offer zero-percent financing and cash rebates on slower-selling models in February.

Toyota sales dropped 32 percent in the month and it offered unprecedented zero-percent financing to U.S. customers in October.

The automaker vowed that it would not return to its much-criticized practice of buying market share with zero-percent financing and other discounts.

Toyota sales dropped 32 percent in the month and it has been forced to offer unprecedented zero-percent financing to U.S. customers in October.

The automaker surprised analysts in June when a zero-percent financing offer for six years cushioned its results as the market hit a 15-year low.

Meanwhile, GM is offering zero-percent financing on several vehicles, and rates no higher than 5.9 percent on more than three dozen 2008 and 2009 models.

General Motors Co has also sought to profit, offering Toyota customers payouts of up to $1,000 or zero-percent financing on most of its line-up.