TCI® (True Cost of Incentives®) by Category is Edmunds.com's determination of the average incentive cost per retail vehicle sold in the U.S. for each vehicle category for the months indicated. TCI® takes into account subvented interest rates and lease programs, as well as cash rebates to consumers and dealers - and is based on the proportion of vehicles for which each type of incentive was used. TCI® does not include dealer volume bonus incentives and dealer personnel bonuses.
