Dl2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 1,1984
Kubota cuts
COMPTON, Cal. - Kubota
Credit Corporation has announced
it will slash its financing rate Sept.
1 to 8.5 percent on all Kubota
tractors, implements and ex
cavators.
The new financing rate - the
lowest available from any tractor
company in the U.S. - can De
obtained for a limited time from
any of the nearly 1,000 par
ticipating JCuboata dealers across
the country.
In announcing the interest rate
cut, K. Morioka, president of
Kubota Credit Corporation, said,
“For some time, our below market
rate financing has enabled
customers to purchase Kubota
tractors at more reasonable rates.
As we expanded the credit
program to include all 50 states, we
wanted to do something special for
our customers.”
Kubota established its credit
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