If you've been waiting, it's time to start shopping, according to the Los Angeles Times. After cutting back on incentives in May and watching sales sag, automakers have resumed piling on the deals.

How long the good times will last for shoppers is anyone's guess, but market watchers say incentive fever could last into fall. While it does, buyers who do a little research and are willing to compromise on issues such as exterior color or trim and equipment levels

can find substantial savings as the 2002 model lines peter out.

The incentives most consumers see are advertised deals -- consumer cash offers and discounted interest rates or lease terms. But automakers also try to boost sales by giving their dealers incentives.