By Jim Donovan: Philadelphia-area car shoppers have more to celebrate this holiday season. My sources over at Edmunds.com, the nation’s leading automotive website, have given me a heads-up on some remarkable local new car deals.

Some of the best deals include:

0.9% financing for 36 months on 2011 Acura MDX

$2,500 cash back on 2012 Dodge Ram

$3,000 cash back on 2011 Ford Flex

42 month lease at $169 per month for 2012 Subaru Impreza

36 month lease at $169 per month for 2011 Toyota Corolla

For more details on the deals listed above, and to evaluate all of the national and local incentives and rebates currently available in the Philadelphia area, visit http://www.edmunds.com/car-incentives/ .

By the way, you don’t want to only look at sale price when purchasing a new car. There are other costs of ownership to consider. If you are in the market for a new vehicle, you may want to check out some advice from Edmunds.com Senior Consumer Advice Editor Philip Reed.  Here is a link to his 10 Steps to Buying a New Car  http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/10-steps-to-buying-a-new-car.html .