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Auto Loan Delinquency Rate Declines by 35%

Mirroring a trend in many consumer lending categories, auto loan delinquency rates have declined significantly in July year-over-year. Equifax’s latest monthly National Consumer Credit Trends Report released today says that auto loan 60-day plus delinquency rates declined 35% in dollars.CNW Research also has good news for automakers and their stockholders. Its latest Loan-to-Value Ratio data shows a rise, especially for sub-prime borrowers. Banks are once again chasing auto loans because of low repossession rates and a minimum of late-payers. In the heyday of sub-prime lending, those with the lowest acceptable FICO score (credit rating in industry jargon) had LV ratios in the near-100% range. Continue reading →

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U.S. Vehicle Sales as Percent of Population Remain Weak

As the U.S. auto industry slowly recovers from the Great Recession, new vehicle sales as a percent of the growing population remain weak by historical standards. Continue reading →

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Authorized Dealer Used Vehicle Sales Jump 11.5% in September

Overall, the U.S. used vehicle market is at 30,155,128 units year-to-date, compared to 8.6 million new cars and light trucks. It was the best performance y-t-d since 2007 before the collapse of the global financial markets. This begs the question – are new vehicle prices too high? Continue reading →

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July Used Car Sales Boom. Have Automakers Priced New Vehicles – Now with an Average $30,000 Price – Too High?

The latest research shows that sales of used cars and light trucks in the U.S. grew strongly – up more than 13% for the month of July. About 4.5 million previously owned vehicles changed hands. That’s the best July since 2005… Continue reading →

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New Vehicles Overpriced, Sending Sales to Used?

About 8% of the people who bought a used vehicle in June were trying to decide between purchasing a new or used car and elected for the older one. This means that approximately 360,000 new-vehicle sales went to older vehicles. That’s two final assembly plants worth, and it doesn’t include supporting component parts plants at a time when unemployment is officially more than 9%. Continue reading →

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