Automotive Consumers Sink Further in Debt

Most financing metrics hit records in the second quarter as more buyers locked themselves into long terms and high monthly payments.

June Automotive Boon?

A forecast for this month’s new-vehicle sales tells a familiar 2026 story: Year-over-year comparisons must be made in light of last year’s aberrations.

Car Loans More Plentiful

May access opens up, as risk segments figured largely in the increased availability, Cox Automotive reported.

First-Quarter Sees Long Auto Loan Growth

Experian data show more consumers are tapping the method, along with refinancings, to afford buying. Meanwhile, subprime borrowers are getting more access.

New-Vehicle Sales Picture Relative

A May forecast is complicated by last spring’s trade tariff effects on auto retail. Despite continued hard realities, many consumers took advantage of ways to bite the bullet.

Auto Finance Data Show Opportunities and Risks

The share of subprime, longest loan terms grow in Q4 as consumers take on more debt over longer terms to afford higher vehicle prices, Experian research finds.

Auto Consumers Stretched to the Limit?

Third-quarter stats find budget acrobatics, more accounts in arrears

CFPB: Longer-Term Loans Not Having Desired Effect for Borrowers, Finance Sources