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Record Car Prices Are Pushing American Drivers Deeper Into Debt
The leading economics blog online covering financial issues, geopolitics and trading. The average price of a new vehicle in the US has climbed to a record $51,109, according to a new Cox Automotive report citing Kelley Blue Book data.
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The leading economics blog online covering financial issues, geopolitics and trading. The average price of a new vehicle in the US has climbed to a record $51,109, according to a new Cox Automotive report citing Kelley Blue Book data. Combined with new-car loan rates near their highest levels since the mid-2000s, record sticker prices are putting vehicle ownership increasingly out of reach for many working-class folks, even before insurance, fuel and maintenance costs are factored in.
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