Auto sales remained okay despite higher auto loan rates (15.5-16%) because consumers with low fixed-rate mortgages felt secure enough to take on higher rate auto debt, and the effective cost of their largest expense (housing) was falling, reducing overall debt service strain.
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Neil DuttaEvidence Quote
“Auto Sales have been okay even though auto loan rates have gone up you know we're still kind of what 15 and a half 16 S I mean that's that's fine right”
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:02:32 PM
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