Carscoops

JANUARY 11, 2025

With the cost of financing skyrocketing, analysts are advising potential buyers to consider alternatives, such as used cars or new EV leases, to keep their budgets in check. New Car Finance Data (Averages) Metric 2024 Q4 2023 Q4 2024 Q3 Loan Term 68.8

Down Payment 106

Down Payment Buyer APR Finance 106

Auto Express

JANUARY 30, 2025

UK Government is in talks with finance industry over guarantees aimed at reducing interest rates

Financing Costs 88

Financing Costs Finance Buyer 88

Motor Trader

AUGUST 15, 2024

Philipp Sayler von Amende, CCO at Carwow, said: “This campaign builds on the success of Carwow’s previous seasonal campaigns, which typically deliver a 27% increase in sales for participating retailers by helping them engage with millions of potential buyers.

Retail 105

Retail Financing Costs Sales Finance 105

Autocar

MARCH 3, 2024

Stable used car values have become critical to new car sales in that they determine finance costs, so the continued weakness in EV prices is also hurting car companies as they look to increase the percentage of zero-emission cars they sell. With such strong new car offers on EVs, where is the incentive for the used buyer?”

Financing Costs 126

Financing Costs Finance Manufacturing Customer 126

Canadian Auto Dealer

JULY 25, 2024

Pressure from inflation and interest rates continue to impact consumers and dealers through increasing vehicle and financing costs, along with higher fixed and compensation costs, respectively. This is limiting the current buyer pool on every opportunity, leading to lower transaction prices,” said DSMA in its report.

Banking 52

Banking Spread Financing Costs Finance 52

CarExpert

JUNE 18, 2024

That’s the case at the moment for hundreds and hundreds of Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that continue to arrive by boat, but don’t have any buyers attached to them. A recent 7 News story detailed the deluge of Teslas sitting dormant at the docks in Melbourne with no buyers in sight.

Balloon Payment 111

Balloon Payment Termination Fee Early Termination Fees Sales 111

Jato

MARCH 21, 2024

This trend is likely to continue given the weak economy, high financing costs, and general market uncertainty, which is putting off both potential private and business buyers. So, while sales of BEV cars have not collapsed coming into 2024, BEV market share in January 2024 was down (10.5%) compared to (18.4%) the whole of 2023.

Retail 111

Retail Finance Manufacturing Financing Costs 111