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Negative Equity Leaves 30% Of Car-Buyers Underwater On Trade‑Ins
Negative Equity Leaves 30% Of Car-Buyers Underwater On Trade‑Ins
Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times,
Almost one-third of American car buyers with a trade-in owe more than the vehicle is worth, new industry data show.
About 30.5 percent of buyers trading in a car toward a new vehicle maintained negative equity, according to a JD Power report released on March 26.
This is up 4.2 percentage points from a year ago and has been steadily rising since 2022, “as consumers who purchased during the peak of inventory shortages 4 years ago...
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