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Affordability has been one of the biggest themes in the auto industry, and data show car buyers are feeling the pinch.
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The market has changed a lot, really concerned about continued escalation in the fuel price.
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We're seeing 84 -month financing, which a year ago was not really popular, almost a third of the market for new vehicles.
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So people are stretching more and more to buy that new Ford.
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Those 84 -month loans Farley mentioned have hit record levels.
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Now one in four car buyers are getting them.
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And monthly payments?
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Record high.
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Payments over $1 ,000 a month?
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Record high for both new and used car buyers.
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Total interest paid also hit an all -time high.
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Has it gotten any better?
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No way.
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We're at like breaking points with people.
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High -end vehicle sales dropped through the third quarter of 2026, while midsize and mainstream vehicles rose.
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Even midsize cars and minivans were up.
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But some of the least expensive cars on the market aren't seeing that same bump.
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More affordable segments like compact SUVs and compact cars priced less than $40 ,000 have fallen year over year.
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Even though sales in affordable segments are down year -to -date, lower -priced vehicles on dealer lots were selling faster in Q3 than in Q1,
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and faster than higher -priced vehicles.
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So if cheap cars are selling faster, why are sales still down?
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There are a few possible reasons.
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One, fewer options.
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Two, customers unwilling to trade down.
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And three, many buyers are still priced out.
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First, there is an argument that there aren't enough cars available, or the selection that customers would like.
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For one thing, the compact car segment has shrunk dramatically.
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We've seen a whole number of inexpensive vehicles disappear from the marketplace.
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And we still have Civics and Kia K4s and Toyota Corollas on the market, but you don't have a Chevy, you don't have a Ford,
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you don't have a Dodge.
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You have all these brands that have just abandoned the marketplace.
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And those buyers would typically move into those showrooms are going to the used car market
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and having to buy an entry level leftover 20 ,000, 30 ,000 mile compact or subcompact car.
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In the wholesale used market, compact car prices have risen faster than for every segment besides EVs.
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Compact vehicle buyers are very price sensitive.
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And so when the price of gas goes up, that eats into their car payment.
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That means that they can't afford a $500 or $600 a month car payment, and they have to move into the used market.
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That's pushing up the prices of used cars.
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A few popular SUVs in the lower price range have been in short supply as well.
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Ford discontinued production of the Escape to make way for its new midsize EV pickup,
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and some production changes have constrained the supply of the extremely popular Toyota RAV4.
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But analysts like Ivan Drury also think the degree to
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which consumers are stretching themselves financially suggests some are just not stepping down into a smaller, less well -equipped car.
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The moment you get into that other vehicle and it's a little bit smaller, it's not as comfortable, it doesn't fit all your stuff,
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all your kids' equipment for soccer practice, you're done.
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And as long as we can't give those things up, we're going to continue to persist with people taking out longer loan terms,
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stretching things financially, or just saying, you know what, I'll cut in other places in my life just to afford this vehicle.
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The one small vehicle segment that did see some growth was subcompact SUVs.
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Drury said that's a segment that attracts a lot of first -time buyers.
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Because this is their first car, these buyers don't feel like they're stepping down from something better.
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There are also a number of other financial and economic factors working against affordability.
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Manufacturers are being more disciplined about production,
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which means they are trying to match production with demand so they don't have to rely so much on incentives and leasing.
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This is great for their financial performance, but it means there are fewer deals to be had by consumers.
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Automakers are offering fewer incentives.
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Leasing, which offers a lower monthly payment, is less common than it was in 2019.
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We have kind of a resilient core of the market.
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But that entry -level buyer has kind of priced out and that's brought, it's brought a smaller, more profitable market overall.
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That entry -level buyer is looking at a daunting landscape.
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Nearly one in three shoppers trading in a vehicle have negative equity,
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meaning the outstanding cost of the loan is greater than the value of the vehicle.
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That balance is often rolled into the next loan, which raises the new payment cost.
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Lenders have been extending credit to customers with lower credit scores, but that comes with costs, too.
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If you have a lower credit score, and most lenders do risk -based pricing, so a lower credit score gets you a higher interest rate,
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all else being equal, well, that is going to add to that monthly payment.
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And consumers are facing higher gas prices and higher costs overall.
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There's three dials you can turn to do a deal to make a vehicle more affordable.
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There's the income of the buyer.
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There's the price of money, interest rate, and there's the cost of the vehicle.
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And there's no relief coming on any of those three anytime soon.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Why Cheaper Car Sales Have Fallen”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: vehicle, buyer, price, payment, compact. Questo video contiene 70 frasi e 903 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:37. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 161 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 82% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| buyer sostantivo | /ˈbaɪ.əɹ/ | cliente, compratore |
| segment sostantivo | /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/ | segmento |
| compact aggettivo | /kəmˈpækt/ | compatto |
| stretch verbo | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | tendere |
| fewer | /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ | meno |
| affordable aggettivo | /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/ | conveniente, vantaggioso |
| financially avverbio | finanziariamente | |
| incentive sostantivo | /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/ | incentivo |
| marketplace sostantivo | mercato | |
| lender sostantivo | /ˈlɛn.dɚ/ | creditore, prestatore |
| soccer sostantivo | /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ | calcio |
| sensitive aggettivo | /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/ | ricettivo, sensibile |
| landscape sostantivo | /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ | paesaggio, panorama |
| equity sostantivo | /ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/ | equità, parità |
| rely verbo | /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ | fare affidamento, basarsi |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| go up verbo | salire |
| take out verbo | cavare, cacciare |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | has been · has changed · have hit |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | are still priced · be had · is often rolled |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 17 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, we're, aren't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: escalation /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/, shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/, showroom /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, inexpensive /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/, discontinue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/, escalation /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: segment /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/, compact /kəmˈpækt/, stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/, lease /liːs/, incentive /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: compact /kəmˈpækt/, manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, attract /əˈtɹækt/, analyst /ˈænəlɪst/, abandon /əˈbæn.dən/
- /ŋ/ finale — senza pronunciare la /g/: unwilling /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/, daunting /ˈdɔntɪŋ/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come buyer, segment, compact.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.