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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.

The market has changed a lot, really concerned about continued escalation in the fuel price.

We're seeing 84 -month financing, which a year ago was not really popular, almost a third of the market for new vehicles.

So people are stretching more and more to buy that new Ford.

Those 84 -month loans Farley mentioned have hit record levels.

Now one in four car buyers are getting them.

And monthly payments?

Record high.

Payments over $1 ,000 a month?

Record high for both new and used car buyers.

Total interest paid also hit an all -time high.

Has it gotten any better?

No way.

We're at like breaking points with people.

High -end vehicle sales dropped through the third quarter of 2026, while midsize and mainstream vehicles rose.

Even midsize cars and minivans were up.

But some of the least expensive cars on the market aren't seeing that same bump.

More affordable segments like compact SUVs and compact cars priced less than $40 ,000 have fallen year over year.

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,

and faster than higher -priced vehicles.

So if cheap cars are selling faster, why are sales still down?

There are a few possible reasons.

One, fewer options.

Two, customers unwilling to trade down.

And three, many buyers are still priced out.

First, there is an argument that there aren't enough cars available, or the selection that customers would like.

For one thing, the compact car segment has shrunk dramatically.

We've seen a whole number of inexpensive vehicles disappear from the marketplace.

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,

you don't have a Dodge.

You have all these brands that have just abandoned the marketplace.

And those buyers would typically move into those showrooms are going to the used car market

and having to buy an entry level leftover 20 ,000, 30 ,000 mile compact or subcompact car.

In the wholesale used market, compact car prices have risen faster than for every segment besides EVs.

Compact vehicle buyers are very price sensitive.

And so when the price of gas goes up, that eats into their car payment.

That means that they can't afford a $500 or $600 a month car payment, and they have to move into the used market.

That's pushing up the prices of used cars.

A few popular SUVs in the lower price range have been in short supply as well.

Ford discontinued production of the Escape to make way for its new midsize EV pickup,

and some production changes have constrained the supply of the extremely popular Toyota RAV4.

But analysts like Ivan Drury also think the degree to

which consumers are stretching themselves financially suggests some are just not stepping down into a smaller, less well -equipped car.

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,

all your kids' equipment for soccer practice, you're done.

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,

stretching things financially, or just saying, you know what, I'll cut in other places in my life just to afford this vehicle.

The one small vehicle segment that did see some growth was subcompact SUVs.

Drury said that's a segment that attracts a lot of first -time buyers.

Because this is their first car, these buyers don't feel like they're stepping down from something better.

There are also a number of other financial and economic factors working against affordability.

Manufacturers are being more disciplined about production,

which means they are trying to match production with demand so they don't have to rely so much on incentives and leasing.

This is great for their financial performance, but it means there are fewer deals to be had by consumers.

Automakers are offering fewer incentives.

Leasing, which offers a lower monthly payment, is less common than it was in 2019.

We have kind of a resilient core of the market.

But that entry -level buyer has kind of priced out and that's brought, it's brought a smaller, more profitable market overall.

That entry -level buyer is looking at a daunting landscape.

Nearly one in three shoppers trading in a vehicle have negative equity,

meaning the outstanding cost of the loan is greater than the value of the vehicle.

That balance is often rolled into the next loan, which raises the new payment cost.

Lenders have been extending credit to customers with lower credit scores, but that comes with costs, too.

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,

all else being equal, well, that is going to add to that monthly payment.

And consumers are facing higher gas prices and higher costs overall.

There's three dials you can turn to do a deal to make a vehicle more affordable.

There's the income of the buyer.

There's the price of money, interest rate, and there's the cost of the vehicle.

And there's no relief coming on any of those three anytime soon.

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このスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Why Cheaper Car Sales Have Fallen」を教材にしています。繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです：vehicle, buyer, price, payment, compact。この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が70文、単語が903語あります。音声の長さは5:37です。話す速さは1分あたり約161語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。単語の82%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語	発音	意味
buyer 名詞	/ˈbaɪ.əɹ/	買い手, 購買者
segment 名詞	/ˈsɛɡmɛnt/	切片
stretch 動詞	/stɹɛt͡ʃ/	伸ばす
affordable 形容詞	/əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/	価格が手頃
incentive 名詞	/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/	動機, 誘因
marketplace 名詞		墟市, 草市
lender 名詞	/ˈlɛn.dɚ/	貸手, 貸主
soccer 名詞	/ˈsɑk.ɚ/	サッカー, 蹴球
sensitive 形容詞	/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/	敏感な
landscape 名詞	/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/	景色, ランドスケープ
equity 名詞	/ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/	衡平法
rely 動詞	/ɹɪˈlaɪ/	頼る, あてにする
mainstream 形容詞	/ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/	主流
discipline 名詞	/ˈdɪsəplɪn/	規律
manufacturer 名詞	/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/	メーカー, 製造業者

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語	意味
go up 動詞	上がる, 登る
take out 動詞	取り出す

この動画の文法

話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。

文型	動画での表現
現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している	has been · has changed · have hit
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる	are still priced · be had · is often rolled

注意したい発音

話し手はdon't, we're, aren'tなど、短縮形や弱形を17回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

「sh」と「zh」の音: escalation /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/, shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/, showroom /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/
長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, inexpensive /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/, discontinue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/, escalation /ˌɛs.kəˈleɪ.ʃən/

日本語話者が苦手な音：

/r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, rely /ɹɪˈlaɪ/, dealer /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/, profitable /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/, resilient /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/
/v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: incentive /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/, sensitive /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/, inexpensive /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
/f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: fewer /ˈfjuː.ɚ/, affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, profitable /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/

この動画での練習方法

まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。buyer, segment, stretchなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由

シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。

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