Re:Why a global recession is inevitable in 2023
by JKCalhoun on Sunday January 01, 2023 @12:50PM
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You could as well single out the average cost of a new car in the U.S. At $47K I suspect that too has fast outpaced inflation. I am not aware of an automotive parallel to a "housing crash" (aside from the obvious joke that, though it begs, I will not stoop to giving voice to).
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Re:Why a global recession is inevitable in 2023
by toast0 on Sunday January 01, 2023 @02:56PM
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> I am not aware of an automotive parallel to a "housing crash"
New car manufacturers don't like to drop prices, but they do like to offer cash back and below market rate interest incentives. Especially towards the end of the model year. Very low cost leases show up from time to time as well.
You also see things like pausing production when supply is outpacing demand. Sometimes it's subtle like stopping the line a few weeks before the scheduled stop, or starting it back a few weeks later, and sometimes it's a month off during the model year.