{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Auto Market Brief","title":"Credit Availability Hits a New High, Inflation Eases, and Inventory Holds Steady","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6eeb5e24\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1453,"description":"With improved access to credit, cooler inflation readings, and stable inventory, what is the outlook for the road ahead?\n\nIn this episode of The Auto Market Brief, host Erin Keating is joined by recurring guest Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive, to break down the latest economic and industry trends shaping the automotive market. From improving credit availability and easing inflation to retail spending patterns and wholesale vehicle values, they explore what recent data signals could mean for consumers, dealers, lenders, and automakers.\nWhy credit availability is an important economic indicator:\nLender willingness to finance consumers has reached its highest level in years. This episode explores what that says about market confidence and why credit conditions can influence affordability and vehicle demand.\nHow better-than-expected inflation data is shaping the outlook:\nThis episode covers June inflation data, which came in lower than expected, with headline CPI improving and several automotive-related cost pressures moving in the right direction.\nWhat inventory levels reveal about today's market:\nStable overall inventory levels are largely attributed to inventory discipline among top-selling automakers, with affordability challenges being increasingly driven by broader household finances rather than vehicle pricing alone.\nThe episode also covers wholesale vehicle value trends, growing EV supply in the used market, labor developments involving Hyundai and the UAW, changes in lending policy discussions, and other industry developments that could influence the market in the months ahead.\nThe Auto Market Brief delivers timely data, clear context, and practical insight to help industry leaders make smarter decisions—what's happening now, and what's coming next.\nThe Auto Market Brief is powered by Cox Automotive. For more industry insights and expert perspectives, visit our Insights Hub at Cox Automotive Insights.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mPhq4Ud0y4lU2YXYz-Omjao1zbtOyAUAJHJj3xS99IQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NDMy/Mjg1NDA1Y2FiOWQ4/OWY2NDJkYjJjYTNi/OTQzZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}