Why Stagflation Is Reshaping the Used Car Market

Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes · Jun 22, 2026 · 6m · transcript

Lucas and Luna dig into the used car market under stagflation, where high inflation and slow growth are creating a strange paradox. New car prices are up 8 percent year-over-year, but used car prices are finally cooling—down 3 percent from a year ago. They explore how the pandemic-era supply chain chaos has faded, leaving a market where dealers are sitting on excess inventory and consumers are squeezed by higher interest rates. With the Fed holding rates steady, financing a used car is more expensive than it's been in years. The hosts also break down the role of off-lease returns and…