Credit Stretches, Nissan Cuts EVs

Automotive Under 5, by AUTONOMi · Oct 17, 2026 · 3m

A quarter of new-car buyers are now signing seven-year loans to make the payment work, Edmunds data cited by CarProUSA shows. The episode tracks that thread alongside Nissan's pullback from U.S. EV plans in favor of trucks, Copart's closed acquisition of ACV, and a New York City lawsuit targeting CarGurus over its pricing claims. Colorado regulators are weighing an end to an eighty-year ban on Sunday auto sales, while Stellantis shipments, the UAW's leadership vote, and product moves from Acura and Jeep round out the wire. None of it changes what's parked on the lot this morning, but it…