How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Used Car Market

Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo: High Inflation, Slow Growth, and 1970s Echoes · Jul 2, 2026 · 6m · transcript

In this episode of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the surprising dynamics of the used car market during a period of high inflation and slow growth. With the S&P 500 at 7,454 and gold hitting $4,122, consumers are pinched — and yet used car prices remain stubbornly elevated. The hosts break down the structural shift: fewer new cars were built during the pandemic, meaning fewer trade-ins three to five years later. Fleet companies are holding vehicles longer, and the average age of a car on U.S. roads has hit a record 14.2 years. They also discuss how higher…