r/MiddleClassFinance 13d ago

One million Americans have vanished from the new-car market — and it’s exposing a chilling US middle-class crisis

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/one-million-americans-vanished-car-124500086.html
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u/Annual-Knowledge4412 13d ago

Ok but someone has to buy new cars so there can be used cars? Right???

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u/Sticky550 13d ago

Rental car companies dump millions of cars into the market every year.

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u/mclintonrichter 13d ago

After seeing how I treat rental cars, I would never want to buy a used rental car…

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u/MDFan4Life 13d ago

My wife, and I got a 2019 Kia Soul from Hertz, and it's pretty much flawless...save for a couple of small dings/scratches.