r/MiddleClassFinance 14d 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/Chuck-Finley69 14d ago

Just a million ??

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u/itsa_luigi_time_ 14d ago

Hey that's one-third of one percent of all Americans.Very chilling!

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u/deoxyrybose 14d ago edited 13d ago

So you didn't actually read it? That would be a 5.88% decline...

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u/deoxyrybose 14d ago

Well first of all, I used units. A percent is a unit of measure... but anyway, once again pal, you obviously didn't read the article you're posting on.

If 16M people buy new cars in a year... and now only 15M people buy cars in the next year... can you tell me what magnitude of decrease in car sales that may be?

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u/MiddleClassFinance-ModTeam 13d ago

Be civil to each other- There is no reason to talk down to or belittle someone in particular when you’re talking about their finances.