The Negative Equity Story: How We Got Here and Why It Matters

Podcast: The Auto Market Brief · Cox Automotive

Opublikowano: 2026-07-14

How did negative equity become one of the automotive industry's biggest affordability challenges, and what does it mean for consumers and dealers? In this episode of The Auto Market Brief, host Erin Keating is joined by Micah Tindor, AVP of Consumer Vehicle Disposal at Cox Automotive, to explore how negative equity became one of the industry's most significant affordability challenges and why its impact is likely to extend far beyond trade-in transactions. How the industry arrived at today's negative equity problem: Pandemic-era vehicle shortages, elevated transaction prices, higher interest rates, and longer loan terms...