1. Aumento Generalizado de los Precios de los Vehículos.
El documento destaca un incremento significativo en los precios de los automóviles a lo largo de los años, tanto para vehículos nuevos como usados, superando a menudo la inflación general.
- Back in 2006, i paid 21k for my first new car. Sport compact, 6 speed manual, brembo brakes, nice wheels. I still have that car, but if i wanted to get the samecomparable now, itd be 50k.
- I hear everyone talking about housing and grocery inflation but cars are truly something else right now. I stopped in a used car lot yesterday and used cars are suddenly 30-40k!!
- The average new car price is 50k which btw ignores inflation thats happened in the past 5 years, btw just tells me it was never about sales or making money off of them, it was the fact they couldnt justify stupid profit margins then.
2. Factores Contribuyentes al Aumento de Precios.
Se mencionan múltiples causas detrás del encarecimiento de los automóviles, incluyendo la inflación, los aranceles, los costos de fabricación, la tecnología avanzada y la "codicia corporativa".
- As you point out inflation is a factor, but its also so much more expensive to make cars these days, so an increase in price is nearly inevitable, even if dealers arent taking the piss with markups.
- Much of the recent auto inflation can be tied to steelaluminum tariffs. During the peak of the pandemic-related supply chain crunch, auto executives had trouble getting enough parts, so they put what little they could find into more expensive, lavish vehicles.
- Trumps tariffs and corporate greed are causing inflation and unaffordability. Dont be an idiot and buy an 89k truck.
3. Impacto en la Asequibilidad del Consumidor.
La escalada de precios ha hecho que los vehículos sean inasequibles para muchos, afectando la capacidad de las familias de ingresos medios para adquirir un coche nuevo o incluso usado, y llevando a préstamos más largos y mayores dificultades financieras.
- Nobody can afford a new vehicle, much less a house because job salaries arent matching the inflated goods consumers are paying for.
- If its not affordable for the median household income in a country then its not affordable. The dramatic inflation of car values in the last 5 years does not mean the vehicles at the lower end are affordable, more affordable maybe- but not affordable.
- Consumers are pulling back from new car purchases as the average price hits 50,00. Many are turning to used cars or longer loans. Analysts warn of slowed or no growth in 2026 worsened by inflation, tariffs, and the end of the 7,500 ev tax credit.
4. Precios de la Gasolina y su Relación con la Inflación.
El texto presenta perspectivas variadas sobre los precios de la gasolina, algunos argumentando que, ajustados por inflación, son más bajos que en el pasado, mientras que otros señalan su impacto en la inflación general.
- One wild thing i never see discussed very often is the fact that real gas prices in the usa are substantially lower than they were 15-20 years ago. Thats crazy. If gasoline merely tracked with inflation that would be a huge boost to the ev industry.
- When i started driving, gasoline was around 1gallon, which would be about 3gallon adjusted for inflation. This means im actually paying slightly less than i was back then, while driving a car that gets much better gas mileage.
- I have an ev. You really believe that the cost of fuel doesnt push inflation up, shows how much you know.
5. Vehículos Eléctricos (EVs) y la Inflación.
La discusión sobre los EVs se entrelaza con la inflación, abordando su potencial para combatir el aumento de precios, los desafíos de su asequibilidad y el impacto de las políticas gubernamentales.
- I wish byd would come to the us and just take over the entire market. Drive car prices into the ground. Thats what i would call defeating inflation.
- The electric vehicle sector has faced severe financial distress over the last two years due to rising costs from inflation and high interest rates, which led to several bankruptcy filings and business closings.
- The problem isnt evs or cracking the code, the problem is that the msrp of a new car almost 50k, inflation has eaten consumers purchasing power, debt financing is less an option as interest rates rose and wages havent kept pace since the 1980s.
6. Perspectiva Histórica y Comparaciones.
El archivo a menudo compara los precios actuales con los de décadas pasadas, utilizando programas de televisión o modelos de coches antiguos para ilustrar la magnitud de la inflación.
- Ive been watching late 70s episodes of the price is right on youtube. It really smacks me in the face the amount of inflation over the years. The games they played back then giving away cars only had room for 4 digits in the price.
- Wild watching old episodes of the price is right circa 1982 and seeing 700 cars and showcase showdowns totalling about 1200 nowadays theyre around 25-45k. Inflation is crazy.
- A 1995 base-model zero-features honda civic cost 10,00, which inflation-adjusts to 22k now, so im not sure that reducing cost much below 20k would be possible for an actual vehicle that meets modern safety standards.