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The Squeezed Buyer: Sentiment Hits 46.3, DARPI Slides for 14 Straight Weeks | Week of October 12, 2026
Consumer sentiment hit 46.3, mortgage rates hit 7.40% and the Fed's minutes point to another hike, while DARPI fell for fourteen straight weeks. Our dealer scoreboard shows reputations holding steady, and FSBO found three real discounts.
The Market Is Splitting in Two: Hybrids Up, EVs Down | Week of October 5, 2026
DARPI Near-New slipped to 95.03, thirteen straight down weeks. September payrolls grew just 29,000 while GM and Ford's EV sales collapsed and hybrids surged, a verified FSBO screen found three real driveway discounts, and two big recalls are worth planning around.
The Used Market Is Softening Before the Headlines Admit It | Week of September 28, 2026
DARPI Near-New is 95.32 after 12 straight down weeks. A 16.1 million-unit new-vehicle pace, rising used-loan rates, a $710M subprime lending settlement, and a deepening U.S.-Canada tariff fight explain why volume can hold up while the used market gets softer underneath.
Same Consumer, Three Outcomes
Wendy's is closing stores and its biggest franchisee just filed for bankruptcy. Burger King and Cava grew in the same quarter. Everyone blames the delivery apps. The drive-thru data has a better suspect.
Used Car Prices Are Falling. Also at a Record High. Here's How That's True.
DARPI's 11th straight down week, the Fed's first rate hike since 2023, and why the 'record high used car prices' headline you saw this week isn't wrong, it's just measuring something else. Plus: FSBO opportunities, service-lane recalls, and what Wendy's has to do with any of it.
DARPI Week of September 13: Ten Straight Down Weeks, a Divided Fed, and the First Used-ICE Buy Board
DARPI falls for a tenth straight week as incentive spending jumps and the Fed heads into a divided September meeting. Plus: the first Used-ICE Buy Board, an FSBO desk with only one real opportunity, and four new recalls covering over 430,000 vehicles.
DGActual Market Brief — Week of September 8, 2026
Holiday edition. August sold at a 16.8M pace while Ford fell 10.3 percent and Honda hit a million. VW approved 50,000 more cuts. Used retail fell a ninth straight week, RAV4 flipped on the FSBO board, and our first full Google reviews refresh found dealers collecting 11,500 reviews a day.
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