Cox Automotive – Auto Market Report, Sep 2025

The main topic of the report is the analysis of the automotive market with a focus on consumer spending, retail sales, auto loan interest rates, and inventory levels of new and used vehicles.

Key findings include: growth in consumer spending in July and stabilization in August; increase in consumer sentiment index in July and August, but decline in September; strong retail sales of new and used vehicles in early September; decrease in low interest rate offers in early September; increase in average auto loan interest rates in September; decrease in new vehicle inventories and maintenance of lower levels of used vehicle inventories; slight decline in used car prices.