Edmunds reports record monthly car payments in Q4 2025: over 20 percent of new-car buyers pay $1,000+, with 84-month loans ...

In the fourth quarter of 2025, 20.3% of new‑car shoppers agreed to monthly payments topping $1,000 — the highest share ever ...

A record number of U.S. car buyers are now committing to four-figure monthly payments, according to new data from Edmunds. By the end of 2025, 20.3% of financed new-vehicle purchases came with a ...

The share of new-car buyers who pay $1,000 or more per month for their auto loans rose to a new record in the fourth quarter, ...

The first auto-finance number to know less than a week into 2026 might be $1,000. That’s because of the record number of ...

It’s not just new cars feeling the squeeze, either. Used-vehicle buyers also hit a record, with 6.3 percent signing up for $1 ...

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Buying a new car used to be something most people could reasonably afford, but what about now?

With auto financing costs climbing, car payments are increasingly comparable to paying rent—here’s what’s driving the trend. Average new car payments reached $748 monthly, with cars costing around $42 ...