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Potential Used-Car Buyers Still Struggling Economically

Published: August 30, 2013

Potential used-car buyers still struggling economically, according to Autoremarketing.

Manheim chief economist Tom Webb pointed to a series of summertime reports and other consumer trends that show middle-class and lower-income individuals — the primary potential buyers of used vehicles — are continuing to be pinched by a wide array of economic conditions.

In this month’s Auto Industry Brief produced by Manheim Consulting, Webb recapped that July retail sales, which were released in mid-August, increased for the fourth consecutive month.

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