Notas del episodio
Automakers are trying to fund a software-heavy future with vehicles that regular buyers increasingly cannot afford.
Today’s episode breaks down 2.82 million vehicles sitting in new-car supply, Jeep carrying roughly twice the industry average days supply while holding incentives to 6.7%, used EV wholesale values rising 12.4%, Honda killing the Prologue after a 49% sales drop, and Japanese rivals exploring shared parts to fund expensive digital systems like Google Gemini.
Today's Key Headlines
~New-vehicle supply sits around 2.82 million units, or roughly 80 days
~Average new-vehicle listing prices reach $49,336
~Jeep carries roughly twice the industry average days supply while keeping incentives at 6.7%
~Used EVs rise to more than 4% of units influencing the Manheim index, with values up 12.4% year over year
~Honda is killing the Prologue after a 49% sales drop to 8,407 units over a six-month window
00:06 Automakers try to fund the future with unaffordable cars
01:28 Cox data shows 2.82 million vehicles in new-car supply
05:08 Affordability pressure spills into the wholesale market
08:17 Honda kills the Prologue after EV demand drops 10:56 Toyota, Honda and Nissan explore shared invisible parts
13:42 Honda and Acura upgrade dashboards with Google Gemini
17:45 Big takeaway: leverage sits below $40,000 and in off-lease used cars
18:23 Outro: are you buying the engine or the AI?
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