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flag Australians and Americans face rising auto debt, with record loans, high prices, and increasing default risks.

flag Australians are facing record car debt, with $4.9 billion in new auto loans issued in June 2025, averaging $46,583 per loan and $703 monthly payments, as car prices rose nearly 30% since 2019. Credit risk is increasing, with auto loan arrears at 1.36% by late 2023 and Moody’s warning of rising defaults amid cost-of-living pressures. flag In the U.S., auto loan debt reached $1.66 trillion, delinquencies near pre-2008 levels, and over 1.6 million vehicles repossessed last year, with average new car prices at $50,469 and more than one in five used cars having negative equity exceeding $10,000. flag Analysts warn both nations face growing affordability risks due to high financing reliance, rising prices, and economic strain.

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