AFSA Economist Shares Thoughts on Economic Outlook
AFSA Chief Economist Tim Gill recently took part in a panel discussion on economic and automotive industry trends at Used Car Week 2025. The panel “Inside Automotive & the Economy,” was moderated by Nick Zulovich of Cherokee Media Group and Tim was joined by representatives from by Black Book, CarGurus, and TransUnion.
Tim’s remarks highlighted the role of consumer and business resilience in the face of a range of challenges as a significant factor underlying the performance of the economy and the auto sector in 2025. He also pointed to both inflation and interest rates as keys to the outlook for 2026, noting that the capacity of consumers to shoulder further large cost-of-living increases is likely limited.
December 3rd, 2025
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