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13 February
Trump’s affordability agenda has a car problem it needs to fix

Americans had an auto-dealer transparency law that could have saved them $3.4 billion. An appeals court struck it down.

A line of new Nissan vehicles for sale at a dealership on a sunny winter day.
Cars are typically a family’s second-largest purchase after a home. Photo: Getty Images

The Trump administration’s aggressive new stance on affordability seeks to address some of the main culprits behind the current cost-of-living squeeze. But it’s missing a key element: the auto market.

Cars are an absolute necessity for daily life in America and are typically a family’s second-largest purchase after a home. Yet puzzlingly, they remain sidelined in the current affordability conversation.