Samantha Fields

Stephanie Brindley at S&P Global Mobility says interest rates on car loans could come down a bit this year since the Fed has been cutting rates.

But she says this is also likely to be the year that car makers do raise prices because of tariffs.

So that relief might not go far.

I'm Samantha Fields for Marketplace.

And that rollercoaster shows no signs of stopping.

Trump had campaigned on lowering prices and consumers were optimistic that he would address the cost of living crisis.

Then Mahoney says coming into summer... Trump backed down, consumers started to feel better.

But heading into the fall and winter, consumers have become more dour again.