Car prices have not gone up significantly thanks to tariffs just yet. But with next year’s models hitting showroom floors, American car buyers will see how much longer that can last.

New car prices haven’t changed much this year, despite 25% tariffs on most imported cars and parts, which are used to assemble American-made cars. Data from car buying site Edmunds found the average car price in July rose less than 2% from March, just before the tariffs took effect. They’re also not much higher than a year ago.

But a large reason for that is because not as many people have been buying cars in general.

Americans rushed to buy cars  in March, fearful costs would skyrocket. That hurt sales later in the year, as did worsening consumer confidence and  continued high interest rates . Au

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