Erin Keating

Money Moves

Active; published the October data

The average American who bought a new vehicle in October paid $51,109, the highest figure Kelley Blue Book has recorded. That is $495 above the prior record, set in December 2025, and 2.1% above October 2025. A 2.1% annual increase is below inflation, and well under the 3.4% average annual rise the market logged from 2012 to 2021.

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