Hot on the heels of the heavy 15% decline in new car sales in 2018, along with the 9% decline in motorcycle sales, Moody’s has released the below chart showing that delinquencies for Australian auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) has surpassed Global Financial Crisis (GFC) levels:
Auto loans are non-revolving with a fixed interest rate so they are decent guide to true credit stress and do not paint a great picture of underlying Australian financial stability.
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