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August 2026 Financial Health Report
Concerns about gas prices are declining, while worries over housing costs are close to becoming the second-largest source of financial stress
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Hybrids Face Slower New Sales Growth in Europe, Despite Importance for OEMs and Fleets
New hybrid sales increased by 12.3% year over year during the first half of 2026 across Western and Central Europe.
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Mixed Results in Europe’s Largest Used-Car Markets
Europe’s big five used-car markets continued to see mixed results two quarters into 2026.
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What Impact Will Rules of Origin and Made in Europe Have?
Legislation plays a big role in the automotive industry. But does it benefit, or create challenges, between historic trading partners?
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Premium Vehicle Buyers Defecting to Mainstream Brands
Premium owners are increasingly replacing their vehicles with mainstream midsize and compact SUVs, with the highest defection rates among younger and lower-income buyers
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Monthly Market Update: BEVs Break Away from European Used-Car Market Trend as Values Continue to Normalize
Residual values continued to normalize across major European used-car markets during July.
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New Account Openings Accelerate at Big Name Banks and Financial Services FirmsFinancial Services Intelligence Report July 2026
The great unbundling of the banking and financial services industry may have reached a turning point.
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Banking and Payments Intelligence Report July 2026
While the financial health of consumers in the United States is showing modest signs of improvement, significant pressure remains.
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Residual Values in Europe to Remain Under Pressure in 2026, New JD Power Webinar Reveals
Europe’s used-car market remains under pressure. A weakened economic outlook in the region, higher inflation rates and geopolitical uncertainty have dented business and consumer confidence.
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Quarterly Share of Wallet Tracker: U.S. Utilities – July 2026
As part of its ongoing analysis of customer experience with residential utilities, JD Power tracks the average prices customers pay for electric, gas and water services nationwide. This average price data is tracked in four waves over the course of the year, which are roughly in line with calendar quarters. The following are key highlights from the Q1 2026 analysis.
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BEVs Bolster Europe’s Big Five New-Car Markets, but Are Incentives Inflating Registration Results?
All five of Europe’s biggest new-car markets ended the first half of 2026 with year-over-year improvements. Each market owed much to the performance of BEVs.
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New EV Sales Growth Forecast Globally in 2026 Amid Wider Market Stagnation
EV Volumes, part of JD Power, expects global new light vehicle sales to decline marginally year over year in 2026.