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More new-car owners underwater on their loans as average negative equity reaches a record

The Edmunds logo can be seen on a booth for the consumer vehicle shopping information provider at the 2025 NADA Show on Jan. 26, 2025, in New Orleans, La.
Edmunds data shows that 25 percent of trade-ins put toward a new vehicle during the fourth quarter had negative equity, up from 20 percent being underwater a year earlier. (JOHN HUETTER/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
February 12, 2025 05:41 PM