Auto ABS to lean harder on used cars as pandemic squashes sales

Auto ABS will have to rely more heavily on loans secured by used cars, as crisis-driven behaviour changes have crushed new car sales but encouraged people to avoid public transport. Captive issuers will therefore make up a smaller proportion of issuance than in the past.
One of the many lifestyle changes brought about by the crisis has been a shift in buying behaviour from new cars to used cars, changing the quantity of collateral available for auto loan securitization, as well as the quality.
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