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The Financial Times: Interest rate surge drives US car loan payments to record high

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US consumers who borrowed money to buy a new car are on the hook for record loan payments, with one in five owing at least $1,000 a month, as surging interest rates combine with costly inventory to make vehicles less affordable.

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