Lower vehicle prices will help to drive sales

Renewed falls in vehicle prices probably won’t reduce CPI inflation by much. But, along with the latest drop in financing rates and loosening in loan criteria, they provide support to our view that over the next few years vehicle sales will rise rapidly and provide a decent boost to GDP growth.

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