Used Car Prices Have Stopped Falling. Jobs Have Not.

October 15, 2026

Final issue of The OCAL Signal. From November its sections continue inside the OCAL Market Monitor.

<aside class="nl-callout"><h2>THE MONTH IN ONE SENTENCE</h2><p><em>Used car values stopped falling, new car sales rose for a fourth month, and 68,000 jobs disappeared before any of it showed up in a loan file.</em></p></aside><p>Canadian used vehicle values held steady in September for the first time since February, and dealer asking prices started to come down to meet them. Then the country lost 68,000 jobs. This issue explains what both facts mean if you buy, sell, finance or invest in vehicles, and what we expect to happen next.</p><p><a href="https://ocalfinancial.ca/__l5e/assets-v1/fcff904a-7735-42b7-94c8-36c944da6060/OCAL_The_OCAL_Signal_2026-09.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" download><strong>Download the full issue (PDF)</strong></a></p>