Today’s post looks at the recent news that the value of finance deals for the purchasing of cars in the U.K. set a new monthly record in March, concluding at an increased rate of 13% over March 2016, totalling over £3.6 billion in March 2017 alone. We have discussed the issue of the automobile (car) finance bubble growing before here in Financial Regulation Matters , but the nature of the consistent growth means it is worth assessing the situation again because, ultimately, what looked like a relatively small ‘bubble’ is increasingly appearing to resemble much larger bubbles that have burst before, with catastrophic effects. Whilst the bursting of the car finance bubble may not grind the economy to a screeching halt, it will have a detrimental effect upon a global economy that is still recovering from the onslaught of 2007/08. So, in light of this, this post will assess some of the important aspects that are continuing to be prevalent, whilst also assessing the potential for the ...