CANARY IN THE COAL MINE? Arkansas-based used car dealer - an industry sensitive to deteriorating economic conditions - is closing 42 of its 136 lots because it doesn't have enough financing to underwrite loans for customers with credit issues.
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www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/apr/08/americas-car-mart-to-close-42-lots-cut-jobs/?utm_ps=AP_8SooXdmRT9mu99ETU0V4Ow

April 08, 2026 - 20:18 UTC

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Seems like one of their lots is on every freaking corner.
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I worked for Car-Mart for a time back in the last century...it was a very well run organization.
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You know people aren’t confident about their finances if Car-Mart is closing lots. No knock against them, they’ll sell you a car if you have a pay stub, but when they can’t sell, it’s tough out there.
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Yes. Definitely a moment to clutch the pearls.
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Or maybe those with money are realising that it's never a good idea to lend money to bad risks.
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STFU.
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Sounds like 2008...
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This is Big Bird in the coalmine! The collapse is coming. Wall Street can put it off for so long.
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