They likely will fall back once the incentives are reduced, but, in any case, the surge signals that households are still willing to make large long-term commitments despite the uncertainty and risks of a recession. Moreover, non-auto retail sales have recovered some--though not all, to be sure--of the ground they seem to have lost in the immediate aftermath of September 11.
If the ruling class and mainstream political parties do not show evidence 7  that they have truly heard the message from ordinary people on the street (who are worried about migrants and jobs), the electorate will want to “punish” the political and technocratic elites with their vote.