Micheal Wayland and Thomas Franck “Soaring used car prices are pushing inflation higher, and there’s not much the U.S. can do about it.” CNBC January 13, 2022,
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/13/why-used-car-prices-are-pushing-inflation-higher.html
My second source: Jeanna Smialek “What’s Next for Profits? Cars Shed Light on a Key Inflation Question.” New York Times September 21, 2022
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/business/economy/inflation-car-market.html
The NYT article you found is not an op-ed, so it won’t work for your second source.
However, it looks like a good article. Read it and compare with the CNBC news piece. Which article is more interesting and more informative. Then decide which to use as Source 1 (news or feature piece).
You still have to find an op-ed Opinion Editorial.