What the hell? Reading reports that the shortage is getting worse, and that relief could be another 12-18 months off. Auto dealers are already running on fumes in terms of inventory…..not good.
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Rental companies greatly downsized their fleets when the pandemic ravaged their business. No need to have 20,000 cars idly parked on lots when no one is renting them.or to rent a car - we had to scramble to find a van recently
And their credit ratings are so bad post pandemic, they are finding it hard and expensive to finance the cars.Rental companies greatly downsized their fleets when the pandemic ravaged their business. No need to have 20,000 cars idly parked on lots when no one is renting them.
Ford closed some plants this week.I did a search, and the articles are all over the place. Some say over by the end of the year and some say 2023, so who knows.
GM is saying they are ramping up production so they are getting chips from somewhere.
I've also heard that new car availability will be normal this fall and used car prices will then plummet.
I can only assume they want the entire company focused on perfectly building Survivor’s custom order. Nothing else makes sense.Ford closed some plants this week.
No not really. BBQ Zapps - maybeSaw this thread and thought people were about to start panic buying ruffles
Oh I agree. I was thinking of the chips in autos.Goldie I have no doubt you are right about most of our chips coming for Japan and Taiwan. However the two things I deal with the most which are highly electronic circuit controlled are welding machines (very high end specialty welders) and out board engines. I know in both of those cases if you pull a board or a computer off they will have china stamped on them. I also know in those two instances I see far more electronic circuity issues now than when the boards and computers were not made in China . Now China may be assembling the control boards and function controlling computers from Japanese and Taiwanese chips, but the quality sucks. Don't even get me started on the china made steel.
Good luck with that. I’ve been asking for quotes on above 18 seer units and so far nobody has them.It is not just chips. I have had a 4 year old AC unit out since May 20th and cannot get a replacement condenser coil. So they are now going to replace the entire system.
Yes but since the price of all used cars has gone up, relatively speaking, it's value has stayed the same.I bought a 2019 Acura RDX in April from the dealership where I worked using my employee discount. It's worth about $6,000 more now than what I paid for it. 😁
Agree but all I know is that I'm out of the crazy car market at the moment and I got a good buy. It's about time I got good timing on something. 😎Yes but since the price of all used cars has gone up, relatively speaking, it's value has stayed the same.
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