April slowdown?

I keep reading articles about car plants having to shut down for weeks due to a shortage of computer chips.

I am also reading that dealer lots have a lot of room for more cars and pickups. Demand is high yet certain models or options are difficult to come by. What do you know about that?

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• GM is temporarily idling or extending downtimes at several plants in North America due to an ongoing semiconductor chip shortage impacting the global automotive industry.
• The temporary plant closures range from a week or two to several additional weeks for plants that have already been idled due to the parts shortage.
• The company expects the problem will reduce its operating profit by $1.5 billion to $2 billion this year.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/08/gm-cutting-production-at-several-plants-due-to-chip-shortage.html

 

Yep.

The lots are mostly empty.

Plenty of used though if you want to pay more then new.

I'm trying to buy a pickup and the only one at that time. 900 miles away.

 

It’s hurting us when we need to broker a back haul from someone else when we get out of position from normal operating area. BMW doesn’t seem to be having a problem, but I ended up out in Memphis this week and had to deadhead home and then will go up to Greer empty tomorrow. I didn’t do #### for revenue last week.

 

They've decided to just merely limit the hours to 40 rather then idle the plants.

I don't know how in the world they're going to catch up. Specially with the transition to EV in the process.

I want to get a environmental pig before they become obsolete.