New vehicles at a near-empty lot at a Jeep dealership in Littleton, Colo. in July 2021. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Soaring car prices have set off a battle between automakers and independent dealers, with consumers routinely paying hundreds, often thousands, more than the listed price amid a protracted vehicle shortage. Ford […]
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takoburito Getty Images/iStockphoto The world’s supply chain woes are bearing down on U.S. auto garages. The challenge of finding spare parts as mundane as oil filters or carpeting has forced repair shops to hoard inventory, find workarounds and plead with customers for patience until a shipment comes in. Typical delays […]
This May, car manufacturers produced less than 55,000 vehicles, only half as much as two years ago. Monty Rakusen / Getty Images The production of cars in the UK has more than halved compared to the same period before the COVID-19 pandemic, due at least in part to an on-going […]