Chip Shortage Easing?

[RalphTuttle]

For the last couple of months the local Jeep dealer here in North Carolina has had very few Gladiators. When I first looked at Gladiators back in early 2020, they typically had a dozen or so on their lot. A couple of weeks ago they had only two for sale - and one of them was used. Their supply issue now seems to be improving. Yesterday morning - when I took my truck over for servicing, they had 6 or 7 new Gladiators that were being prepped to be put out onto the lot. When I went to pick-up my Gladiator yesterday afternoon there was a transporter unloading another 6 of them! Looked like they had Rubicon's, Mojave's, and Sport's available.

Sponsored

 

[jay21mojave]

The dealership probably waited for 4-6 weeks on those. The shortage is being addressed by the MFG by not producing other slow selling vehicles..and BTW this will make you feel blessed:

Sturgis Journal
4 days ago
Sky-high transaction prices and near nonexistent discounts for new and used cars — due to scarce vehicle stock — will be the new normal for the next couple of years. That's even after the shortage of semiconductor chips abates, which is expected to start later this year and take all of next year as a recovery period, industry experts say.