SHOPSMART AUTOS – CUSTOMER INFORMATION – JUNE 28, 2021 (PT.1)
IS NEW VEHICLE INVENTORY LEFT OR IS IT TIME FOR 2022’S The past several months have been a time of unprecedented firsts thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic’s impact on every aspect of American life. But two things have significantly affected car buying in the U.S. in particular: All automotive manufacturing in North America shut down for more than two months, but— thanks to big incentives — car-buying behavior didn’t and demand dropped about only 50 percent.That’s led to a new situation, in which automakers are struggling to get plants back up and running to make more cars as inventory of popular models starts to dwindle on dealer lots. We in Cars.com’s Editorial department usually try to advise you on the best choice for a car you should buy, but now we find ourselves with the unusual task of trying to help you find out what cars are even available for you to buy. Thankfully, we have a massive network of dealers who tell us what’s on their lot and what’s not, and after a thorough look at the data, we can help point you to the vehicles most likely to be available, if you’re in imminent need of a new car, truck or SUV.
Pickup Trucks: Almost Gone First, the bad news: Inventory of all sizes of pickups has been significantly wiped out. Automakers have offered extraordinary deals on trucks since early March with spiffs like 0% financing for 84 months — and so you all went out and seriously bought some trucks.
But the manufacturing plants haven’t been running to replenish those inventories, so now we see all of the full-size pickups with half the number of trucks on lots that we did in early March, and some mid-size pickups facing even greater shortages. The Ford Ranger, Toyota Tacoma and Chevrolet Colorado in particular are growing extremely scarce.
Which pickup models have dwindled the least versus three months ago? While most crew-cab style pickups are growing scarce, the regular-cab and extended-cab models aren’t quite as rare. The Chevrolet Silverado 2500 regular cab hasn’t seen inventory change much; neither has the Honda Ridgeline or the Ram 1500 Classic (that’s the old-style Ram 1500 crew cab that’s still in production, not the updated, redesigned model). If you’re in need of a new truck soon, those might be your best bets. Unless you order a 2022.
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