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Originally Posted by jimmyp
I'm aware of the pandemic ,but I'm also aware there is no shortage of pickups or suvs, in fact GM is offering 0% for 72 months on them. So I guess they're kinda choosing where the shortage will be. I believe ford did the same with the mustang.
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Ford, GM, Ram, etc. have thousands of pickups and SUV's parked waiting on various modules due to the GLOBAL semiconductor / chip shortage. Just do a quick search to see pics of vehicles piled up or search big dealer's inventory. 0% is often just to drive market share.
Quick search for GM, this is for end of 1Q21, but, it's all the same for Ford, etc. A quick excerpt:
https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/...1-gmsales.html
Update on global semiconductor shortage
Like other automakers, GM has been impacted by the global semiconductor shortage. GM is building some vehicles without certain modules when necessary. They will be completed as soon as more semiconductors become available, which will help GM quickly meet strong expected customer demand during the year. GM also targets recovering lost car and crossover production where possible in the second half of the year.
GM ended the quarter with 334,628 units in inventory, down 76,247 units from the end of the fourth quarter of 2020.