Car shortage continues for Queensland s consumers with no certainty when supply will rev up
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JanJanuary 2021 at 9:03pm
Car dealership principal Richard Jaska says some customers have had to wait months for the vehicle they want.
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Car dealerships around the country say it is still extremely difficult to source stock amid a global shortage of new vehicles and they are unsure when supply will recover to meet demand.
Key points:
The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to disrupt car manufacturing and supply chains globally
One dealership in Cairns says it has 400 fewer vehicles in stock than this time last year
In 2010 passenger cars outsold SUVs two-to-one, however the succeeding decade saw this ratio completely inverted. So why have Australia consumers made the switch?