Jeff Gordon Chevrolet on College Road is receiving trucks daily with anywhere from 10-30 vehicles on them, according to spokesperson Mark Santilli. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver) NEW HANOVER COUNTY — “There are on average 1,400 microchips in a car,” Bobby Mills said, “and the build time takes around 12 weeks for each.” Last year, when the pandemic impacted production on vehicles worldwide, little did Mills know that 15 months later the aftereffects would continue inflicting his four dealerships across the southeastern Carolinas, including Bob’s Auto Center on Market Street. Today’s inventory, he said, is 50% less than it was a year ago.