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Afford. >> reporter: two car dealerships and one problem. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> i've never experience d this before. >> reporter: automakers aren't operating at full speed and that means we could see a car shortage this summer. >> we're probably going to get about in round numbers 70 cars a month. we'll be about 30% down for the normal numbers that we normally get for this time of year. it's not great. >> on a typical month you could earn anywhere between 140 to 200 vehicles per month, right? now we're in a situation where we are seeing that we're earning anywhere between 4...

♪ and j.d. power and associates ranks lexus the highest in customer satisfaction. no wonder more people have chosen lexus over any other luxury brand 11 years in a row. see your lexus dealer. memorial day weekend is not just time to go to the beach. it's also prime time to get deals on cars. you always see the special sales in the newspaper, but this year, may be a little bit different. cnn's alison kosik explains. >> reporter: two car dealerships, one problem. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> i've never experienced this before. >> reporter: the devastating earthquake struck japan...

Top beach in america, that would be white sands in sarasota, florida, on siesta beach. >> not everyone is headed to the beach. memorial day weekend car sales average about 40% higher than nonholiday weekends in may. this year could be different. very different. dealers are scrambling to cope with a new car shortage some call unprecedented. >> reporter: two car dealerships and one problem. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> i've never experienced this before. >> reporter: the devastating earthquake struck japan more than two months ago but some of the effects are just now hitting america...

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Alison kosik has more. >> reporter: two car dealerships, one problem. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> i've never experienced this before. >> reporter: the devastating earthquake struck japan more than two months ago, but some of the effects are just now hitting american soil. automakers aren't operating at full speed and that means we could see a car shortage this summer. >> we're probably going to get about in round numbers 70 cars a month. it will be about 30% down off of the normal number that say we normally get this time of year. so it's not great. >> in a typical month you coul...