Why have vehicles become so expensive?
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Why have vehicles become so expensive?
The pandemic has thrown the auto industry completely out of whack. The amount of new cars available to buy in the US has plummeted by 75\% since March 2020. As a result, prices of new and used cars have soared.
Why are used cars almost as expensive as new?
The decrease in production of new vehicles and strong demand led to high new car prices. With consumers unable to buy new vehicles, they looked to the used car market, which led to used car prices skyrocketing.
Will car prices drop in 2022?
Industry experts tell Fortune it will likely take well into 2022 (or beyond) for the used car market to start to return to normal. His economic forecast has used car prices continuing to rise through the first half of 2022 followed by a small price pullback in the second half of next year.
Why are car prices so high?
More Features. A major driver behind the higher sticker prices on today’s cars is the increasing number of features consumers expect on their new vehicles.
Why are cars so expensive?
More Features. A major driver behind the higher sticker prices on today’s cars is the increasing number of features…
Why are car prices soaring?
Supply-chain woes. But resurgent demand is coming at a time when auto plants around the globe are closed or running at reduced production because of a computer chip shortage.