It was thanks to that production shutdown, and to people who were looking for a safer alternative to public transportation, that drove prices up.
“In 2020, used cars were up by 17% in cost in one year, and we're expecting in 2021 it's even going to be a larger number,” Powell said.
According to Powell, the chip shortage impacted new car production, which had a trickle-down effect into the used-car market.
“There aren't enough new cars, and there aren't enough cars being sold so that there's trade-ins, so the used car market has exploded,” Powell said
These days, cars are pretty much computers on wheels.
“Your speedometer and your odometer are all chip-based these days, so it's not just kind of the nice-to-haves. Really every piece of the vehicle is now driven by computer chips,” Powell said.
Without chips, companies can’t build functioning cars.
Producers expect the shortage to last until at least early next year.
“There are other estimates I think this is going to go for another year and a half, which will really put a significant challenge in front of consumers and auto dealers to be able to afford vehicles," Powell said.
On top of that, national companies are competing with small businesses for trade-ins.
“We are really encouraging folks to buy from licensed local professionals,” Powell said.
Powell said doing that will help keep money in the community.
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