Daily News | Car owners have been left stranded as auto repairs face the biggest supply chain disruption since World War II
Michael Weaver has owned a 2022 Ford Bronco Sport since late September, but he’s put less than 1,200 miles on it. It’s been in the shop for most of the last five months.said his vehicle was rear-ended before he made the first payment. But adding insult to body damage has been the waiting: One missing part has come between Weaver and his new ride.
With more than $300 billion in annual U.S. consumer spending to repair and maintain vehicles, according to the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association Aftermarket division, there are plenty of ways for things to go sideways when it comes to getting parts from factories to mechanic shops.
It’s gotten to the point that the body shop servicing Weaver’s Bronco Sport has changed its way of doing business. “My kids play sports — travel soccer — so I was like ‘Do you think maybe I should get my stuff out for the weekend?’ and they said you probably won’t have to but just to be sure,” Loveland said.
Normally, surveys of show visitors have consistently shown that about half the respondents intend to buy a new car within the next 12 months, and follow-up surveys reveal that even more than halfBut after the 2022 show, while 49% of visitors planned to buy a new car, only 42% actually did.
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