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Like many other industries, car dealerships are having to contend with supply chain issues resulting from COVID as well as the Canadian dollar against the American.
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Reynaud says hybrids are very much in demand, with the wait for them being anywhere from eight months to two years, depending on the model.
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Reynaud says domestic dealers all have contacts with their American counterparts and get more for selling them Stateside because of the exchange rate.
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Salmon Arm GM owner Ian Gray has been in the industry for 33 years and says his is definitely more of a pre-owned car dealership than previously, and that there香蕉视频直播檚 another aspect to the shortage.
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As with most vehicle manufacturers, Gray says 95 per cent of customers order their vehicles and wait up to 16 months for their arrival because of the freight issues.
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