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> If I'm reading this right, pre-pandemic sales were ~8 million. So a cut 1.4 million due to chip shortages represents an 18% drop. But compared to 2020, the dr
by timmg 5y ago
> If I'm reading this right, pre-pandemic sales were ~8 million. So a cut 1.4 million due to chip shortages represents an 18% drop. But compared to 2020, the drop is 23%.
But it's a low margin industry. They can now charge above MSRP. If they aren't stuck paying for parts (or labor) of the units they can't make, they might come out ahead. Fewer units, waaaay more profit per unit.