Originally Posted by shrapnel
It is puzzling, you would think the manufacturers would want to sell every available truck, yet it sounds like they hey are trying to create their own shortage.

With electric cars being pushed so hard these days, you would think that Detroit and big oil would be more involved with the cost of fuel and availability of trucks…

Nope, they can keep the demand WAY up and supply low, then they don't have to discount the new trucks at all. Fifteen years ago, I could look at a newspaper and see adds for the dealers advertising $10-13 thousand OFF sticker price, now they are commanding a premium OVER sticker, for basically the same kind of vehicles. When I bought my last new pickup, I got a $1000 rebate, now they want $4000 OVER sticker. The carmakers are lapping this stuff up.


You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.