US auto sales slump, stalled by car computer chip shortage
US auto sales slump, stalled by car computer chip shortage
By TOM KRISHER
DETROIT (AP) — In a normal month before the pandemic, Con Paulos’ Chevy dealership in Jerome, Idaho, sold around 40 new vehicles. In September, it was only six. Now he’s got nothing new in stock, and every car, truck or SUV on order has been sold.
Last month, what happened at his dealership about 115 miles (185 kilometers) southeast of Boise was repeated across the country as…