Mazda says the CX-50 compact crossover and CX-5 will have different buyers and that there’s enough interest in the segment to go around, but some analysts are skeptical.
With the microchip shortage and other supply chain hiccups making new vehicles hard to come by in 2021, auto retailers boosted their focus on selling used cars and trucks.
The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Production loss tops 1.5 million
Another 87,500 vehicles were removed from automakers’ production schedules as the total number of vehicles cut because of the microchip crisis this year topped 1.5 million.