Tahoe and Suburban Shortage and What That Means
Where are the Tahoe/Suburbans with the Fancy Technology Features?
One of the popular packages to add to a Tahoe/Suburban is the Luxury Package* (see at the bottom of the page the options included). This can be added to the RST, LT, and Z71 trims. This is a technology-oriented package with lots of features that, unfortunately, given today’s supply chain environment, use a lot of microchips. Because of a massive microchip shortage, the ability to build and order Tahoe/Suburbans with this package has been severely curtailed for the past several months. Additionally, the Premier and High Country come standard with most of the features of the Luxury Package, so the ability to build those likewise has been curtailed. To make matters worse, the vast majority of buyers like the second row to have bucket seats, or captain’s chairs, as opposed to a bench seat. In the RST trim, the second row could not be bucket seats without also have the Luxury Package. As a result, if you have searched our website for new Tahoe/Suburbans over the last few months, you have noticed lots of LT and Z71 trims without Luxury Package but with second-row bucket seats. The good news is that some level of Luxury Package and Premier or High Country ordering has opened up with an improvement in the supply of microchips, but not a lot. That means fewer Tahoe/Suburbans with these tech features. I know our hope is that we will see improvement in the ability to order the tech stuff in the 2022 model year.
The Great Cab Chassis Shortage
Have you noticed that you can’t find a new Chevy cab chassis to purchase anywhere? Our dealership is in Ft Payne, AL, about 45 minutes southwest of Chattanooga, TN on I-59. Within 300 miles of us includes Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Huntsville, Birmingham, and Montgomery. In that 300 mile radius of us, there are exactly two crew cab chassis showing at Chevy dealers on the ground. When we expand to include vehicles also on order from Chevy dealers as of 8/7/21, that total grows to 71. Donohoo Chevrolet has 23 of them. And if you want crew cab chassis that are gasoline instead of diesel, we have 6 – all of them. Not a single one on order with any other dealer. If you would like to see the available cab chassis, click here for our inventory. And, you can search for cab chassis in our HD inventory that is not built but on the way here. (View HDs on Order)
What happened?
What happened to $16,000 off MSRP!
Remember $16,000 off MSRP on a 2021 Bolt EV Premier with a $43,795 list price? And $19,000 off with Costco contributing a $3000 rebate! That was available in April 2021 from Donohoo Chevrolet as one of the nation’s price leaders. In August 2021, we have been out of 2021 Bolts for 4 months, but we now have the 2022 Bolt EV and its new cousin the 2022 Bolt EUV. Let’s put the EUV to the side for a moment and discuss a more apples-to-apples comparison in the Bolt EV. If you are reading this, you are already aware that the charging speed and 259 miles on a full charge are unchanged from the 2021. The seats and suspension are more comfortable, the infotainment is different, and the front fascia is refreshed. So why are the rebates only $500 in August 2021?
Two different versions of the 2022 Silverado 1500? How do you know which one you are looking at.
2022 Silverado 1500 Confusion Coming – How to Understand What You are Buying
We all know that COVID has been massively disruptive to manufacturing operations. COVID also has made introducing new models and mid-cycle enhancements (otherwise noted as MCE – where the model gets a facelift and minor changes but is not completely new) difficult to implement as well. For the OEM, a new model, for example, the 2021 Tahoe, is great for excitement and new features, and the elevated demand enables it to reduce incentives and improve profitability. But, making changes slows the flow of product from the plant as various operations must be refined and set up to build a different vehicle. When instead of doing an MCE, the changes are less numerous, but they still reduce output temporarily as the plant must adjust. COVID has resulted in the slowing execution of many plans, and Chevy’s MCE for the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has been impacted likewise.
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