GM To Produce Lots of New Cars Soon

That's what GM says, anyway.

General Motors expects to boost global volumes by 25% to 30% this year as it bulks up production of smaller, more affordable crossovers and sedans that could not be built previously due to missing chips. 

Despite consensus among analysts that the semiconductor pipeline remains fragile, executives from the Detroit manufacturer say the crisis appears to be over. Supply remains constrained, yet it continues to steadily improve since the third quarter.

“The run rate that we’ve seen sequentially from 3Q to 4Q to 1Q is giving a heightened level of confidence,” finance chief Paul Jacobson told investors during an earnings call on Tuesday. “We expect ongoing semiconductor availability improvements throughout 2022.”...

They also completed about 80K vehicles that were near-finished by putting chips into them.  You could have seen hundreds (thousands?) of un-finished Chevy Traverse/Buick Enclave models outside of the Lansing, MI plant in the last few weeks.

If GM plans on ramping up production, so do Ford, Stellantis (Chrysler), and the non-US guys.  That's good news, of course; you'll be able to buy new ones which will take a LOT of pressure off the used-car markets.  Prices should go down, although the influence of Bai-Den is an "X" factor.