WHY THERE’S LITERALLY BEEN NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO BUY A NEW SIERRA 1500 FROM MCLARTY DANIEL BUICK GMC

We’ve been seeing it on the lot here at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC, and now the news media is figuring it out too: because of General Motors production shutdowns in March, April and May, we could soon be seeing a shortage of full-size trucks here at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC, and at a time when dealer incentives are giving us the ability to make the best deals in our history, too! With that potential shortage of full-size trucks looming, there’s literally been no better time to buy a beautiful 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 than right now. If you wait, you could miss out. 

In a recent article titled “Coronavirus Could Make It Tougher to Find the Truck You Want” Detroit Free Press automotive writer Eric Lawrence talks to dealership owners, general managers and others who all agree that the combination of…

low production numbers in recent months and record-breaking dealership incentives could make it harder to find the full-size truck you want if you wait, with high-end models like the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 and Denali particularly hard to find. 

“A potential truck shortage might sound strange in the midst of a global health crisis, which has upended daily life for so many, caused economic uncertainty around the globe and dropped vehicle demand,” Gilchrist writes. “But trucks have unique attributes when it comes to inventory. They also represent a dramatically growing and crucial piece of the automotive market in recent years. Each of the Detroit Three has seen pickup sales take a larger share of total sales in the last year… GM had a 23 percent increase, according to Jessica Caldwell, executive director of industry analysis at Edmunds.” 

The Detroit Free Press is not alone in reporting on this collision between supply, demand and incredible incentives. The Wall Street Journal, Car and Driver and International News Agency Reuters have also noticed the trend and have written recent stories on the looming truck shortage. 

The biggest factor at play is that General Motors temporarily shuttered all production at North American plants in mid-March, including the plants in Indiana and Michigan where the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 is produced. Between January and March, before the plants were shut down, production averaged just under 66,000 trucks per month. Those plants still haven’t reopened completely, while other GM production plants have been turned to production of PPE and life-saving equipment. 

Even in the face of this unprecedented production shutdown, GMC is currently helping American buyers find their economic confidence again with historic manufacturer incentives, including zero-percent financing for up to eight full years for well-qualified buyers, plus no monthly payments for 120 days when financed through GM Financial. Those offers are valid on all GM models we sell at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC, but they have caused a huge spike in demand for GMC trucks. That demand could cause McLarty Daniel GMC to have a shortage of trucks for the first time in our history, and at exactly the time when we’re able to make our customers the best deals we’ve ever been able to offer. 

In a nutshell, what we’re saying is: while we’re confident any potential shortage of GMC Sierra 1500 trucks at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC won’t last, neither will our ability to make you the best deal in the history of our dealership. Growing demand will eventually make prices on trucks rise, and General Motors can’t sustain these incentives forever. So if you want to find the GMC Sierra that’s perfect for you, don’t miss out! Give us a call today, or check out our website right now to view our current inventory. As always, we look forward to serving you at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC! 

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