NC car repair shops hit by supply chain problems as January winter weather brings in more wrecked vehicles

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) –  The roadways have been slick, and the dusting of snow is quite possibly turning to ice as temperatures drop into the teenagers and 20s on Saturday night time. 

With the again-to-again snowstorms, vehicles slid off the road and some were being even dented — or worse — in collisions. Entrepreneurs at automobile retailers in the Triangle notify CBS 17 their retailers are entire of automobiles, just after a few straight weekends of winter weather. 

“It ranges from slight bumper fix to major structure replacements,” Peimon Abdollahian explained, the store manager at Coats Car Body and Paint in Raleigh. “Inclement weather conditions can definitely result in some additional serious impact.”

Some cars and trucks will need new bumpers, and others need new paint employment and pieces.

A thing else that has an effect: offer chain issues.

It’s delaying the staff at Coats Automobile Physique and Paint from finishing their careers. 

“We may possibly have a car below for a quite insignificant repair, and it could get upwards of several months, based on part availability,” he claimed.

The difficulties are unpredictable, so he’s warning all of his customers there could be an added wait around.

“We have a Mitsubishi in this article that needs a quarter panel substitute and there are some internal framework sections that are on backorder,” Abdollahian claimed. “It’s been below for about 6 months at this place and they’re (the maker) not anticipating having the section they need to have until eventually March.”

These backorders are negative for company, he mentioned, mainly because it is taking up room in his great deal and they just cannot transfer other damaged vehicles into its location to deal with. 

It is something to assume about with persons hitting the street and producing decisions powering the wheel.