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average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the United
States rose to 12.2 years this year, increasing by nearly two
months from the prior year, the report said.
The pandemic led consumers to shift from using from public
transport and shared transport to personal cars, and since
customers could not upgrade their vehicles, demand for used cars
have accelerated and boosted the average vehicle age further,
the report said.
Stress on global supply chains worsened in April as COVID-19
lockdown measures in China and the war in Ukraine lengthened
delivery times, and air freight costs between the United States
and Asia rose, the New York Federal Reserve reported in its
latest update to a worldwide index of supply problems.
The average age of light vehicles in operation in the U.S. is
expected to rise through 2022 and 2023, as the pipeline for new
vehicle production and sales continues to be weighed down by
parts shortages, the report said.
Supply chain constraints have led to a decrease in vehicle
scrappage, which measures the number of vehicles leaving the
vehicle population, and has been a catalyst for the rise in
average age over time.
The report also said demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs)
in the U.S. has been expanding rapidly over the past few years.
The average age of electric vehicles in the U.S. is 3.8 years of
age this year, down from 3.9 last year, and has been hovering
between 3 and 4.1 years since 2016.
(Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru; Editing by Amy Caren
Daniel)
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