Delays for new hybrid, electric cars reach years — not months — amid supply crunch

Canadians across the country are facing lengthy wait times for new vehicles as an ongoing supply chain crunch and shortage of computer chips hinders carmakers from making enough to meet demand.

"The salesman was pretty vague but hinted it could be 2024 by the time we get the car," Chiasson said in an interview from Bathurst, N.B. 

"Worst-case scenario, we could be waiting as long as three years."

Canadians across the country are facing lengthy wait times for new vehicles as an ongoing supply chain crunch and shortage of computer chips hinders carmakers from making enough to meet demand.