Originally Posted by
LarryJ
Due to shortages of materials and labor there is a shortage of new car inventory. With low inventory, the car manufacture's aren't going to use the production capacity that they have for low-yield fleet sales when they can sell every car they can build at higher-yield retail process. Also a shortage of used car prices driving those prices up.
The rental car agencies shedding a lot of cars within the last 15 months has its consequences too:
https://www.tampabay.com/news/2021/0...s-get-a-boost/
How has car-sharing facilitator Turo been at this time? It might be an alternative to rental car companies.
Turo, Getaround and Avail seem to be covered a bit in the article above. Getaround and Avail have a $125 or $150 daily cap on rates.