Journeys of Discovery: Chip shortage creates dearth of new cars and skyrocketing used car prices

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Mark Descamps, general manager at Smith Volvo in San Luis Obispo, California to learn about how the chip shortage has created a shortage of new cars—with skyrocketing sticker prices, along with used cars commanding a 30 percent premium. Underwriting support for Journeys of Discovery provided by Nashville's Big Back Yard economic initiative focused on rural communities in the southwest quarter of Tennessee and the Shoals Region of Northern Alabama. You are invited to subscribe to the Lowell Thomas Award-winning podcast travel show, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer, featured on the NPR Podcast Directory , iHeartRadio , Apple Podcast .