A shortage of vehicle components - primarily semiconductor microchips - and wider supply chain issues since the pandemic have severely restricted new car outputs. 

This has resulted in a logjam for deliveries and seen order books filling and almost bursting at the seams as some brand have quoted lead times as long as two years.

However, latest car industry data published this week suggests supply problems are easing and manufacturers are seeing a return to normal output levels.

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