I own an auto repair shop, and the strike also carries into the parts industry. Not only are they not making new parts, they are stopping the warehouse from shipping what they have. Trying to order factory parts now is almost impossible.
For instance, there are certain parts that aftermarket companies dont make. For an example, this week I needed a special fuse, nothing aftermarket. No dealers had it in stock, there was 186 orders ahead of me, and nothing is being built. They predicted 6-24 months after the strike ended.
Even common repairs like a timing chain job, before the strike parts were hard to come by, with a 2-6 week delivery date, now no estimated shipping date.
I need a bcm for a 2019 truck, this was before the strike, I was told 4-6 months, no clue now. This is a 50k truck, parked because no parts available, and used isnt an option.
It will only get worse.