Nina Droff, edited by Laura Laplaud 11:20 a.m., June 04, 2022, modified at 11:20 a.m., June 04, 2022

Due to a lack of raw materials, delivery times for new cars continue to lengthen, sometimes going up to ten months for certain models.

Delays that strongly impact the supply of the sector but which also diverts demand: several customers give up buying cars.

Europe 1 went to Saint-Germain-en Laye, to a car dealership.

"I present to you the 308 SW with an alcantara interior."

A black blazer on his shoulders, Benjamin presents a midnight blue hybrid car to a couple.

But when talking about the availability of the vehicle, customers wince.

“We are on delivery times of around six months or so,” he announces.

Blame it on the lack of raw materials.

Consequence: the delivery times for new cars continue to lengthen, sometimes going up to ten months for certain models.

“We have never been in such a strong shortage situation”

A problem that Benjamin now encounters every day in his work as a salesman.

"It necessarily has an impact on sales. There are times people who don't necessarily want to wait, who have the impression that they are going to leave with the car for the holidays... Especially when we arrive in a period when people change just before the summer to leave with the new car."

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One floor above, the head of the Peugeot brand, Christophe Olivier, no longer knows how to deal with these production delays.

“The more vehicles are equipped that require specific components that we lack, the more we are unable to honor the customer portfolio, we can lose vehicle orders. We have never been in such a strong shortage situation”, he laments.

The concession already estimates that it has lost 25% of turnover in 2020.