The U.S. car industry is in a bind. Demand for cars has soared, in part because of pent-up demand from when dealers were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and also because of the rising wealth of people who have increased home equity and assets that have risen in value because of the stock markets. Also, cars people are driving now are just becoming old. Research firm IHS Markit claims the average American car has been on the road for over 12 years.

In a very good year, manufacturers sell over 17 million cars in the United States. In 2021, the number will not even be close.

What is the problem? Lack of supply. There is a tremendous shortage of semiconductors for use in car electronic systems. This has caused automakers to shutter assembly lines. Some publicly traded car companies have had their financial results undermined.

One of the ways the car industry gauges demand is what is known as “days on dealer lot.” Historically, the number is usually between 50 and 60 days. According to iSeeCars, the days on the lot figure dropped to 24.6 days in October. Some dealers have even started to sell car models that are scarce at more than the manufacturer’s suggested retail price.

A few cars take much longer to sell than the national average days on dealer lot. Another iSeeCars piece of research showed that it took 165 days to sell an Acura TLX, the highest figure for any car in October. Nineteen other cars had figures above 60 days.

An iSeeCars report on the slowest-selling cars by state is also based on days on dealer lot. To get the figures, its experts looked at 250,000 new and used cars sold in October. The slowest-selling car in four states was the Nissan Altima. In New Hampshire, the figure for the Altima was 256 days.

Here are the slowest-selling cars in each state:

State	Vehicle	Average Days to Sell
Alabama	Nissan Murano	111.9
Arizona	Genesis G80	89.7
Arkansas	Ram Pickup 1500 Classic	67.9
California	Infiniti Q50	130.8
Colorado	Honda Pilot	119.0
Connecticut	Hyundai Kona Ev	129.6
Florida	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	137.7
Georgia	Nissan Altima	153.0
Hawaii	Dodge Charger	66.4
Idaho	Ram Pickup 1500	62.0
Illinois	Dodge Charger	220.9
Indiana	Hyundai Santa Fe	62.6
Iowa	Jeep Cherokee	57.6
Kansas	Honda Pilot	60.7
Kentucky	Chrysler Pacifica	68.9
Louisiana	Volvo XC90	58.6
Maryland	Nissan Altima	189.7
Massachusetts	Subaru Ascent	95.1
Michigan	Cadillac XT6	123.0
Minnesota	Ford Ranger	127.8
Mississippi	Hyundai Sonata	115.0
Missouri	Nissan Versa	83.8
Montana	Honda Passport	44.0
Nebraska	Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid	68.8
Nevada	Mazda CX-5	82.6
New Hampshire	Nissan Altima	256.4
New Jersey	Acura TLX	170.5
New York	Infiniti Q50	112.1
North Carolina	Acura TLX	140.0
Ohio	Ford Ecosport	104.9
Oklahoma	Nissan Altima	189.0
Oregon	Hyundai Sonata	79.3
South Carolina	Ram Ram Pickup 1500	84.1
Tennessee	Ram Ram Pickup 1500 Classic	135.5
Texas	Alfa Romeo Giulia	151.5
Utah	Ford Bronco Sport	68.2
Virginia	Maserati Ghibli	160.4
Washington	Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport	110.2
West Virginia	Nissan Sentra	76.7
Wisconsin	Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid	117.7

Click here to read about the slowest-selling car in America.

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