A different kind of shock

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Supply Chain

Oil spike hits car demand harder than supply chains.

When oil prices surge, car executives often imagine stranded ships, snarled ports and container boxes piling up like driftwood. The latest flare-up involving Iran invites exactly that sort of picture. Yet the industry could face a more serious and less visible disruption. The risk is not that vehicles cannot be shipped, but that they cannot be sold.

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