T.J. Johnson, acquisition manager at Smart Motors, walks through a new-car showroom that is void of vehicles. Reduced sales of new cars has meant fewer used cars for dealers to sell.
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A customer and salesperson survey the back of a used Toyota Rav4 at Smart Motors on Odana Road.
T.J. Johnson's new job at Smart Motors on Odana Road is buying used cars. He scours online listings from owners and buys vehicles from customers who come to the dealership.
T.J. Johnson, acquisition manager for Smart Motors, looks over a used Toyota Venza that he recently purchased from a customer. The vehicle is now for sale on the Smart Motors used lot on Odana Road.
Schoepp Motors, a used car dealership in Middleton, scours the country for inventory, but the prices of used cars continue to be high and nationally are up 24% over 2021 prices.
A Chevy pickup truck on the used car lot at Schoepp Motors in Middleton.
Schoepp Motors in Middleton was established in 1979, specializes in used cars and also has two other locations in Madison.
Looking back at deadly 100-car pileup on foggy interstate in 2008
Emergency vehicles, cars and people fill I-90 after multiple car accidents on the stretch of the interstate that passes by Monona and McFarland, on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008. Authorities cited dense fog and speed as the reasons behind the crashes that killed two people and injured about 50 in less than two hours, according to Wisconsin State Journal reporting at the time.
A State Patrol officer speaks to people next to their vehicle that turned over in an accident on the westbound lane of I-90, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Madison. Multiple cars and trucks in different sections of I-90 East and West lanes collided due to dense fog.
A tire rests in the I-90 eastbound lane after a multi-car accident due to heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in the Madison area.
People stand around on I-90 in dense fog after multiple accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes shut down traffic, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Madison.
A car sits near a semi-truck after multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes near Madison due to heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Madison.
Carrie Raymond suffered a mild concussion and was carried off to an ambulance after multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes in Madison during dense fog on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
Emergency personnel assist someone after multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes in Madison stemming from dense fog Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
A State Patrol officer walks off of the Madison city bus that was provided for people after dense fog led to multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes in Madison due to dense fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
Rescue workers help a woman hurt in a multiple-car accident on I-90 in the westbound lane that occurred during dense fog Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in the Madison area.
A firefighter walks down eastbound I-90 after multiple car accidents on both sides of the interstate in the Madison area amid heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
A man talks on a cell phone as another looks at damage on a car after multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes near Madison amid a day of heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
State Trooper L.C. Block holds the hands of Carter Raymond, right, and his cousin Kyle Czarnik alongside Kyle's mother, Andrea Thorngren, as they walk away from the scene of multiple car accidents on I-90 near Madison on Jan. 6, 2008.
A State Patrol officer walks past a semi-truck involved in a multiple-car accident due on a highly foggy day on eastbound I-90 near Madison, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
State Patrol officers survey the damage on a vehicle after speed and heavy fog caused multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes near Madison on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
R.J. Callaway helps people onto a Madison city bus to get out of the cold after multiple car accidents on I-90 near Madison during a day of heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
Emergency vehicles, cars and people fill I-90 after multiple car accidents on the stretch of the interstate that passes by Monona and McFarland, on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008. Authorities cited dense fog and speed as the reasons behind the crashes that killed two people and injured about 50 in less than two hours, according to Wisconsin State Journal reporting at the time.
A State Patrol officer speaks to people next to their vehicle that turned over in an accident on the westbound lane of I-90, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Madison. Multiple cars and trucks in different sections of I-90 East and West lanes collided due to dense fog.
A tire rests in the I-90 eastbound lane after a multi-car accident due to heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in the Madison area.
People stand around on I-90 in dense fog after multiple accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes shut down traffic, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Madison.
A car sits near a semi-truck after multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes near Madison due to heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Madison.
Carrie Raymond suffered a mild concussion and was carried off to an ambulance after multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes in Madison during dense fog on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
A State Patrol officer walks past a semi-truck involved in a multiple-car accident due on a highly foggy day on eastbound I-90 near Madison, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
R.J. Callaway helps people onto a Madison city bus to get out of the cold after multiple car accidents on I-90 near Madison during a day of heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
A firefighter walks down eastbound I-90 after multiple car accidents on both sides of the interstate in the Madison area amid heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
Emergency personnel assist someone after multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes in Madison stemming from dense fog Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
A State Patrol officer walks off of the Madison city bus that was provided for people after dense fog led to multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes in Madison due to dense fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
Rescue workers help a woman hurt in a multiple-car accident on I-90 in the westbound lane that occurred during dense fog Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in the Madison area.
A man talks on a cell phone as another looks at damage on a car after multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes near Madison amid a day of heavy fog, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
State Trooper L.C. Block holds the hands of Carter Raymond, right, and his cousin Kyle Czarnik alongside Kyle's mother, Andrea Thorngren, as they walk away from the scene of multiple car accidents on I-90 near Madison on Jan. 6, 2008.
State Patrol officers survey the damage on a vehicle after speed and heavy fog caused multiple car accidents on I-90 east- and westbound lanes near Madison on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008.
