INVENTORY PICKS UP: Full-size trucks are easier to find after shortages as spring selling season intensifies.

While pickup sales for GM and Ford are strong, Krebs said there's likely some degree of customer sticker shock as average prices hover at record levels and interest rates are rising. For the past few years, customers purchasing a new F-150 pickup at Marcotte Ford in Holyoke, Mass., have had to wait six to nine months to get their truck due to inventory shortages. [Extracted from the article]