An overflow of cars

In a visible reminder of the steep decline in new-car sales, thousands of vehicles bound for dealerships in Southern California and beyond are instead stacking up in vacant lots around the Port of Hueneme. Gregory J. Wilcox in the Daily News.

Storage space near the busy commercial port is filled to capacity with shiny new cars and trucks, and hundreds of BMWs are parked on the tarmac at nearby Camarillo Airport.

"Everyone is having the same issue. Sales are off and inventory is up," said Michael Wynn Song, senior vice president for Oxnard-based Global Auto Processing Service Inc., which handles vehicles made by General Motors, Hyundai, Kia and Saab.