• snooggums@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Also the companies either not selling smaller models at all or selling under powered econobox trash.

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      22 days ago

      YSK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compliance_car

      Some jurisdictions require that auto makers offer low or no emission vehicles, a vehicle is considered a “compliance car” if it is clear that the company producing it is only doing so in order to comply with these regulations, rather than viewing them as a source of profit. This is generally identified by low production volume, sales limited to only regions where the law requires it, and low effort design.

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        22 days ago

        They would be advertising anyway, but yes people do have a tendency to see more value in volume even if the value isn’t actually there. It goes along with the US fascination with buying in bulk.