While it’s true that automakers are driving up their trim levels for margin purposes they also have to contend with supply chain complexity and legislative comp

While it’s true that automakers are driving up their trim levels for margin purposes they also have to contend with supply chain complexity and legislative complexity. So if 80% of people want automatic windows and 15% of the remaining don’t care one way or the other it makes sense for a carmaker to deprecate manual windows to remove a part set. Similarly I don’t want a fancy av system in my car, but the law requires a backup camera so standardizing on a single screen powered by ever more complex av software only makes sense for the car maker.