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What corners are they cutting? I’ve been looking at new cars and they have reduced options. In some case they even give money off the price since the features a
by wil421 5y ago
What corners are they cutting? I’ve been looking at new cars and they have reduced options. In some case they even give money off the price since the features are lacking.
- matheweis 5y agoReduced features, cheaper components, etc. GM trucks are leaving out fuel management modules (reduced gas mileage): https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22331766/gm-pickups-semiconductor-shortage-fuel-economy-emissions https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22331766/gm-pickups-semic... Tesla removed a backup steering motor: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/07/tesla-cut-a-steering-component-to-deal-with-chip-shortage.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/07/tesla-cut-a-steering-compone... BMW pulled touch screens from their cars: https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/5/22765709/bmw-chip-shortage-touchscreen-car-suv-manufacturing https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/5/22765709/bmw-chip-shortag... GM leaving out wireless charging: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22575836/gm-wireless-charging-cadillac-chevy-tahoe-chip-shortage https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22575836/gm-wireless-char... I’m sure there are more and these are just the ones making the news. All things being equal I wouldn’t expect a 2022 car to be as good as a 2020 car.