Probably there is/was the "ooh shiny" factor of making everything be screens, and "ooh shiny!" sells/sold cars better than "ooh, functional!" which is also "ooh

Probably there is/was the "ooh shiny" factor of making everything be screens, and "ooh shiny!" sells/sold cars better than "ooh, functional!" which is also "ooh, looks outdated" in the mind of buyers of the last decade or so. But after a while living with the stupid UX, the buyers would probably rather have the functional than the shiny.