Across the US, people are increasingly defaulting on their car loans — a dire economic indicator because these loans are usually the last payment Americans are willing to miss. Meanwhile, auto insurers are raking in record profits after hiking rates.

  • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Without the spying would make them cost more. The spying is what they consider a feature to keep pricing down a little since they will make money off of that. They will pass a little of that savings onto the consumer.

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      2 days ago

      You think they actually pass those post-sale earnings on to the customer as savings? Why would they, when they could have their cake and eat it too? The average price for a new vehicle topped $50k recently, so they’re clearly not worried about keeping prices down.