Two-thirds probably can't even afford a new car if they wanted one
this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2025
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In an unsurprising twist, general sales across the various markets are down even more than expected in the first quarter of 2025, which means consumers are either poorer and/or holding onto their money out of fear.
Coupled with what's happening in the government, and we're sprinting towards a general recession—potentially even worse in rural areas.
Part of me wants to say "good".
I realize all the nuances and negative implications, but...I don't know. Maybe America needs to be godsmacked a little.
Note: My thoughts change hourly on this so take this with a boulder of salt.
Lower-end cars keep getting more and more expensive in the USA, meanwhile they're getting cheaper in some other countries due to competition from Chinese cars.
The tariffs certainly aren't helping consumers in the US either
Those people should probably buy a used car before tariffs put those out of reach too.
But hey it's not like you need a car to exist in America right?
And the other 1/3 wouldn't drive any EV?
The other 1/3 are members of the Fuck Cars community and just laughed as a response, which was marked down as "unsure."
Let’s get it down to just Nazis driving Teslas.
Let's ask Thelma and Louise
Can't wait for aix to buy Tesla.
Not like the SEC will stop him