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by theyeenzbeanz 923 days ago
Good lord the greed just never ends does it? They should look at BMW and see how quickly the heated seat thing fell through for them. At least I know what manufacturers to avoid from now on.
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> Good lord the greed just never ends does it?

GM profit margins have been stable for the past 13 years:

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/GM/general-motors/...

now look at Tesla's profit margins:

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TSLA/tesla/profit-...

Good. Making car drivers finally pay is the greatest thing ever. I am sick of subsidies for them.
How does a car manufacturer earning more money help a non car user (presumably pedestrian/bicyclists/public transit users)?