Quality control issues at the higher base price are undoubtedly a disincentive to buy for many people, plus of course the well known unintended acceleration issue on kickdown, causing loss of rear end traction and, in quite a few well documented cases, going straight to the scene of the accident.
I suppose it is asking too much of any business to continue to keep customers on a several years backlog, just to sustain their s/h values for which the factory earns nothing extra? However, I wonder whether they have now killed the goose that laid the golden egg by making more cars than the market wants - all that dealer stock etc?
A well known dealer is reported to have said that he just could not recommend a four or a six, made before 2023. What does that do to residuals?
