I almost want to say it’s the other way around. Asian brands, particularly Kia/Hyundai/Genesis have been nabbing up designers from European brands.

“Luxury” is subjective.

I left BMW for a much different reason. Let’s just say my wife and I celebrated when I sold my ‘06 M5.

Well, here’s my next (most likely) vehicle purchase: Toyota Rav4 Prime.

Especially PHEVs!

Not sure if this counts, but a lot of vertical city integration I’ve seen lately puts the parking garages in the middle of the structure. I think the only real downside is that everyone is 1-wall adjacent to a parking garage

For the record, I’m very surprised to not see Toyota on this list, but I’m also reading an article about why Toyota feel behind on EVs. I almost bought a Toyota last year, and I took a step back because the fuel economy was terrible compared to an equivalent vehicle.

There’s a lot of choice to stick around and be a brand loyalist. Add to the fact that companies are changing quickly for both better and worse. To me, being loyal to a brand is a matter of value and reliability I can see why some brands hold their customers well.

I wish we were allowed to key them legally for this.

I can’t fathom going out of your way to find a charging parking spot, and then not plugging in. I’m wondering if some of these “forgetful” parkers are just using it as a normal spot intentionally, either not charging at all, or coming out and unplugging when they’re done but then going back inside for more shopping…

Oh, another thing. When car prices spiked, people found themselves at the receiving end of a SWEET deal, at the end of their lease.

It would seem to me like if we still have a bit of an inventory shortage that is also fueling high asking prices and few deals, it would not be in the dealership’s best interest to lease out their inventory. Why take a mediocre vehicle that people will willingly pay mark-up and lease it out for $350/mo?

Real question, since I’m a childless coastal elite. How often do people use the third row?

luxury auto manufacturer

Yea, bet those employees are having fun. I’d say they fall into 3 categories:
-Foreigners, trapped by a work Visa.
-Anarchists, trying to secretly sabotage Musk.
-Opportunists, trying to catapult their career through the Vacuum.

Here’s my take. I believe my household has Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, Hulu, Peacock, and several other smaller sources like Plex, Freevee, and other such things.

-Videos, e-books, and video games are some of the least-used Prime services, either through obscurity or people simply not interested. Worth noting that not all of that content is included and may still require an additional payment to watch/read/play. I’m not sure if there’s an upgrade tier, but see below.

....I mean, flushing my toilet is a disaster for the environment.  I’m probably killing a dozen birds as I type this reply.  I think there can be some compromise so I don’t have to live in a mud hut harvesting potatoes.

BMW and Toyota are far from the only manufacturers peddling SUVs as universal replacements for cars,

Can you imagine the company without Musk?