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l work in the auto repair industry and it is not the fault of the manufactures as to what they build, cars are dictated by the customer. people want cars that go further on a litre of fuel, safer cars and greener cars, this means research and development. cars cannot stand still because people won't allow it therefore prices have to rise. the problem with the auto industry is too many manufacturers, if there were say 4 major car producers in the world they would have larger market shares and should therefore be able to keep prices down especially if they share info relating to product development. cross development of vehicles between companies such as Holden and Volvo has been going on for years. as an example of using another companies ideas, 80% of all safety features incorporated in motor vehicles world wide are developed by one company, Mercedes Benz.
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