[piuantiderp]

Owners of car companies, to make more money. More disposable, more expensive cars, in less easily entered industry. How else will they keep BYD and others from coming in?

[vkou]

The average age of a car on the American roads has been increasing every year.

How does this square with your theory that cars are becoming 'more disposable'? They seem to be running longer than ever before.

[bumby]

To play devils advocate, “disposable” doesn’t necessarily mean “unreliable”. It just means that it’s harder to fix once it does break.