[neogodless]

This isn't a (totally) bad question, but it suffers from problem common to a lot of internet forum posts and comments. It lumps "people" into one shiny bucket, and then shouts at the bucket.

Over 16 million new cars were purchased in 2025 in the United States.

Meanwhile, there are about 242 million licensed drivers in that same country.

So that's than 7% of drivers buying a new car in a year's time.

But what is the point of your question, in response to a new car announcements? That new cars should not exist... ? You do realize how much harder that would eventually make it to buy a used one, right?

So yeah, sure. "People" would be well-advised to consider buying a 2-3 year old vehicle that has depreciated. Let someone else carry that depreciation cost. (But "someone" has to.)

(My used EV depreciated 57% before I bought it, 2 years old with 20,000 miles on it. It's a great way to go!)