

Wage increases have outpaced inflation every year since 2020 (first year I checked) except 2022. MSRP has not changed significantly for compact cars, adjusted for inflation. MSRP has actually dropped for all vehicles in the last year (at least). This means that compact cars have actually become cheaper, at least by a small amount.
The people complaining about affordability aren’t buying these cars.
Edit: I guess it’s easier to down vote than researching it yourself. None of this implies affordability isn’t a broader problem.







I’m talking about new compact car prices, not used car prices, because the article is talking about attempting to bring down new car prices by removing safety features.
Car prices have always been around that much, adjusted for inflation.