Consumers Now Believe Automakers Are Liars and Cheats - What Do You Think?

"NOW!"...when did they ever think otherwise.

It's not just auto manufacturers. Did anyone read about Samsung, who obtained "Energy Star" certification for their flat-screen TVs by using built-in software that reduced power consumptions (by dimming the screen) only when the standard Energy Star testing routine was being executed. Under normal use, when being fed a non-test signal, the TV consumes well beyond Energy Star power levels.

Yeah, no joke, but strikingly similar to VW's Dieselgate strategy.

And let's not forget EPA MPG fiction, fuel economy numbers that no human can expect to achieve, and which several manufacturers have been charged for falsifying. The success of consumer brainwashing is so complete that you'll even have people arguing on forums that we must continue to use the current (flawed and easily falsified) testing methodology for the sake of replicable consistency.

Apple is touting their newly released iPhone 7 as being IP67 certified for water resistance, yet their fine print has a disclaimer stating it is not covered under warranty if it sustains water damage.

The foods shown in fast-food restaurants' ads and commercials bear only a passing resemblance to the products the actually sell.

Manufacturers' lies, deception, and "selective disclosure" are so common that we have a euphemism for it: Marketing.

Now and always: Caveat Emptor.

What the hail do these gov't agencies know? Let the market regulates themselves. Free market or death I tell you, free market for everyone.

IF you want to pay for everything I use so that it is FREE for me - be my guest.

However - we have already had out time in the USA where the industries regulated themselves - and it resulted in the MEGA- Trusts that controlled many Industries - BY Eliminating competition. With no competition - or little competition - and in other industries - where the "competitors" colluded to raise prices - this was a disaster except for a select few robber barons - who lived like royalty. J.P.Morgans takeover of Tesla's company - was a great example where although Tesla was right - he could not afford to fight Morgan - and he lost his company.

Sorry - but one of the things we have learned is that those who do not learn from the past are destined to repeat it. WE have learned that regulating industries is a required part of maintaining competition. And competition is the thing that fuels innovation. AND it is still innovation that keeps the USA ahead of other countries.

@nguyenvuminh...the socialist-facist (TomM) has spoken. You'll have to pardon him. He's old and thinks Hillary is a hot score. We mustn't laugh at our elders so much as pity them for their pathetic denial.

Matt you got trolled bro.

TMZ