[−]PorciiVorbesc · 2026-11-15 Sun 19:01 UTC ·
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> The consumer market owes quite some consumer rights to the EU
Not for car owners/consumers in the EU. Auto makers and dealers get away with a lot of shady shit fucking over their customers in the EU all the time. For example we in the EU don't have the same trigger happiness of NHTSA massa auto recalls the Americans have, but this is left to individual member states to decide if/when a recall is needed, and responses are a lot weaker and more lip dicked than in the US, even for the same issues.
Like sibling said, there are incentives to regulate stuff that has no impact on EU businesses, shit like USB-C or replaceable batteries, but they won't touch the auto industry to mandate easier repairs and less lock-downs.
Not for car owners/consumers in the EU. Auto makers and dealers get away with a lot of shady shit fucking over their customers in the EU all the time. For example we in the EU don't have the same trigger happiness of NHTSA massa auto recalls the Americans have, but this is left to individual member states to decide if/when a recall is needed, and responses are a lot weaker and more lip dicked than in the US, even for the same issues.
Like sibling said, there are incentives to regulate stuff that has no impact on EU businesses, shit like USB-C or replaceable batteries, but they won't touch the auto industry to mandate easier repairs and less lock-downs.