>>63887170
>Mercedes, BMW, Bosch, etc bullshittery isn't related to cost cutting but to control and squeeze the retards still buying their products.
It is, because they do cut costs due to the company specifically to squeeze out more profits out of the retards you mentioned
Check out the Lopez effect, named after the dude that made a career out of this and crippled Opel and VW long term in the process because the quality took a nosedive to no ones surprise

>>same with 'american' tool brands
That is absolutely true and they're not the only one who fell for this gimmick, doing retarded shit to please shareholders