Ford likes to claim they sell the longest-lasting trucks. Their market isn't just former Ford owners, but current Chevy and Dodge owners, current Nissan and Toyota owners, and a growing population. To say a limited lifespan is ipso facto proof of artificial scarcity and planned obsolescence doesn't pass muster.

I do know engineering to reduce costs happens, but the mandate is usually "meet this high target within these material and cost parameters," not, "pare it down to this this bare minimum," unless you're talking about Harbor Freight junk.

Don't shift the goalpost or the burden of proof. I never denied that planned obsolescence never happens or that artificial scarcity isn't a thing, i said it was a more complex subject than typically understood, and not the open-and-shut case it is considered to be. Yes, it is difficult to measure. that is why you need to offer verifiable evidence that it has happened in order to demonstrate any specific allegation that it has occurred.