Market greed? You seem to gloss over all the free money pumped into the economy the last few years- and that’s not political as both parties pushed it.
Classic example of deflection, skillfully taken by "whataboutism" with misdirected blame being inferred.
Yes, it's pure greed, complete with excuses and justifications with the blessing and approval of about half those who were voted in office. Thing is, rather the question is, who benefits from inflationary moves, who claims this period as having "high" inflation when it's barely above the ideal rate?
The auto industry, like everything else, lost money during Covid, while income was lost liabilities continued to grow sinking value which loses equity, they lost money. If that "free money" had not been pumped in to the economy those loses would have been much worse and this greed factor to catch up for losses would be much worse than it is.
After November, you may see positive price adjustments to reduce this false rate of inflation, but understand that large corporations, the crusty one half of the top one percent, use the economy as a tool, especially oil prices, anything that can be used to influence the public to see things their way, will be tried and done.
Now, if you had picketers walking the line of car dealers and factories, prices might come back to reasonable.
