This only works IF you work under the assumption consumers know, or even have the ability to know, if they're being lied to.
Well... they don't. Cars are incredibly complex machines, 99% of consumers do not have the knowledge to properly understand how a car works. They have jobs, they have a family, they have better things to do.
So they rely on the car manufacturer to be honest. You'll never see a consumer pop the hood and count the pistons to make sure their V6 is actually a V6. They just believe the manufacturer.
Your poisoning example only works because it's obvious. Imagine another food analogy. Imagine there is no FDA. How do you know what goes into the food you eat? Could you even find out? If you strived to find out the ingredients and nutritional content of your average grocery haul, how long will it take?
A few tens of thousands hours, perhaps. Right after you work like a dog to buy the equipment to burn the food. And then hire private investigators to stake out the factory. And then fly to Mexico to view what pesticides they use.
Well... they don't. Cars are incredibly complex machines, 99% of consumers do not have the knowledge to properly understand how a car works. They have jobs, they have a family, they have better things to do.
So they rely on the car manufacturer to be honest. You'll never see a consumer pop the hood and count the pistons to make sure their V6 is actually a V6. They just believe the manufacturer.
Your poisoning example only works because it's obvious. Imagine another food analogy. Imagine there is no FDA. How do you know what goes into the food you eat? Could you even find out? If you strived to find out the ingredients and nutritional content of your average grocery haul, how long will it take?
A few tens of thousands hours, perhaps. Right after you work like a dog to buy the equipment to burn the food. And then hire private investigators to stake out the factory. And then fly to Mexico to view what pesticides they use.