• The Velour Fog @lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I work at an auto parts scrap facility and you’re right on the money. Besides defective parts, there is a mind boggling amount of brand new parts that never make it into a car. Anything that the automaker can’t sell gets shredded and destroyed so resellers can’t get at them and the automaker gets a cut of the refund for the materials.