WTF Happened In 1971? - Declining standard of living
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It was a two fold problem.
One, the Feds demanded extreme pollution standards that tech at the time wasn't ready for so cars had to be made lighter and with more plastic and thinner metals.
Two, the bean counters took over from the engineers and demanded higher profits, quality be damned.