But this is the hypocrisy:
You do NOT make major business decisions without knowing your market.
It’s a metaphor, practically an open admission that the auto market is being coerced into making bad choices.
I believe the reference is to the market, not insiders.
He is quoted, “people involved in the auto industry”.
As himself. And dealers. And engineers. People who actually make and sell and fix the cars.
That is the point. They know the truth but are afraid to speak up. As are most of us about anything pushed by the commie brigade.