And they're not talking about "FANCY" cars as you suggested, they're talking the "average" priced cars.
It's about average Americans, and averaged priced cars. This is not complex.
Bankrate.com finds that people living in 24 of the 25 largest metropolitan areas in the US cannot afford the average price of new cars, which was $33,000 in May according to Kelly Blue Book. In six of those cities, people struggle to afford cars cost half that much.
Please try reading a post before replying.