glm, what . you are really advocating is "no harm no foul"...so what if ALL manufacturers did this.....and 100% of cars were built this way....THEN would you say ok, harm thus foul.  I think you are approaching this the wrong way, we pass laws for corporate citizens, and if they flout them, the bar isn't if there was harm, the bar is flaunting the law governing corporate behaviour.  In addition, this is particularly heinous  as many people DO care about the environment and feel cheated in their purchase.  I could not disagree with your approach more.