LOL, I guarantee any lost sales because of lack of scarcity would be more than made up by increased sales due to better affordability.
Diesel car sales have slumped because some manufacturers cheated on a test, (which most people knew they were doing to some degree anyway). How do you think people would react to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qCHqEIRC2chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N44icPfGi1MThe fuel consumption, losing your drivers license in about a week due to speeding tickets, not being able to park your car anywhere, your car being keyed because your neighbours were sick of the noise.
There are two reasons for wanting a Lamborghini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evA3_NV7cPMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQLbxAhg1UMIf you could buy one for 20k then my desire to own one would instantly evaporate.
"I wanted a Bugatti Veyron but my parents bought me this cheap %&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@! Aventador"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good"For example, in the 1990s when "fashion" jeans became popular, one retailer found that he could sell more when he raised the price."
"A corollary of the Veblen effect (where goods are desired for being over-priced) is that a decrease of their price decreases their demand."