The value derived and average usage of a car has increased too...
Also the financing around cars have made it smoother to buy one.
Also Electric can demand a premium because they save on gas costs.
You need share holders' approval to join the board. Today's markets immediately punish a company which supports union.
So forcing your way is the only practical way to get a union board seat
The null hypothesis is that market forces takes care of it. Like your airline ticket prices. The onus of proof is on you to market forces aren't enough.
Similarly, the FCC net neutrality rules allow telcos to charge any price for the service while disallowing blocking or throttling particular Internet sites or protocols. If such rules weren't indeed necessary, big telcos wouldn't be spending their money campaigning against them, would they?
