It seems the whole is moving toward disposable items in the sense they want item to be at their end of life within 5 years just to keep the factories outputting new equipment at an ever increasing rate. Now the net zero carbon push is also going to make things a lot harder to repair as they tighten the screws on us. They are trying to get rid of the internal combustion engine in new vehicles by as early 2030 is some countries.
Personally I do own a 2000 GM Chevrolet PU and I do quality issues with the body as thin as the sheet metal was back then, no telling how thin it is now. Boy my old '73 International Harvester PU was well built for farm work but the Chevy is not. Too bad I couldn't get parts for the IH after they quit producing the PUs.
As for the small shops, we all know how it is to be a Jack of All Trades. Trying to fill where larger shops are no longer servicing a piece of equipment. What worst is the younger generations are just parts replacers; therefore, as us older mechanics dies off or retire there is no confident mechanics to replace us. Some these part replacers can't even figure out how to get out of a wet paper bag with both ends open.
PU = Pickup
