Automakers don't care about what we think, they care about money

Read this first.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/11/shelby-lowering-price-of-20k-gt500kr-hood-after-web-outrage-eru/

I remember the days when mustangs were affordable. That is what they have built their name on, affordability. Thats why they still have live axle rear end, etc. etc. Evidentally Shelby is not licensing any of its parts to be built for the after market part world. They even require you to send back your damaged parts to their warehouse before you can get your new (overpriced) parts. I don't get what the big deal is, no one will ever mistake a v6 mustang for a shelby 500KR just because someone put a KR hood on it. It sounds to me like they are trying to force those people that may be on the cusp of buying a GT or Cobra and fixing it up with KR parts, into buying an actual KR which is exorbitantly priced.
Why are these people trying to make everything so inaccessible lately? Smart Cars are now around the same price as a 2009 Yaris 3dr. With 5 spd, they both get comparable mileage, yet the Yaris has more inside room, seats, and comes with an A/C. It almost seems like some manufacturers DON'T want to sell cars. Here is a thought: if we build cars lighter, stronger, we won't have to have bigger infrastructure to support them. We will not have to have massive amounts of airbags to protect us from renegade Yukons and Suburbans. Pedestrian accidents wouldn't be so deadly, etc. etc. We are living in the future, things were supposed to get smaller and less imposing not larger and more imposing. I hate "big corporation".