Are Tesla, BMW, and Mercedes LYING?
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Many automakers are lying to customers and using fancy marketing names to hide the fact they are selling fake leather (plastic) seats! In this interview with Katie Kutskill, Business and Operations Strategist for Is It Leather?, we dig deep into the deception and call out the big offenders.
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Lauren youre killing it with these videos. I'm sharing this with a ton of people. Excellent video!!!
Thank you! Truth in advertising!!
Coach, this was an eye opener. I spent 50 years in auto repair and owned two repair shops so I thought I was a know it all until now. Thanks for this lesson.
Glad to help
Hard hitting automotive journalism from one of the best channels out there.
Thank you
Terrific episode Lauren, thank you for the education 👍🏻 Oddly enough, I had the seats in my chevy recovered in actual leather because I love that feel.
Awesome
One of your best and most informative videos ever who would have ever thought our great American car companies would mislead the consumer.
Thank you!
Bmw and Mercedes in the title but OK
@@kaseyc5078 9 days ago you need to catch up!
Excellent video. My wife and I have Sensatec in our ‘23 and ‘24 BMW’s. I hate the synthetic smell. The seats are less comfortable and they make my wife’s legs sweat lol. Keep fighting the good fight, Lauren😊 BTW, the ‘leather’ seats I had in my ‘20 WRX did not feel like leather and I heard they had some sort of plastic coating???
There will be class action lawsuit coming. If interested please email me thru my website carcoachreports.com
Car coach, you really educate the general public on matters automotive beyond the generic car reviews 😮💨
In other words people, get you a cloth interior and call it the day!!! Because real leather is unattainable nowadays.
Some brands do offer real leather
If it's BMW, you'll need a subscription for leather seats. LOL
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That it’s why politics are important, the government should take this on agenda and pass legislation. Automakers should make this clear for consumers. Would be interesting what about cloth interiors in the industry. Excellent, thanks Lauren!
Elected officials are going to take action.
You can forget this current administration enforcing transparency on leather products. Why? Because they are 100% invested in the green hysteria and they are not going to go against anything that is perceived to be green. Which is ironic since they don’t hesitate to regulate anything that moves.
@@CarCoachReportsThey should. Instead of all the other stuff they regulate, as you have documented, transparency should be one of the few things they should regulate. Then let the market decide. But do you really think this administration, despite its meddling FTC, will do anything to go against a product perceived to be green? Maybe I’m cynical, but I don’t think any chance that will happen.
Great job Lauren as always bringing the facts. ❤
I just looked at new SUVs made in USA, Mexico, Japan, and South Korean. They all had leather trimmed with simulated leather for the seats and door panels.
I get it, but sensatec from BMW is not selling itself as leather, the others as well . Now if it is sold as leather and it is not that’s just lying and unacceptable.
Some sales people are pushing the names as leather. Consumers are easily confused.
@@CarCoachReportsthen the slimy salespeople are lying not the car company
Great video, never believe a car salesman they’re born to lie.
Love the studio Lauren. You have tasteful decorating skills!
Thanks so much! 😊
One is plastic, the other is a natural product made from animal hide. Leather will last a really long time. You can tell the difference by using heat. Fake leather will melt. Explain the issue with "carbon foot print"? This is just a catch phrase used to impose a lot of crap that is more expensive, less reliable, and with a goal to stop people from driving. Cars are freedom and they really hate that.
true
If there was honesty in these matters there would be more trust and everyone would be happier.
Noticed the same trend with large screen hype by removing all the buttons. Soulless cars
I feel Audi does a decent job; if you opt for the “fine nappa leather” the entire seating surface is genuinely that.
Though other parts of the car get alcantara or leatherette such as the center console or door trim. To be fair when you upgrade - it is only for the seats - so they aren’t necessarily withholding information, and the other surfaces are described on the sticker.
All in all - not the worst compared to some other luxury brands
Lauren in your other video if I understand you said the EV mandate is gone. Does this mean that V8 will continue to live on? Also, please make a new video on hydrogen ICe engines giving us an update . Thank you
A big factor will be the November election here in the US. We know what happens with each candidate. Elections matter.
Not sure what’s going to happen with hydrogen. Right now it’s being used for big trucks to transport goods from Seaport to warehouses. For street cars. That’s a long way off because there’s no infrastructure.
@@CarCoachReportsPresident Trump will win and he has said that people should have a choice. MAGA
@@singh9721 Don't take that for granted (See Venezuela). Get yourself, family, friends, neighbors, etc. out there and VOTE!!!
Our MB Tek cracked after two years. Taking to the dealer today. Should be interesting to see what happens.
Some of the auto interiors I have had hold up well while others do not. I have an RV where the seat finishes peal more every year. If it's a good durable product which is easy to keep clean, looks good, and holds up well, I don't particularly care what it is made of.
Thanks for another great video, that exposes the inconvenience truth.. I totally agreed leatherette is pure virtual signalling. My previous German cars. Both Audi 8P A3 and BMW E46 320i's leatherette have cracks only within a few years of ownership. They are pure garbage and environmentally unfriendly. They are a PITA to fix when I bought them to "leather" shop, while dealers have no idea how to deal with them. On the other hand, I have owned a couple of Camry with leather seating surface, All of them are XLE, BTW. They are as reliable as the brand itself. It looks like my current Subaru Impreza's leather seating surface will last that long. But I am unsure of Crosstrek Wilderness's leatherette (as Subaru claims, for outdoorsy's ease of cleanliness and durability, though).
Leatherette - is plastic. Sadly we are forcing OEs to have truth in lableing like everything else!
Who does NOT know that these are Vinyl/Plastic/Plant based interiors? Is the general consumer really that uneducated about car’s interior material?
This lady speaking is unaware of BMW’s actual interior packaging. SansaTec and SensaFin are usually base interior materials and they are KNOWN to be man made materials (i.e. NOT leather). Also cloth interiors are more than likely made with polyesters and not actual natural fibers such as wool, or cotton. So unless one is buying leather for sure, it more than likely be a polymer.
Also, she is NOT a scientist and here she is talking about microplastics. Microplastics pose some level of hazards, but they have yet to be understood to the levels to certainly say, they will kill you as she eluded to with the corpse cut and plastics found inside. Microplastic are more prone in the food industry from heating plastics and releasing some of that into the foods. I get it she pushes leather because she works for the leather industry. I love leather and I use and own a lot of leather items and my cars have leather interiors, but I also not push nonsensical things like seating on plastics will cause health issues and vinyl interiors have been used since the 1950s.
Leather is a fantastic natural material. It’s breathable, its flexible, its long lasting! It does need more care to keep them lasting long!
None of these man made materials are advertised as leathers. So I am not sure where and why this video claims these are facts.
You think this is new lol. I was in Kashmir so long ago and they were selling "kid" leather that was plastic based and even smelled a little like leather. They laughed that tourists thought that it was from goats and it really was a good private joke for the shop keepers. Great video, thanks. What about the chemicals used to provide "spill free" protection for these "vegan" leather seats?
Wow, this channel’s uncovering many of the car industries dark secrets.
Should I seek legal compensation for such deception?
Yes if you were lied to. We are collecting names of those people. Please email me at carcoachreports.com
0:15 1. A mere decade in any industry means you're brand-new to it.
2. All consumers know "tex" means plastic.
This was awesome!
Thank you!!! And for the fact about the cowhides going to landfill if they’re not used to make leather materials. Faux leather is killing the environment. Go back to real leather.
The “leather” in my 2019 Ford Taurus was cracking on the driver seat in 2022. Not real leather and NO MORE FORDS for me.
Don't they use some pretty heavy chemicals to tan and cure leather so that there are some pretty bad fumes coming off of even natural leather in a car?
That why i prefer wool. Like one in Toyota century or current Volvo.
Well, it's quite obvious that when they don't openly state "leather" you're not getting pure unadulterated leather. The average consumer simply never questions the fancy names they use, or somehow can't comprehend that vegan leather cannot be leather at all.
What's really sad is that you're spending more and more on a new vehicle and getting more and more toxic and environmentally damaging materials. Everything from actual construction materials to the chemicals lubricating and cooling the vehicle's systems is less environmentally friendly and poses more health risks.
Years ago when I worked at a Chevy dealership, I'd ask our local mobile upholstery guy who had the best leather in their vehicles and he quickly responded, BMW. It's a shame that those days are gone.
Thanks for sharing your comment.
Honestly who wasn't aware that Mercedes MB-Tex is actually vinyl? Mercedes even tells you that in the owner's manual.
Rolls Royce used to raise their own animals for the leathers they used. Not sure if they still do.
They most likely still do. All hand stitched. Rolls only uses real leather.
When I bought a new car last year, I intentionally avoided woke leather. I was able to get real leather in the Toyota Highlander Platinum, which was fortunately the trim level I wanted anyways. I’m not in the least bit interested in the green hysteria so when I buy a vehicle, if at all possible, I want real leather.
Some needs to send this to Thomas from autoghefuel 😂
Good thing Audi is telling the truth. 😮😊
where did you get that information from I'm trying to figure out if my 08 Silverado has real leather
The faux leather my VW Golf MK7 has is awesome stuff. It doesn't stretch out, very durable, and it feels like leather.
Plastics off gas - you’re breathing that
@@CarCoachReports True. I survived lead paint, drinking from garden hoses, 1970s LA smog, cigarette smoke, asbestos exposure, etcetera. I should survive this too.😁
@@opencarry3860 when you can live forever then you can say you survived all that. lol
@@jjmckay6man1 That's my point. No one gets out alive, so don't worry about all this stuff. I'm retired and have been exposed to all kinds of nasty crap through life, but I'm still here alive and well.
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Can anyone tell me the last year the Ford Explorer had real full leather seats? Not even leather-trimmed, but full leather. I think it was 2018 or 2019 but I want to be sure. Thinking about buying a used one.
In fairness, they do use the word leather in leatherette, but Mercedes has been pretty clear about mb-tex versus genuine leather. You can certainly tell the difference, and genuine leather is nice, but you have to admit that some of these synthetic materials are pretty impressive.
Fantastic video
Who'd have thought. Just like Chrysler deceived millions millions with the Corinthian Leather of the 75' Chrysler Cordoba. Fools ate it up. haha
Alcantara...I'm looking at YOU! :)
BMW would melt away 😂
Great video. I'm not a fan of the new plastic smell.i hate leather.
You can buy cloth but much of that is made from plastic water bottles.
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Just wondering if you were going to post Elon Musk's picture in association with HIS scam?
We did on the reel
BMW and Mercedes Benz are garbage
2nd comment ♥️have an amazing weekend
You too!!
Pay attention to details. They do disclose what is natural leather and what is not. No news here, just OMG, although its not really OMG.
the title of this video is Gramatically incorrect it should be are lying to you not is and some automakers still use real leather though many have alternatives now for people who don't want leather for ethical reasons but if your paying 100k+ for a high end car unless its being used in a warm climate part of the year like Florida/So Cal etc. that's what Cloth Upholstery is for the last three cars my late maternal grandmother owned all had Cloth Upholstery they were a used 1984 Buick Skylark Limited sedan with the 171 Cubic in V6 under hood and two Toyota Camrys a 1990 DX with the 2.0 4 cylinder engine and a 2005 with the 2.5 L 4 Cylinder engine
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Ha.. oh sorry i wanted to laugh😂
I don’t think anyone thinks these are actual
Leather. I think you are misleading by making the claim that people are being lied to. We know it’s not leather.
where did you get that information from I'm trying to figure out if my 08 Silverado has real leather