The Automotive Industry Is Broken
Corporate extraction has made cars unaffordable, mechanics exploited, and consumers powerless. It's time for a reset.
Extraction Economy
Average new car price: $48,000. Average household income: $75,000. Cars have become luxury items, not transportation tools.
Planned Obsolescence
Manufacturers design vehicles to fail after warranty expires. Right-to-repair is blocked. Independent mechanics are squeezed out.
Mechanic Burnout
Skilled technicians work 60+ hour weeks for $50k/year while dealerships extract millions. No ownership, no respect, no future.
Consumer Powerlessness
Drivers have no voice in what gets built. Forced into subscriptions, surveillance, and software locks. Transportation held hostage.
The AutoWorld Solution
A cooperative economy where drivers, mechanics, engineers, and dealers share ownership, profits, and decision-making power.
Affordable Ownership
Return to the days when cars were tools, not status symbols. Fair pricing on vehicles, parts, and service.
Cutting-Edge Technology
Push automotive innovation to the limit—EV, hybrid, autonomous—without corporate markup extraction.
Cooperative Service Network
Member-owned repair shops and service centers. Mechanics who care about your car, not quarterly profits.
Consumer Advocacy
The pulse of what consumers really want. We fight planned obsolescence and defend right-to-repair.
Sustainable Transportation
Build vehicles that last decades, not lease cycles. Regenerative practices from manufacturing to recycling.
Community Ownership
Drivers, mechanics, engineers, and dealers united. Profits shared among those who create the value.
Technology Without Extraction
AutoWorld believes in pushing the boundaries of automotive innovation—electric vehicles, autonomous driving, advanced safety systems—without the corporate markup that makes these technologies inaccessible.
We return to an era when cars were tools for freedom, not status symbols or subscription services. When a mechanic could diagnose and fix any problem. When vehicles lasted 20+ years, not 5-year lease cycles.
Through cooperative ownership, we align incentives: drivers want affordable, reliable transportation; mechanics want fair wages and ownership; engineers want to build vehicles that last; dealers want sustainable businesses, not extraction quotas.
This is the pulse of what consumers really want. This is AutoWorld.
Choose Your Membership
Whether you're a driver, mechanic, or business owner, there's a place for you in AutoWorld.
Consumer Member
For drivers who want affordable, reliable transportation
- 20-40% discount on cooperative service centers
- Access to fair-priced vehicle marketplace
- Right-to-repair advocacy and support
- Extended warranty programs
- DIY maintenance workshops and guides
- Community car-sharing network access
Professional Member
For mechanics, technicians, and automotive professionals
- All Consumer Member benefits
- Ownership stake in cooperative service network
- Professional development and certification
- Bulk parts purchasing at cost
- Shop management software and tools
- Profit-sharing from service revenue
- Flexible 6-month work year option
Business Member
For dealerships, fleet operators, and automotive businesses
- All Professional Member benefits
- Cooperative dealership network access
- Fleet management and bulk vehicle pricing
- B2B parts and service marketplace
- Co-branding and marketing support
- Governance voting rights
- Revenue share from ecosystem growth
Sharing Manufacturing Expertise with Farmers
AutoWorld brings decades of automotive manufacturing knowledge to support farmer-owned equipment production through Open Source TechWorld.
Key Contributions to Farmer-Owned Manufacturing
- ✓Manufacturing Process Design: Applying automotive assembly line efficiency to tractor production, reducing costs while maintaining quality standards
- ✓Shared Component Sourcing: Leveraging AutoWorld's supplier relationships to negotiate bulk pricing on engines, transmissions, hydraulics, and electronics
- ✓Quality Control Systems: Implementing automotive-grade testing protocols to ensure Open Source TechWorld equipment meets durability and safety standards
- ✓Modular Design Principles: Teaching farmers to build tractors with interchangeable parts (like cars), making repairs easier and reducing inventory costs
- ✓Electric & Hybrid Technology: Adapting EV powertrains for farm equipment, reducing fuel costs and emissions while increasing torque for heavy-duty work
- ✓Workforce Training: AutoWorld mechanics train NYEP apprentices on manufacturing techniques, creating a pipeline of skilled workers for Open Source TechWorld facilities