> what does the data you presented (profitability and employee count) have to do with the claim about product types?

If you actually read the article, it says the profitability and employee count are a direct consequence of the product type. It explicitly says EV was a factor in the source cited.

If manufacturers cutting down on product types isn't evidence of cutting on product types, then what is?

Here's more data: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g68920984/evs-discontinued...