manufacturers are rolling in money on this.
more failure means more repairs which equals more money, all this is completely perfect today as customers are not at all interested in a long lasting car.
in my case it was manufacturer warranty, but for the people who are not in its envelope are on the hook. Its pretty bad for them. But those same customers go "ooooh - shape dekho, leather seat dekho"
and manufacturing a cvt is extremely cheap compared to a stepshift gearbox.