An acromioplasty involves shaving of the undersurface of the acromion. The acromion is a projection of bone extending from the shoulder blade out over the top of the shoulder joint and provides attachment for muscles around the shoulder including the trapezius and deltoid muscles.
The reason DaimlerChrysler's Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) subsidiary can be in business is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 1998 creation of the Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) standard. LSV is sort of a cheat, a way to make electric vehicles viable by eliminating every obstacle in their way.
It's clearly not designed to be a luxury car, but that doesn't change the fact that Mercedes-Benz is a luxury brand. The company has earned that reputation by consistently producing high-quality, good-looking cars that have compelling features. The same is true of Audi, Lexus and others. Remove the Audi rings from an A6 or the three-pointed star from an E-Class and you still have a luxury car. What about the opposite side of the same coin?