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Production Cost for E92 M3
I'm just curious and wondering if anyone would know or give their best shot at guessing how much it actually costs bmw to build a complete fully loaded M3. Talking about all these prices and mark ups it got me thinking how much profit is bmw actually making on each car sold to the dealer
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In many cases, it is better that you just know the brand and do not associate it with GM.
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off the top of my head...chevy, caddy, gmc, hummer and buick
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Brands such as Saab and Saturn can sometimes do better if people do not directly associate them with GM. Not all people think favorably of GM. If the marketing makes you familiar with Saab, and ties it to a positive image in your mind, then that is all they need to do. I think that the more they tried to make the Saab brand be tightly associated with GM would hurt them.
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I totally agree...my favorite for example is the GMC denali...and when i look at the interior its a big turn off...everything is made out of cheap plastic...they definitely gotta work on those
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Sorry for taking the thread off topic with the earlier post.
It would be interesting to know how much they make on an M3. It is always hard to tell whether a company is using a lower production, high-end model as a loss leader to boost overall brand image or if they are obtaining high margin due to the desire of owning the model itself. |
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(Long.... but good I think)
BMW enjoys a pretty high ranking amongst major OEMs in terms of profit. The figures for 2006 was 5.9% margin. Others of interest were: Porsche - 19.2% (wow, they are ripping us off...) Toyota - 6.9% VW - 2.6% Another recent report has stated Porsche's average profit per car at at an incredible $28,000. This number though is totally inconsistent with the 19.2% figure above. At an $80k average sale 20% is only $16k. I am much more inclined to believe the 19% figure. The same report list BMW at $3,200 per car. This is quite consistent with about 6% of about $50k (estimated average sale price across the models 1er to 7er). Next we have to understand the profit division. I think the numbers above mean that the profit per car is the profit for BMW Group. Obviously dealers in each region buy low and sell high creating another tier of profit in each region and this figure is then completely on top of the proft for BMW Group. In NA in particular one estimate pegged the BMW NA dealer purchase price for the Coupe at approx. $52.6k that means a hefty ~$5k per M3 per dealer profit. 6% profit margin on something sold a $53k tranlates to an item that costs about $50k. ...Finally to build cost... It is difficult to get build cost precisely even when consulting the BMW annual report. One reasonable estimate of this is that the ratio of BMWs total actual cost of their cars including cost of sales and R&D (but excluding sales and administrative costs, even though those are essential parts of running the company and doing business) divided by total revenues should be roughly the same across it's car lines. This figures for BMW in 2006 was about 82%. So if a Coupe is sold to NA at $53k the 82% figure tell us their actual cost of the car parts, R&D, labor, facilties, etc is then ~$44k. Including all other costs the majority of which are sales and administrative (100%-6%)*$53k = ~$50k as per above. So these are my two esimates of the "cost" of a base M3 Coupe, $44k excluding S&A costs, $50k including S&A costs. You can use some simple ratios of these numbers if you are interested in the fully optioned case. However do realize that margins are much higher on options than on a base car. I sure would like to hear from an accountant/financial pro or someone who has actually worked in the automotive industry. We had a lot of good discussion from some pros (econimists, etc.) on currency issues on other threads, maybe they will read and chime in. This is a pretty rough/1st pass estimate. Last edited by swamp2; 03-13-2008 at 02:07 PM.. |
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I thought high end exotics would make more money per car vs high volume companys (Toyota!). Ferrari, Rolls and others must make a lot of money for each car it sells... (guessing. I don't have numbers)
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I was doing some real time editing as you quoted me... My post is now more clear and things would overall be less confusing if you removed (or requoted) my quote in your reply. Cheers.
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From that 5k that a BMW dealer would make from each M3, how much does it goes to the CA? |
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I don't have a complete margin list by OEM, more info. can be found with google. I'd guess somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-20% (before taxes of course), not really that much. |
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I would be shocked if the M3 profit margins were anywhere near as low as those of the 335i. M3 invoice is roughly 50% higher than 335i invoice. My guess is that the cost differential is probably closer to 25% though that is admittedly just a gut feeling. Of course its all a bit relative since it depends on how you track the individual monies allocated to product development. I mean for example the M3 V8 probably cost a lot less than the M5 V10, but only because the V10 had to account for developing the engine architecture from scratch.
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