How much profit car manufacturers make?

[adrenaline]

Originally Posted by magracer

That's the best I could do, so let's see your numbers mate!

Actually, I guess I could do a little better by downloading the annual reports but I couldn´t be bothered ATM.

I have no numbers as Ford/GM don't release all of their numbers

They make higher profits on larger vehicles, like their beloved SUVs. That's what kept Ford profitable...until the SUV market bust.

I would assume newer cars out of Detroit would be slimmer on profit margins than in the past to try and compete with Japan/ Korea.

[Egg Nog]

That was a bit of a thread bump, but for this thread not much has really been said.

Here's a bit of recent information on a few recently profitable companies (all in USD):

Average profit per vehicle sold:

Audi: $2047
BMW: $3207
DC/MB/Smart: $917
Porsche: $28,247
Toyota: $2182
VW: $430

[jediali]

Originally Posted by Egg Nog

That was a bit of a thread bump, but for this thread not much has really been said.

Here's a bit of recent information on a few recently profitable companies (all in USD):

Average profit per vehicle sold:

Audi: $2047
BMW: $3207
DC/MB/Smart: $917
Porsche: $28,247
Toyota: $2182
VW: $430

i'd say porsche have a small lead

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by Egg Nog

That was a bit of a thread bump, but for this thread not much has really been said.

Here's a bit of recent information on a few recently profitable companies (all in USD):

Average profit per vehicle sold:

Audi: $2047
BMW: $3207
DC/MB/Smart: $917
Porsche: $28,247
Toyota: $2182
VW: $430

I don't think that's entirely accurate since at least Porsche's numbers include other profits not related to the sales of cars to calculate that number.

[2ndclasscitizen]

Yeah, I think those figures have come up before and all that'd be done to get them was divide reported profit by cars sold.