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Hummer II, interesting story
I was talking to Bruce Canepa this weekend, he restores Porsche race cars, 959's and produces wildly modified Suburbans and now Hummer II's. They are beautiful when he's finished with them, very pricey as well.
Apparantly, the Hummer people built an entirely new assembly line next door to the regular Hummer plant. They negotiated a new contract with employees, lower hourly wage with benefits, and used an existing heavy duty truck frame (not a Suburban frame). They kept their costs down so well that they can build the Hummer II for 19,000. They wholesale it for 44,000.00. Retail is 55K+. That makes it an extremely profitable vehicle. So, buy a Hummer-save the economy. Wonder what Porsche's margin is on the Cayenne?
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I think they can build it for 19,000 manufacturing cost, But, the cost of sale is probably a highly kept secret. Developement, marketing (rebates and interest subsities as well as advertising) and nonspecific overhead are sure to be tacked on to the raw cost.
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True. Real costs are hard to determine. The car business is nearly as hard to understand as the music business...the bookeeping is conducted in a language most of us don't understand.
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Didja see the news article where that famous high-school basketball thug's mom gave him a hummer, and everyone found out about it?
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Re: Hummer II, interesting story
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What is wrong with Hugh Grant, He had Liz Hurley for god's sakes! Then he goes after some two-dollar crack ho' off Hollywood Blvd. The trur definition of stupidity.
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