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Wtf? Maybe I'm a little sensitive and just misinterpreting this wrong. Sounds like your saying Asians have come to a German brand?
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This figure is only meaningful if presented as a % margin. Obviously Porsche makes more profit per vehicle, their vehicles are also on average at least twice the price.
I am curious to see how much margin BMW makes on each model. |
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What would be interesting is the margin on a 7 series or an m6 for example. See if that is comparable to a porsche. Going off the entire company is meaningless as bmw sells many many low profit cars in very high volumes, so that total profits are much more then porsche.
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Is the 5K per car based on the cars being sold @ MSRP?
I don't think Porsche made $17,700 on my 981, because I was able to negotiate a nice % off MSRP - of course, I am sure they made good money, but because each car sold will have variations in terms of the negotiated price, I wonder how they came up with these figures.
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Either way for manufacturing companies the margins are about in line to better than what you'd typically see.
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I thought the 228i was the cheapest? 32,850 vs 33,100 for an X1
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I believe this average is based on when BMW sells the vehicles to the dealers and not the final sale to the customer.
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None of this is a surprise, really.
Porsche has always had a higher profit margin per vehicle than BMW. For every 1 Porsche, 10 BMWs are made... BMW has a different business model - appealing to mass market. However, BMW only has 2x the amount of R&D costs compared to Porsche. So does that mean more engineering goes into each Porsche? BMW also competes in a more competitive market with MB, Audi, Lexus, basically any 'premium brand', whereas Porsche has fewer competitors (especially for their sports cars). This allows Porsche to price their vehicles higher by placing a value on the 'Brand' or uniqueness of their vehicles. There's no question you pay more for the Porsche brand. Ferrari even more so. If you're a value buyer, yes BMW makes less money off of you (whether that is from lower price points or less efficient operating model). If you look at GM/Ford, I'm sure they make even less money off you. GM/Ford are like the Wal-Mart of the car world. Perhaps Porsche is a more efficiently run company playing in a semi-niche market where they can set the price more freely. Like I said, different business model. Thank goodness, cars are not commodities (yet) so P&L statements only tell a part of the story. |
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Unfortunately, this is why BMW has had to water down their cars big time. Porsche, aside from the electric steering, is still a true driver's car. |
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Thanks, but IMO, Porsche has one of the best (maybe the best) electric steering setups of all manufacturers. The software engineers have done an incredible job fine tuning it. I like it as much or better as my 1M. The newer BMW models (like my previous M4) had ok steering if you weren't turning but as soon as you turn the wheel it feels like a rubber band, Porsches do not.
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A friend of mine just ordered an M140i hatch in the UK and received a 17.5% discount off of msrp...picking it up next week.
Just curious, surely this means BMW would lose money on a car sold at such a discount? I know its normal for porsche to see ~15% discounts in certain models but still. |
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mcdonalds makes 5000% profit on your soda
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The calculation is somewhat crude and misleading. It does not back out profits realized from other revenue streams. Such as parts sales, financial services, lifestyle apparel, cpo sales, etc.
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BMW AG sells cars to BMW USA (sole importer to the USA) at a certain price, this revenue is what it reflected in their income statement, alongside costs. BMW USA then distributes cars to their dealer network at their invoice. This invoice (the invoice you speak of) is higher than what BMW AG charges BMW USA so that BMW USA can stay in business. By the time a BMW is sold to the end customer, BMW AG has already recorded the sale - which is what the article is stating. Same idea for Porsche... PAG-->PCNA-->Dealerships-->Customer |
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