[Botwin]

Does anyone know what it costs BMW to build an X3? How much do they actually make on a 45-50K car?

[paul386]

Pulling this one out of my ass I would guess the margin's are around 30%. But I'm not a finance guy and I don't know much about the finances of the automotive industry...

[April1]

Originally Posted by Botwin

Does anyone know what it costs BMW to build an X3? How much do they actually make on a 45-50K car?

This forum members can't answer this question unless there is an insider willing to share the info.

My gut feeling is that if the production is running on full capacity, it should make a break even in about 2.5 to 3 years.

[Rodion]

Compact cars (ie. Golf etc.) costs about 3000 euros, so I would guess that X3 is maybe double this.

This is calculated by work hours and cost of time of "robots" and all material costs.

Good car manufacturer spends most of the money in R&D and marketing...