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Originally Posted by mcrews
you really need to stay on topic.
1. domestic built by big three.
2. you have said the Mini.......busted
3. Corvette..........busted
4. PT cruiser....see post.......busted.
You really dont understand business models, labor costs, brakeven points, etc.
Fisker is not profitable
Teslar got $500,000,000 from US and spent it in FINLAND and they are not profitable
And the Greman business model is not comperable to the US business model.
So you cant really say the the mini is profitable. ANd the chances are with only 5000 units a month (in us) the us division of Mini is NOT profitable.
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WELL, in 2008, the ONLY two auto brands to turn a profit were MINI and Rolls Royce. Those sound like niche companies/brands...
I do agree with you mcrews, but when niches are built by large companies, they work. Like MINI. A BMW. They took a product they bought out, and started putting their pieces in over time. So it works.
Now, when you decide to just start up a niche, it's a little different. Like Fisker. I mean, Tesla had The Toyota/Lotus group hardcore backing it, so it was easier, but to my knowledge, Fisker is out in the cold trying to make it alone.