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>>> The automaker never builds a car that hasn't already been sold. I am not familiar with the industry, how long does it take to make a car and deliver it to
by gedrap 11y ago
>>> The automaker never builds a car that hasn't already been sold.
I am not familiar with the industry, how long does it take to make a car and deliver it to the customer (let's assume to a major US city)?
- adventured 11y agoIt takes Toyota 16 to 18 hours or so from start to finish on a car, with around 35 total man hours of labor put into each. I think a custom vehicle ordered from a sales outlet, could be completed within 2 to 3 days, and shipped out, available to the customer within 7 to 10 days. It would require pushing manufacturing forward in numerous ways, and retooling the entire process of making a car for this business model, but there's no reason that can't be done. It would already exist if the laws allowed for direct sales.
- gambiting 11y agoExcept that the factories are already booked out several months in advance. Manufacture of a car takes less than a day, delivery can be done within a week, but that doesn't help if the nearest available slot in the factory is 4 months away.
- bbarn 11y agoA problem that would be immediately solved if it meant losing direct to consumer sales...
- ju-st 11y agoIn Germany when you order a car at a car dealer you usually have to wait several weeks or months until you get your car. Obviously depending on the backlog in the factory.