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This is why Apple will take over the car industry. Integrate the best supply chain management, best logistics, best customization processes, best personalizati

• tim333 11y ago
  That's an interesting point. I was wondering how Apple could get anywhere with no car experience but I guess if they had fairly generic cars manufactured by some outsourced company but with a better electronics/software and a better sales and service experience that could work.
• mikeyouse 11y ago
  It's interesting that everyone assumes Apple's supply chain is superior to all of the auto companies. When looking at a Cost of Goods Sold basis, all of the big auto companies spend far more money on their products than Apple does (GM's COGS is several tens of billions higher than Apple's) -- and their margins are much smaller, so managing their suppliers and logistics matters much more to the auto companies' bottom line. A single car has ~30,000 parts.. an iPhone has, what, a few hundred? Why is it a given that Apple is going to be successful at doing something that they've shown no skill in actually doing?
  • alaskamiller 11y ago
    You assume that a car will always have 30k parts and that Apple doesn't know how to manage more 1k parts. Remove the combustion engine and its related systems, don't get beholden to legacy, and how many parts will a battery operated car really have? To an ambitious team backed with plenty of money and expertise this is their dream come true.