> Such a setup would likely be cheaper to manufacture as well. This is false only because costs tend to go down with scale - if you have an entire line making

> Such a setup would likely be cheaper to manufacture as well. This is false only because costs tend to go down with scale - if you have an entire line making ten $10k BOM (bill of materials) cars in one shift it's going to be a loss-leader compared to a line making 300 cars a shift with a $12k BOM even if both cars sell at the same MSRP.