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> there is no savings in manufacturing to have 6 colors choices as opposed to 60,000 This isn't really true. At the peak of car customizability an OEM had an a
by formerly_proven 2y ago
> there is no savings in manufacturing to have 6 colors choices as opposed to 60,000
This isn't really true. At the peak of car customizability an OEM had an astronomic number (something like 10^180) of possible configuration combinations for a single model, with very few cars having actually identical configurations and like 80% being unique configurations. Adds a huge amount of complexity to the supply chain and shop floor management. There's a reason why OEMs have been greatly reducing the number of individual options since then.
- bluGill 2y agoThe reason is mostly that sales wants to someone who walks in the door the first time to walk out. If someone wants to custom order a car the 10^180 possible combinations isn't that big a deal, but there is no way to have that many cars on every lot and so sales demands it. Yes less different models does save a little but of cost, but it isn't that much overall.