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That 8% is only if you include the labor costs of final assembly at the GM plant. But their inputs also were built by labor. GM buys turbochargers not out of th
by missedthecue 1y ago
That 8% is only if you include the labor costs of final assembly at the GM plant. But their inputs also were built by labor. GM buys turbochargers not out of thin air, but from Garrett Motion inc., in Plymouth Michigan, who also has sizeable labor costs. Repeat not just for turbochargers, but for the rest of GM's input supply line. If you include only their direct suppliers, the cost of a new car that goes to human wages is about 30-40%.
Chinese turbocharger suppliers have lower labor costs and therefore BYD, Changan, Great Wall and others have more pricing power vs GM and Ford products.
- fragmede 1y agoIs BYD using turbochargers in their electric cars?
- ponector 1y agoYour comment would be funny if not only half of BYD vehicles are fully electric.
- missedthecue 1y agoYes, their song, tang, han, and shark models are all turbocharged. But my broader point is that their entire supply chain is comprised of lower labor cost inputs. Whether it be the EV batteries, the windshield, or the air valve in each of the four tires.
- seanmcdirmid 1y ago> Yes, their song, tang, han, and shark models are all turbocharged. Pretty sure that only applies to the ICE versions of those cars and not the purely electric ones.
- missedthecue 1y ago...naturally