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Old 03-21-2012, 09:53 PM   #433
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Originally Posted by tranzformer View Post
This car is going to be on a long production cycle. Think closer to 7-10 years before the 2nd gen. Lowers cost.

Secondly, this car was a joint project between TMC and FHI. Automatically cuts costs to 50/50 60/40 or whatever it was. Lowers cost.

Thirdly, the car uses many off the shelf parts shared with other cars already in production. Lowers cost.

FHI already had assembly line capable of producing the car without having to build a new plant. Lowers cost.
Yeah, but unfortunately, you have figure in inflation. It'll likely stay about the same or maybe even go a little higher in the coming years.
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