More Chevys needed?
I am frustrated by B+ mfr's limited chassis offerings and wonder if I am alone?! Though I own 2 Fords, my strong chassis preference is Chevy. We drove 2 identical class C's, one on the Ford and th...
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woodgeezer wrote:
I think the issue is quite simple when you build cut-away chassis on the same line as SUVs. PROFIT. The build and labor may be the same, but Chevy makes a heck of a lot more on a fancy SUV, than the base chassis sold wholesale to an aftermarket manufacturer.
It's not quite this simple. Margins across different products are not always as you would expect, just because a product has a higher value does not mean it has a better margin. GM shed a lot of production capacity across the board during the bankruptcy with huge impacts.
