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Originally Posted by clarence
BMW does not have a uniform profit margin for all cars in all markets. They can adjust the pre-tax pricing so that after tax it'll still cost less than LWB version. I think it costs BMW more to make cars in China than in Germany or South Africa.
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Would be interesting to see the details, iirc the import tax is around 25% but I think it applies to auto parts as well. I am not exactly sure what parts are imported to build the F30 here.
I read that more than 40% of parts are local, and the N20 is also made in China (the 6 is still imported). So I would think most of the car value is produced in China.
When you say it costs more to build in China than elsewhere I would think this includes taxed parts more than pure manufacturing costs.