Since 1990, BernsteinResearch in London has been keeping track of which cars are considered to be the most profitable around the world. What they found shouldn’t surprise many people. Long story short, it reassured everyone that body-on-frame vehicles such as full-sized trucks are still much cheaper to build than their unibody counterparts.
For those keeping score at home, the Ford F-150 topped everything on the list of 12, followed by full sized trucks made by General Motors (Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra), and Chrysler’s Ram trucks. Go further down the list and you will find a good deal of German luxury vehicles such as the BMW 3 and 5 Series, the Mercedes-Benz E and S Class, and Japanese mid-sized sedans like the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.
Just imagine if GM decided to sacrifice its wide profit margins on its trucks in favor of more appealing content. Maybe that will happen with the next generation of GM trucks…
Source: Automotive News
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you are right there will be great variety of content world class content in the new trucks you will also see more flowing lines to the truck instead of stopping at major body lines like the doors the metal will form and flow the entire way of the vehicle on both the two differant divisions and they look a lot differant from each other, this will be a good evolution of the new rides. the future looks good just wait a little longer you will like.