That sure says a lot about import buyers doesn't it? I guess that means todays Toyota buyers can be equated to Starbucks customers? You are confused, the build cost is nowhere near the retail cost. It only costs Ford a relative few dollars more to make a Town Car than a CV/GM or Toyota a FWD V6 Lexus more than a Camry but the retail price is at least $15,000 more. I would not expect you to understand the difference in the build cost and the cost of doing business
When I was still in retail the partners sold just about every brand one can name. They offered lower trade prices to gullible import intenders and added every smoke and mirrors package we had to offer, to the cross when they sold and import brand car. The partners also charged import buyers $20 or more in higher shop rates, even though they were assigned the same techs that were assigned to work on domestic cars, for which they charged the lower shop rates, for the very same service.
You too failed to answer the question why is it that Toyotas and Honda cost more than similarly size and equipped GM and Ford vehicles, when the import plants are not union and build cars for less? Wal-Mart sells its groceris for less, and thus tracts more cutomers than the unionized grocery stores, not more The more modle "Ts" Henry Ford sold, the lower the pricw became to the point even 'po folks' could drvie a "T" LOL
Mike