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- Givens Predator
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Thank you Angelo.
Thank you Angelo.
This brings me back to the original question.
Going with 35,000 Euros retail price, around $50,000 how much money does the manufacturer spend to manufacture the gyroplane?
I am trying to understand what margin does someone need to profitably manufacture market, distribute and support a gyroplane.
What profit margin does the dealer need?
When I was a motorcycle dealer I grossed between 17% and 22% on motorcycles so for a 20% margin the dealer would need to buy the gyroplane from the manufacturer for 28,000 Euros or $40,000.
Harley Davidson around 1995 was spending around 6% for marketing, 3% on warrantees 5% on distribution and was netting around 15% or in other words 29% gross profit. In our example the aircraft would need to cost 19,880 Euros or $28,237 to manufacture. They were selling around 200,000 units per year. As a dealer I was selling around 100 units in a small agricultural town.
I am wondering how the gyroplane business compares.
Thank you, Vance
Thank you Angelo.
This brings me back to the original question.
Going with 35,000 Euros retail price, around $50,000 how much money does the manufacturer spend to manufacture the gyroplane?
I am trying to understand what margin does someone need to profitably manufacture market, distribute and support a gyroplane.
What profit margin does the dealer need?
When I was a motorcycle dealer I grossed between 17% and 22% on motorcycles so for a 20% margin the dealer would need to buy the gyroplane from the manufacturer for 28,000 Euros or $40,000.
Harley Davidson around 1995 was spending around 6% for marketing, 3% on warrantees 5% on distribution and was netting around 15% or in other words 29% gross profit. In our example the aircraft would need to cost 19,880 Euros or $28,237 to manufacture. They were selling around 200,000 units per year. As a dealer I was selling around 100 units in a small agricultural town.
I am wondering how the gyroplane business compares.
Thank you, Vance