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pikachu_is_cool on March 18, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Uber seeking to buy self-driving cars: source

$40,000/car * 100,000 cars = $4B. that's only a 20% discount over the course of 5 years.

jmatthews on March 19, 2016 [–]

In the states the franchise laws do not allow Uber to buy directly from the manufacturer. Also, the margin on an S class sold in the US is approximately 15%, not 60%.

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