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I see that a 2014 SLS AMG Black Series sold for €470400 ie £407152 at an auction in Paris. By my calculation that is £157000 approx. more than it cost originally.

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche announced this week that Mercedes is not willing to sacrifice its current profit margins for the sake of selling more cars. In other words, the company with the three-pointed star logo won’t reduce prices or make bigger discounts to lure in more buyers while it...

Just apropos another thread on the forum re buying a car then complaining to try to get the price down even further and then selling on at a gigantic profit.I know it happens in every hobby I have ever been involved with and I have had all sorts of stories thrown at me (its for my Dad and hes...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31012410

Hi Interesting bit of research. Two MB group cars jump out. Smart Fortwo and Bugatti Veyron head up list of top loss-making cars | Autocar £3762 per unit loss on every first generation Smart For Two is a big loss given how much that it of the total purchase price. The original A class...

Hi all just sold my fourth c63 amg at a decent profit over what i paid for the car last june not bad motoring huh ? :D

Not sure how interested people are about the industry side of our beloved marque, but thought I'd post this. http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111027/ANE/111029909/1496

'Most independent forecourts make between two and four pence a litre - meaning a full tank only nets the petrol station between £1 and £2 profit.' BBC News - High cost of petrol defended as oil price falls Petrol companies complain that they make virtually no money retailing Petrol, but rely...

I've noticed tyre prices can vary greatly from fitter to fitter. I also appreciate larger firms have more buying power; but does anyone know what the "mark up" on a tyre is?

Made £500 in 3 weeks of ownership and 1600 miles which BTW was only 2 and a 1/4 tanks of fuel which i thought was very impressive Bought for £39,750 sold for £40,250 bought to be sold in the middle east I have been lead to believe! I have to admit it was a silly car for me to buy. at the...

If a dealer buys a car in for X and sells it for Y does he have to pay VAT on the profit...? I was in my MB dealership this morning - looking at a SLK and when he told me that I thought Bullsh!t...but didn't want to push the point incase I was wrong..:rolleyes:

From this, withdrawn at under £4K http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160068978763&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D160068978763%26fvi%3D1 to this...