Rahul Ganti

Critical questions 1. 2. 3. 4. What is the total cost/vehicle of all of the control modules in a car? What is the average cost of the total seat belt system in the car (not including air bags) What is the market share for hybrid and fully electric vehicles in the US? How many Toyota Prius's will be sold per year? 1. What is the total cost/vehicle of all of the control modules in a car? 1. (e.g. the engine control module is about $200 but there are media controllers, wiper control modules, and many others)? 2. This may be the hardest question. Module engine control module powertrain conrol module ac control module wiper control module abs brake control module Ignition Control Module Transmission Control Module Body Control Module Lighting Control Module Cruise Control Module Door Control Module Fan Control Module Transfer Case Control Module blower control module Total Price $ 200 250 135 80 500 50 250 35 250 150 175 100 300 128 2603 Indeed very difficult to find, the way I want to look at is, there are as many as 50 control modules in a decent modern car (not very advanced), and the major are listed above. The minor modules averaged around $50 Major mod=2600 Minor mod=50*30=1500 Total= $4100 *These are after market price, if you are looking for the actual manufacturing cost, please deduct the approximate profit margin. Product cost sources are AC-Delco Delhpi 2. What is the average cost of the total seat belt system in the car (not including air bags) $150 to $250 3. What is the market share for hybrid and fully electric vehicles in the US? More info Hybrid market share of total new car sales in the country was 3.0%, up from 2.1% in 2011, a total of 434,498 hybrid electric vehicles were sold during 2012, and the. During the first nine months of 2013, hybrid sales totalled 389,910 units representing a market share of 3.32% of new car sales. *Please visit the below site for a very detailed report on All EV and Hybrids Source:HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates. http://www.hybridcars.com/december-2012-dashboard 4. How many Toyota Prius's will be sold per year? Over 35,000 Prius PHVs have been sold worldwide through June 2013, led by the United States with 16,964 units delivered through June 2013. Source: Toyota Europe News (2013-07-03). "Worldwide Prius sales top 3-million mark; Prius family sales at 3.4 million". Green Car Congress. Retrieved 2013-07-03. Worldwide cumulative sales through the end of May 2013 plus June sales in the U.S.