Labor is not a big factor in making cars, even union labor. The rule of thumb is it takes 30 man-hours to make a $30,000 car. You can apply and rate you want to that. Let’s say $50/hr that is $1,500 per car.
That’s abut right;
How much of the cost of a car is Labor?
If you use the labor cost figures thrown around over the years ($65-95 an hour, depending on how you account for retirees), than labor costs on your average car are $1600-$2400. The average car costs about $25k (sales weighted average transaction price), so you’re at 10% or less.