As for the Gazette article the labour hour charge of 700 hours I believe refers to the cumulative time spent by the various artisans involved in the different manufacturing processes. Multiply 700 times the hourly rate of getting your car repaired and you may have a shock.
I believe Jagermeister noted the article stated that was time spent on an H&H 'Royal' SLE. If the auto dealer's rate is $40, $50, $60, or even $70/hour, that would translate to being able to buy a brand new H&H Royal SLE for $28K, $35K, $42K or even $49K. Can anyone do that?
It would be interesting to translate the difference in multiples between customer paid price and professional worker's paid wages in these two industries that were brought up for comparison purposes.
