Full Vehicle Costing

Discover how much it costs your competitor to build the vehicle you want to benchmark.

From physical teardown to a defensible full-vehicle cost view, built for sourcing, benchmarking and cost-optimization decisions.


Every part. Every assembly. Material, process, overhead and margin.

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The question every program asks

What does it really cost to build a leading-technology vehicle?

We tear the whole vehicle down and rebuild its cost from the bottom up, covering material, process, overhead and margin for every part and assembly.

  • 80,000+

    man-hours of cost engineering

  • 75,000+

    parts costed

  • 10,000+

    wire harnesses costed

  • 15+ yrs

    average team experience

the process

From teardown to detailed costing

in one aligned process

  • 1) Teardown

    System and part-level teardown, photos, BOM, weights, material and measurements.

  • 2) Costing engine

    Advanced costing software with multi-region material, machine-hour and labor rate databases.

  • 3) Costing expert validation

    Manufacturing experts validate process routing and technology parts.

  • 4) Deliverable

    Excel roll-up per assembly with value-add at every level; data in Iceberg.

  • 1) Teardown

    System and part-level teardown, photos, BOM, weights, material and measurements.

  • 2) Costing engine

    Advanced costing software with multi-region material, machine-hour and labor rate databases.

  • 3) Costing expert validation

    Manufacturing experts validate process routing and technology parts.

  • 4) Deliverable

    Excel roll-up per assembly with value-add at every level; data in Iceberg.

Delivered in Iceberg
Iceberg graphic

Available via

Iceberg subscription

Delivered in Iceberg
Iceberg graphic

Available via Iceberg subscription

How we build it

Evidence-led costing, not a

top-down estimate

Evidence-led 

costing, not a

top-down estimate

Every cost view is anchored in teardown evidence, manufacturing logic and expert validation.

  • Capture the physical truth

    System and part teardown, BOM creation, measurements, materials, process routes and data alignment.

    • Traceable data
  • Build and validate the cost

    Regional material, machine-hour and labor inputs combined with manual costing and costing expert validation.

    • Region-aware logic
  • Deliver decision-ready detail

    Excel roll-ups showing materials, manufacturing steps, purchased parts and assembly-level value-add.

    • Actionable outputs
What you get

Cost detail you can act on,

down to the last component

Cost detail you

can act on,

down to the last component

Down to every PCB and bracket

Cost breakdown:

Material cost $ ●●.●●
Mfg. process cost $ ●●.●●
Purchased parts $ ●●●.●●
SG&A & markup $ ●.●●
Total piece part cost $ ●●●.●●

 

Delivered in Excel: material, process steps, machines, cycle times and value-add at each assembly level.

  • Sample · Front inverter
Down to every PCB and bracket

Re-cost any benchmark vehicle, your way

  • Switch manufacturing region

  • Compare multiple scenarios

  • Model split sourcing by system/part

  • Edit BOM and download cost files

  • NEW · Cost Configurator
Full Vehicle Costing portfolio

Vehicles include

Pickups, SUVs and sedans across electric, hybrid and combustion powertrains, from established OEMs and new entrants in every major market.

Asia

#Typedescription
01PICKUP
China
Plug-in hybrid pickup from a leading Chinese OEM
02E SEDAN
China
Executive sedan from a Chinese EV maker
03D SEGMENT
China
High-performance electric sedan from a new Chinese entrant
04D SUV
China
Electric SUV from a new Chinese entrant
05B SUV
China
Compact SUV from a fast-growing Chinese EV maker
06Full-size SUV
China
Flagship full-size SUV from a Chinese premium brand
07D SUV
Korea
Three-row electric SUV from a leading Korean OEM
08D SUV
Korea
Hybrid three-row SUV from a leading Korean OEM
09PICKUP
APAC
Global pickup from a leading Japanese OEM

Contact our sales team for the full portfolio and upcoming vehicles.

Europe

#Typedescription
01B SEGMENT
Europe
Compact electric car from a major European OEM
02C SEDAN
Germany
Compact sedan from a leading German premium OEM
03PREMIUM SUV
Germany
Next-generation electric SUV from a leading German premium OEM

Contact our sales team for the full portfolio and upcoming vehicles.

North America

#Typedescription
01PICKUP
USA
Electric pickup from a North American EV leader
02C SUV
USA
Electric SUV from a leading North American OEM
03SUV
USA
Premium electric SUV from a new North American EV maker

Contact our sales team for the full portfolio and upcoming vehicles.

  • Pickup

    Explore plug-in hybrids, EVs, and global pickups.

    • China
    • USA
    • Japan
  • B- and C-Segment

    A wide range of next-generation vehicles, from hatchbacks to saloons and estates.

    • China
    • Europe
  • Sedan

    Full vehicle costing of executive E-Class and C-Class Sedans.

    • China
    • Europe
  • SUV

    From subcompact to large, we benchmark a range of SUVs, including B-, C-, and D-SUVs, full-size and premium.

    • China
    • Europe
    • USA
    • Korea
  • Pickup

    Explore plug-in hybrids, EVs, and global pickups.

    • China
    • USA
    • Japan
  • B- and C-Segment

    A wide range of next-generation vehicles, from hatchbacks to saloons and estates.

    • China
    • Europe
  • Sedan

    Full vehicle costing of executive E-Class and C-Class Sedans.

    • China
    • Europe
  • SUV

    From subcompact to large, we benchmark a range of SUVs, including B-, C-, and D-SUVs, full-size and premium.

    • China
    • Europe
    • USA
    • Korea
  • China

    Pickup

    Plug-in hybrid pickup from a leading Chinese OEM

    • European OEM

      Pickup

      Estimated lifecycle savings (2026–2029)

      • Japanese OEM

        Sedan

        Estimated lifecycle savings (2026–2029)

         

        What could a transparent cost baseline reveal in your next program?

        Contact the Caresoft Global team to discuss your full vehicle costing needs.

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