2007-10-30 14:26:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
I've heard that more often about Henry Ford and the Model T!
Basically, it was easier and cheaper to paint them all the same color.
Every choice that you give to the consumer makes the production process more complex. The KDF (which became the beetle) was supposed to be produced very cheaply (about the cost of a motorcycle at the time) so I wouldn't be surprised if they had the same rule about color. And I think black is a cheap color of paint, as well.
2007-10-30 14:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have read that Ford chose black because black paint was the fastest drying so using black increased the speed of the assembly line. Maybe this was still true in 1930's Germany, or maybe it was just cheaper. You could keep uniformity by picking any color, so that does not explain black.
2007-10-30 21:49:04 · answer #2 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because once you go black, you never go back.
2007-10-30 23:41:35 · answer #3 · answered by KevinStud99 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it was the volkswagon. Probably to keep costs down and keep uniformity.
2007-10-30 21:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by weather_woman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋