I guess the OP thinks a loaf of bread should cost what the flour, salt, and yeast cost.
Given that several makers have lost money over the last few years, the ‘cost’ of the car is about right. Bankruptcy (GM and Chrysler) does not seem to indicate wildly overpriced cars.
As for the profits in the big SUVs, those were ofset to some degree by the losses in the small cars to meet CAFE standards.
Reminds me of a friend who decided he’d be rich making lamps for living rooms. He compared the cost of the raw materials to what he was paying for the lamps in his house, thought he had found a gold mine! Once he looked into all the costs of actually making them, he gave up. Quick.