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Originally Posted by Penguin
> The question remains, why is BMW seemingly ignoring this problem?
BMW often gets "married" to suppliers for some reason, often favoring suppliers close to them. On their motorcycles they had instruments with absymal reliability sourced from a German supplier. They continued to source these instruments from the German supplier for years, finally giving up and switching to a Japanese supplier for their instruments. Since then, their motorcycle instruments have be quite reliable.
But BMW seems to always give a strong preference to German suppliers, followed by EC suppliers, even if the quality is lower than alternatives from other parts of the World.
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I actually applaud BMW for using parts that are made in their own country. If the USA would start building and using their own parts, then maybe the economy would not be so horrific. I've said it for years, that if the USA does not start maunufacturing parts and items, then the USA will just become a very upscale 2nd world economy. I'm not saying that everything Germany builds is great, but at least they try to keep their economy afloat. I think the USA should start building, so we can have items that proudly say Made in the USA, instead of importing everything that says Made in China. I like when I buy a German brand, and it says Made in Germany. I hate & resent when I buy an American brand, and I see Made in China. My 2 cents!!!