Originally Posted by JCL

This is just my opinion, but I don't think there is a problem with the quality of work done in Spartanburg. I do think that there are challenges for a manufacturer when the engineering, and engine manufacturing, are done in one country, and then assembly is done in another country many time zones away. I think it is the integration of the various subcomponents, dealing with third party suppliers that are a long way from the mother ship, and so on, that causes the nuisance issues. I don't know where the purchasing function is done, but I suspect it is spread across two continents. The potential issues in this are compounded by BMW's technology-driven approach, which often results in complexity for complexity's sake.