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Originally Posted by Mirage77 Many people praise German cars for their build quality and impeccable attention to detail. All very good, but what if German cars are built outside of Germany? Is quality compromised or are cars built elsewhere just as good, maybe even better?
If so then why do some companies, like Volkswagen, always emphasise that the Phaeton is "hand-built in Dresden, Germany" if there is no difference in the cars built elsewhere?
Do you think where a car is built matters, or who builds the car and the machines that build the car that matter? |
Speaking from personal experience, the cars that are built outside Germany are as good if not better. I worked at BMW South Africa and they produce 250 3 series a day (when they are at full capacity). The quality of the cars are checked by BMW Germany on a regular basis. Actually, a lot of the managers, lead engineers are from Germany. I believe 2 years ago, Rosslyn only lost by 2 points in the JD Power awards to I think Regensburg. So my point is, they are just as good as German built cars because they are skilled enough and are watched over by the main factories from Germany.
On the other hand, when a car is totally outsourced, that's a different story. The X3 comes into mind... the quality is probably the lowest of the BMW lineup right now.