BMW Engine Plant in China

**ol' boy** · 30-07-17, 05:23 AM

Wow, there is your German Car

And a new high-voltage battery centre, which will assemble high-voltage batteries for plug-in hybrid vehicles, is currently under construction.

This is the BMW I3 plant at work

The use of Thermal Resins instead of welding is everywhere!

**loanrangiel** · 01-08-17, 02:53 PM

A friend of my old man was the engineer in charge of setting the BMW factory in China up, they are going to build another in Mexico and they approached him to over see it but his wife said no way will i live in Mexico for 18months while its built.

**ol' boy** · 01-08-17, 03:23 PM

I know a couple of Ford Engineers from Geelong, that have been making trips to China for the passed few years setting up factories and more importantly, instructing the local Chinese what to do and how Ford want it done.
Apparently, the minute he leaves, they just go back to doing it the way they had been.

They all smile and say "yes, yes, yes", he turns his back and they just do whatever

Tells me, that every 3 months, he goes back over and has the exact same conversation as the last time.
Like talking to a brick wall. Or is that, a Great Wall

I wonder how BMW have dealt with this issue?
Perhaps they showed them a history book

**LeroyPatrol** · 01-08-17, 07:27 PM

Sounds the staff I deal with...yes yes yes...then go back to doing whatever it was the same way.

.......Leroy

**irritant** · 01-08-17, 08:24 PM

So, not to ask the obvious, but I take it these guys do this because it's cheaper? And regulations not so tough?

**ol' boy** · 01-08-17, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by AdrianR

So, not to ask the obvious, but I take it these guys do this because it's cheaper? And regulations not so tough?

Labour costs, Labour Conditions, All the parts factories are there now too.

**loanrangiel** · 03-08-17, 02:52 PM

Plus china is a big car market, the X3 is built there plus others for local destruction.

**Jazo116** · 07-08-17, 03:36 AM

Originally Posted by oceanboy

Wow, there is your German Car

And a new high-voltage battery centre, which will assemble high-voltage batteries for plug-in hybrid vehicles, is currently under construction.

This is the BMW I3 plant at work

The use of Thermal Resins instead of welding is everywhere!

I've been fixing BMW's for 15 years. This explains a lot of the decline in quality and craftsmanship.
Thanks for sharing!