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Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster
Do you really think that BMW makes fuel pumps, injectors , ignition coils or water
Pumps ? Oh dear.
Let me see what they did back in the 80s.
Water pump - made by LASO
Injectors - BOSCH
ignition coils - perhaps BMW made plug wires
Fuel pump - BOSCH
Pretty sure that in the 2010s they still sublet the manufacturing of these parts. ...
It always sucks for companies like BMW when a part provider screws up a part - the parent company gets blamed for years by Joe Schmo on the Internet
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Agreed that they don't make the parts themselves, but they (BMW) are still ultimately responsible for the higher-level product they're selling. Similarly, if people at Burger King got sick from burgers, it wouldn't be reasonable for them to blame their suppliers and take no responsibility.
Also, as somebody who works in a company that uses many custom, vendor-supplied parts, sometimes issues arise that were our fault. Bad design, bad material choice, etc. Not always, but it happens... I'm sure it's the same story at BMW or any company.