BMW USA Factory Tour

[@carvercapitalequitypartner122]

What a fantastic experience to watch this video since I can't do the tour in person. I'm a 2-time BMW owner. Thank you so much. Lets bring back more manufacturing to America.

[@Universe_Stormer]

+Michael Robert bring back? BMW were always built in Germany in old times.

[@carvercapitalequitypartner122]

+Shadowyman - manufacturing of all kinds

[@gerizelenenki1720]

Michael Robert ccc

[@donreid6399]

I took this tour a couple years ago and I was very impressed. The idea of making multiple models and options on the same line and ensuring they all come together correctly is a virtual ballet of logistics.

[@GuysenseiHLJONIN]

I love working here. deliver parts to the line. it's not glamorous, but it pays well and hopefully I can transfer so I can get hired on to bmw full time

[@bernardbartsoen6938]

Werk

[@tavindersinghkhaalsa9267]

how can i join this company?

[@CM-oy2kd]

How long does it take to get hired on because someone told me that mau broke their contract with BMW and she got hired on in less 90 daus

[@maikbohner94]

Fingers crossed bro

[@JiminyGlick-vj9tu]

I work at Plant Spartanburg! This is very cool watching a video like this so people can see what I see every day. As mentioned by "Diesel Drives" this is a very rare tour. My first experience at BMW was WOW!!

[@CybrBeest25]

My 2016 X5 being built there next month, I can't wait!!

[@DieselDrives]

Thanks for watching! Enjoy your new ride!

[@CybrBeest25]

Runs perfect. But you keep being a loser hater.

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

I am X5 owner from this factory. TOTAL QUALITY DIASTER. what else other than marketing BS all over. They cannot even make DOOR HANDLES that do not disintegrate...material engineering at BMW and especialyy those JUNK ZF transmissions... never a BMW

[@MrRover30]

@@CalifornianOnEEurope speak for yourself!

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

@@MrRover30 I am speaking for myself- an owner of a BMW! BMW is a POS company....most laughable are their EV efforts... years behiond TESLA and still those POS do at best 5s 0-60....

[@dommieford9017]

I work at this location and still had to watch. It’s very different from an employee perspective V. a customers perspective.

[@salteengamer4799]

Lol BMW X5 for life, dad bought one like can be seen in the museum 2 years before I was born. He sold it and considered the X3, but he went ahead and ordered a black X5. I want to work here when I get older, move to Saluda NC (mountains and quiet town and first exit off 26 in NC [45 min drive to plant] and it's just a cheap place to live) and get a 4 year degree in mechanical engineering at Piedmont tech Greenwood

[@DieselDrives]

Sounds like a good plan.

[@Top_g80comp]

My X5 was born on 5/17/2021 in this factory 😃💯🤘🏻 and still waiting to take delivery hopefully next week.

[@heytrax]

Fantastic video. Such beautiful creations, major eye candy. I'm going to watch this again. Thank you for making and sharing this video!!!

[@devonyoung9985]

Legendary especially 1994 bmw Royalty signatures vibes are ROYAL

[@azthundercloud]

my z3 coupe was built there. still loving it.

[@ifly1722]

azthundercloud only x4 x5 x6 are built here

[@mikeskoool2]

Michael Bentley no they used to build “Z” cars there and the 318 I believe, now they only build X cars

[@TimTayl]

@@mikeskoool2 Do you still own your Z3?

[@brettallenthomas]

Great video. a lot of car manufacturing videos out there, but not to many with a tour guide and questions being answered.. fantastic assembly.. (former BMW 1602 owner)

[@lydiaanderson4020]

@Hello Brett Thomas, How are you doing?

[@Ashley_van_Schooneveld]

My '13 X5 xDrive 35i was born here on July 31, 2012. How amazing!

[@servord]

Great behind the scenes look into the building of these great machines..

[@DieselDrives]

Thanks!

[@dmcnamara9859]

+Diesel Review You should have shown the entire production process. I don't understand what your thing with BMW diesel is.....but BMW does not build very durable or reliable diesels....more so in comparison to the Benchmark...which is Peugeot. Their Light-duty Diesels are superior to all others....and explains they(PSA Group) are #1 in sales World-wide..installed in variety of vehicles(different brand makes). BMW "just in time" is a joke in comparison to the Japanese/Koreans.....which again...set the standard in the least amount of time in producing vehicles and with the least amount of defects which are remedied at the end-of the line.

[@efraing726]

Wow foreign auto manufacturers build there vehicles here but American auto makers build in Mexico and China. Looks like buying foreign is more American than buying “American” in looking at you GM...

[@bird718]

honda, toyota, bmw, mercedez, hyndai, kia and a few others have factories in the USA. accords, camerys, sontas etc... all made in the USA

[@meisen1988]

These factories are in the US, because if not, the US would simply ban the brands from there. That's why every brand that wants to sell cars in the US needs to have a factory there, with a certain amount of cars produced there.

[@pepito060666]

Wow It is really impressive how BMW think about everything. Amazing.

[@DieselDrives]

+Desca It's interesting to see how different cars are made because it really shines a light on what "build quality" really means.

[@housepianist]

Fascinating tour. Thanks.

[@danielzobrist815]

Après avoir passé commande d'une X4 je n'arrête pas de regarder cette vidéo, excellent merci à vous

[@dskurth]

So much like the German factory in Munich..but in english! Nice to see the same system work here. Great Video

[@idontevenknowanymore111]

Just got a job here, can’t wait to start tomorrow but I’m really nervous! I just wanna get my first day over with and hope everything goes well so that I can get the hang of my job. Right now I feel so lost and have no idea what I’ll be working on.

[@DieselDrives]

Congrats!

[@f30lolz29]

Still working there?

[@idontevenknowanymore111]

@@f30lolz29 nope, I quit about 8 months later. It was a really boring job. Jobs like this in huge factories/plants are also depressing asf

[@Shade_Tree_Mechanic]

Were you full time or part? Hired on by MAU? ​@@idontevenknowanymore111

[@plusultra9464]

My X5 2020 was built in here and is in route on a ship to my country . I was knowing were it born.

[@Peter-ok9bj]

Great look at the factory. How about showing a delivery in the performance center?

[@DieselDrives]

Taking delivery at the BMW Performance Center is highly recommended. I haven't done a delivery, but I did get a hot lap on their track last year in the M5. I plan to head back out there soon, so I'll see if BMW has a press car for me to drive on my next visit. The factory tour was literally a last-minute production.

[@Peter-ok9bj]

+Diesel Review thanks I'm thinking about picking up my purchase at the performing center.

[@DieselDrives]

Do it! I once did European Delivery on an AMG Mercedes. The trip was epic and it added sentimental value to the car. Always do something fun and memorable with a new car. A road trip back home after the Performance Center is the best way to break in a new car.

[@Peter-ok9bj]

+Diesel Review will do when I'm ready to buy. Waiting for the 2017 X3 big changes in that car.

[@maksn5751]

What a great video. Thanks for producing and sharing it.

[@DieselDrives]

+Max N Thanks for watching!

[@DieselDrives]

+Max N Thanks for watching!

[@mimithompson9593]

I love to see so many women working here in the factory 💖

[@coreycoleman4276]

Just got hired at BMW can't wait 2 get my start date and working there , excited.

[@DieselDrives]

Congrats!

[@static_sid]

I am sure it is tiring

[@static_sid]

sgs126 they are paid $16/$16.50

[@tombrown8829]

I worked for BMW for many years. I wish I could once again see the factory. Maybe the off-road x series course again. I'm dying and would love to. See my things again. And the bike museum. B 4 I die

[@DieselDrives]

Do it! What are you waiting for?

[@bobcraig1607]

Do the tours for the general public show as much of the plant as this video does?

[@DieselDrives]

Nope. I got lucky. This will probably never happen again due to corporate espionage.

[@c.s.1550]

I live in the US and I am planing to place an order for the X5. However, I would prefer the amber turn signal indicators instead of the standard red sold in the USA. Is there any way I can order and get them in amber for my X5 here in the states?

[@jeffreywang8797]

Unfortunately it cannot be factory done because every configuration is programmed in a certain way, I wanted rear fog lights for mine but my BMW dealership wouldn't let me

[@c.s.1550]

It really sucks....

[@drw1926]

+C. Soul I'm hoping I can do the same thing...would you happen to know if they could at least be purchased through BMW Parts and Accessories? I'm only going to use OEM BMW parts, I don't want any made in China stuff from eBay.

[@sergevivier956]

+Jeffrey Wang You should have bought a Volvo, I have the rear fog lights and adaptive brake lights in Canada.

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

if you shipped your car to EU(I moved) like I did and deal with their NONSENSE software to get stupid LIGHTS working! Those cars are so poorly engineered and they complicate all simple things - to tow it you have to have special red hammer key... think toyota...you press a BUTTON...idiot BMW reinventing simple things to make you buy most asinine stuff for $100s from dealers and deliver ABSOLUTLEY NO convenience or added safety to users. Never a BMW.

[@MichelleInyeshua]

i really enjoyed this video

[@viptouge20]

So are the X5 M and X6 M built here too?

[@DieselDrives]

+Viptouge Yes.

[@codybythesea]

32:04, BAM! thats how the logo was put on LOL

[@DieselDrives]

+Cody Li Tell me about it. I think he was nervous with the camera crew and BMW execs watching. However, it took that mallet well.

[@codybythesea]

+Diesel Review lol I have no clue how it should be put on, just from watching this video I assume that's how BMW puts the logo on XD

[@LegendEarthyyyTMxX]

Cody Li lmao

[@hannahmahone3459]

There made in south Carolina that is cool

[@bradny27]

Great video thanks for sharing. I was just there myself

[@DieselDrives]

+Brian Bradley Thanks for watching! Please subscribe!

[@MrJoe1627]

How do they put in the new car smell? Been wondering this my whole life

[@DieselDrives]

+joe g I had to ask because the factory doesn't smell like a new BMW. I'd say it's more or less like the smell inside Costco. For the most part, the new car smell is most likely "off-gassing" from new parts. Thanks for watching!

[@MrJoe1627]

+Diesel Review great video thanks for the response. I heard that they put something in the air vents to make it have that smell

[@rudolfbart]

They produced a plastic made out of rests of paper fabrics what was ealyer thrown away but didn't have this smell of rl plastic was 5 years ago and said they are working on it probly they have now this eco plastic with the right smell

[@orangegreenify]

Very nice video, it's really impressive to see what the car all has already experienced before it is finally delivered to the customer.

[@DieselDrives]

+orangegreenify Thanks! I was shocked when they started vehicles for the first time. The first starts were uneventful as there was no sputtering, no stalling, and no drama. Then they drove them to a test booth where they use a test program and rolling road to drive the cars at high speed - before leaving the factory floor! This was done to every X3 and X4 produced for worldwide distribution in this assembly hall. It was a great experience and I'm glad I had the opportunity to share it with everyone.

[@terencetherath1117]

my x5 was built there.... awesome video! thanks for sharing!!

[@DieselDrives]

Thanks for watching!

[@dozadesida7871]

My x3 was built here!Tks for video!

[@DieselDrives]

You're welcome. It was a very cool place to check out.

[@pedrocrespo8652]

Me gustó muchísimo el vídeo y realmente quiero agradecerles por grabar este vídeo de fe en Kew tu vídeo

[@PerrysNature]

I would love to work here I believe in miracles ...

[@rudolfbart]

Hi there from Germany I been to the truck factory at woerth where they build mecedes trucks is a City of ist own 450 trucks a day. 11000 Workers alot from close France is amazing to go in such places to see how it works.And find it good that they let Young in BMW usa do ower System of apprenticeship what is just as good as university

[@NerdHobbiesDiecast]

I pass this place 2x a day on interstate 85 I do want to visit

[@DieselDrives]

You need to make reservations well in advance. It's worth it.

[@Top_g80comp]

Fantastic video 💯🤘🏻

[@stgs1988]

Great video!

[@DieselDrives]

Thanks for watching!

[@pintandocochesalberto]

Minute 31:44 Spain 👍

[@mgarciah]

at 10:15 "PRC" People´s Republic of China

[@Cadnaan05]

They building my 2018 4series M sport now, can't wait until 6 more weeks! lol

[@static_sid]

Cadnaan05 it won't be built here

[@Jay-bt8mb]

한국에 사는 x5오너 입니다 조립좀 잘해주세요 b필러 송풍구 한쪽 안달려서 나와서 출고하자마자 as받고 요즘 x7도 마감 품질이 엉망이라고 불만들이 자자합니다

[@saeedkazemi6633]

Amazing video! Awesome!

[@DieselDrives]

+Saeed Kazemi Thank you!

[@OOpSjm]

Did he actually say "Built by hand" ?

[@DieselDrives]

+Ian Powell Assembled. Is that better for you?

[@TDC2024]

Where are BMWs for the UK produced?

[@keiran1293]

Did you not watch the video?

[@TDC2024]

Yeah but I commented before the video said about them going to the uk. Sorry

[@snakecold6755]

Did you not watch the video?

[@DieselDrives]

BMW also makes the X6 at Spartanburg, SC USA. The South Carolina BMW plat actually started out making the Z3 and X5 when it first opened, although their fist car was a 3-series. Back in the day, the 3-series was made in Germany and South Africa, and they were imported into the United States from both. The rest of the BMWs are made in the following locations: BMW Group Production NetworkSpartanburg, South Carolina, United StatesBerlin, Germany Dingolfing, GermanyCairo, EgyptCassinetta, ItalyChennai, IndiaEisenach, GermanyGoodwood, Great BritainGraz, AustriaHams Hall, Great BritainJakarta, IndonesiaKaliningrad, RussiaKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaLandshut, GermanyLeipzig, GermanyManaus, BrasiliaMunich, GermanyOxford, Great BritainRayong, ThailandRegensburg, GermanyRosslyn, South AfricaShenyang, China (Dadong)Shenyang, China (Tiexi)Swindon, Great BritainSteyr, AustriaWackersdorf, GermanySan Luis Potosí, Mexico Here is a link to the US facility, with information linking to all of the other plants: www.bmwusfactory.com/manufacturing/bmw-worldwide/

[@ghtcastagne]

Great Vid, awsome cars !!!

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

just as reliable as TRABANTS made in DDR in my opinion and experience. I would go ANY KIA over a German car these days! super poor material engineering, reliability and designs. Looks are subjective.

[@prasanths2929]

This factory any job vacancy

[@troypatterson7330]

Y’all go to 5:38 and tell me something ain’t flying through the air

[@catkafcatkaf]

My mom went there 13 years ago

[@openbabel]

The x1 is built in Germany !

[@MAPOGO1893]

+peter jones X3, X4, X5, X6 , X7 =USA

[@nickduncan1464]

I work there

[@ciceroflores1999]

The X4 is not only made there for the entire world. There are factories in Europe, Middle East, Asia, South America that make the X4. I’m sure it’s the same for the X3, X6. It would be a logistic nightmare to have only one factory suppling worldwide demand, specially in this day and age with consumer buying power increasing in virtually every corner of the globe.

[@DieselDrives]

This video was recorded and published in 2015.

[@thejpalbano]

Thanks for doing this!

[@smilesmile787]

pick one car on assembly line and says it's for PRC. Chinese car market is huge.

[@Petlover10000]

That means I am not buying a car made in Germany. Then they should sell it cheaper since it is not imported.

[@DieselDrives]

+T Anderson Where have you been? BMW has been selling 3-series models in the US which were either built in Germany or South Africa at least a decade ago. The X5 and Z3 were the original models that were only built in the US. It has expanded over time to what you see today. Even the Mercedes C-class in the US is no longer from Germany, as it's made in Alabama.

[@Petlover10000]

Well I was planning to sell my 5 series and get a X5, I might have to stick with the 5 series.

[@TheHalo4News]

Its Bmw build quality will be excellent even if they build them in Sudan, they have very high standards worldwide.

[@ezeo.7315]

T Anderson just because it was made in the USA? BMW is BMW. period.

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

I beg to differ. COmpared to Toyota and Lexus I have had..BMW X5 E70 I have was biggest lemon I ever owned.

[@stachowi]

I thought the X3 was built in Mexico?

[@htagueban7582]

2:37 Bottom right

[@DieselDrives]

That's just a foam protector.

[@davidbryant2872]

Very informative!

[@nato1968fm]

O FUSCA NO MUNDO TODO.

[@bbautorepair1450]

I loved it👍

[@afhaamraza9458]

I want to say something about the factory. How much money to factory earn Another the name for economy is factory.If it is not factory,the country will never be able to develop. That is the factory can increase of country economy.by the way, which country's factory is this

[@lancaster1137]

awesome

[@corpnupe85]

Good video!

[@wadgap]

Just amazing! Wao

[@scottclute9547]

"ERGONOMICALLY" Advantageous!!!

[@gagag96]

At 2:38 one of the assembly guys drop a component right in front of the camera. That's BMW's craftsmanship for you lol.

[@DieselDrives]

+gagag96 Good catch! Thankfully, that's not a car part. It's a protective skin that hangs on the body to, uh, prevent damage from things that might get dropped.

[@rezkaermandamrezka6676]

Very nice

[@rezkaermandamrezka6676]

Very good

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

At 31.30..factory BMW Communications guy(I would think MOST KNOWLEDGABLE GUY in factory!) confuses EU mainland car with LHD with a UK RHD car...plus see how they attach BMW emblem...with smashing with a hammer....this is BMW craftmanship...LOL

[@savannaengland8033]

Hey I work there. Cool Place :)

[@lavergneroland5005]

commentaires en francais

[@sergevivier956]

I owned one new BMW and never again, It came standard with steering vibration That was a factory defect impossible to fix.

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

I own X5...till today they did not fix fule pump under recall...car is total reliability disaster. made in this exact factory. Customer Service at BMW COrporate is a total disaster....I will soon make a video on their quality. Those are cars for people that have NO CLUE about engineering...I am a software engineer that understands software...I have never seen cars designed and that poorly made...their software is total disaster..

[@johneaston4963]

Steve Wilson didn't have a clue? wouldn't want him working on my car,! didn't know if it was petrol,diesel,left or right hand drive,! said oh this is going UK,what a left hand drive,?

[@DieselDrives]

He's not someone who spends time on the floor. He's in the cushy office in the other building. I was bombarding him with questions for several hours. We walked about 1.5 miles on just THAT portion of the assembly line.

[@modelmode8]

Wood is not better on the feet.

[@tjcsec1982]

Then you have never worked on a concrete floor do it's likely you have no job. Wood is much better. Not perfect but much better.

[@ezeo.7315]

You don’t know what you’re talking about. Concrete numbs my feet.

[@Flush75]

2:37 PLEASE FIRE this associate - - CLEARLY he isn't paying attention to his job (too busy ogling at the camera)!

[@DieselDrives]

+Flush75 LOL! I have always thought people around me were clumsy. It's simply because people are nervous around me. Actually, if you had execs and a camera crew watching without notice, you'd probably be caught off guard as this guy was. He was holding a protective cover, so it's not like he dropped a customer part. Good catch and thanks for watching!

[@Flush75]

HA! My comment was more-or-less tongue & cheek. Just thought it was a funny moment (occurring in the background). Fantastic tour BTW!!! If I'm lucky, one-day I'll own one of those fancy X4s!

[@wmc9722]

'Built in American' by a German company. Yippee!! Go USA.

[@paulschab8152]

Union Auto Workers are jealous of this video.

[@philbert5293]

Paul Schab, for what reason would UAW workers be jealous?

[@dfpolitowski2]

I wouldn't want to work at a non union plant even if the pay was very well. Today at 53 years old I"d take a lower paying union job rather than higher pay non-union environment. People at there at the core sinful in heart and this includes management why a union is best bet for protection and impartiality.

[@DieselDrives]

+Toolmaker It's just a fucking job.

[@dfpolitowski2]

well that's one way of looking it.

[@tjcsec1982]

Who would want to work for a greedy ass union? I've known people who worked for unions and they won't e re do it again.

[@sergiorasa]

F A N T A S T I C !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TSINED1]

На 30 минуте новую машину крутят до отсечки, феерично.

[@tazhetdinov]

привет!

[@DieselDrives]

Thanks for watching!

[@delboy2596]

"BMW don't do FWD" He's on the ball then. WOW

[@DieselDrives]

+Del Johnson Well, for this factory, they don't produce fwd products.

[@devonyoung9985]

Royal process advance technology for business and driving pleasure safe

[@prasanths2929]

Avilable

[@khanahmed2169]

X 5 seher gut jop senter nicht gut☺☺

[@highsschool3483]

hi BMW 🍊🥥🍇🍑🍆🍐🥒🥥

[@JohnSRR-lw4bx]

Has to be made in Germany or else no buy.

[@DieselDrives]

+JohnS1000RR BMW also makes cars in South Africa (3-series), and they have been imported into the US for quite some time now.

[@anassesalhi1421]

ohh at the beginning i thought that the man speaking was Lionel Messi

[@DieselDrives]

+Anasse Salhi LOL!

[@anassesalhi1421]

and by the way, thanks for sharing, it was very interesting Tour !

[@arbeliroz]

When i buy a BMW i wanna know it's made in Germany by germans. If i wanted an American car i'd bought a Ford

[@DieselDrives]

+Arbeli Rozenberg Did you watch the entire video? The SC factory workers are paid less than the unionized workers in Germany and the SC workers are in BMW's largest factory in the world.

[@arbeliroz]

+Diesel Review yeah i watched till the very end. they get paid less.whats that suppose to mean? so maybe BMW should start building those cars in China cause their workers will get paid even less. there is something that called 'country pride'. i guess lots of people wouldnt buy Cadillac or Corvette if they knew its built in France for exemple. im sure those American Beemers are a quality equally to those from Germany but still....

[@DieselDrives]

+Arbeli Rozenberg On a highly engineered product, any skilled worker can assemble parts. Reliability comes down to engineering. Quality comes down to engineering and craftsmanship. However, most modern products and parts are machine made. It's the assembly by people that still matters. Assembly line workers can't take a break whenever they feel like taking a leak or grabbing a smoke. They must produce with a cadence in shifts. And they are on their feet all day. It's work. So I seriously doubt they don't take the job seriously enough to not care. Next time you go to a restaurant or bar, consider who works harder, the bartender, server, or the assembly line? Quality of the job and where it's done almost makes no difference these days if engineered correctly, which is why highly talented techies work from home. Does working from home degrade the quality over working from an office? Thanks for watching!

[@tjcsec1982]

But those workers are paid well.

[@efraing726]

If you want American then you’re better off with Toyota, Honda, bmw for the x line of vehicles. These companies actually make their vehicles in America. Ford not so much, well maybe the mustang and f150 but the parts come from Mexico...

[@jerolvilladolid]

I would still prefer to buy BMWs made in Germany

[@joergfro7149]

I am German! The standards of production, is the same as in Germany! The same high quality! BMW QUALITY!!!!!!! Don't worry about that !!!!!!

[@duncryan1]

Do not buy the X6M Competition. Brakes screech louder than the exhaust and they will not fix it. Embarrassing to drive it. Paid over $250,000 for a car I am embarrassed by.

[@mac7cheung]

that car goes to China hah~

[@M.Đ-z4u]

Nope,BMW has factory in China too

[@cristopheridlc]

PRC = People's Republic of China

[@rezkaermandamrezka6676]

Mercedez benz USA Factory Tour

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

I have X5 made in SC. quality is TOTAL DISASTER. they cannot even make DOOR HANDLES. Material disintergrates and my X5 handles are gluey and have to be replaced. I will NEVER EVER GET A GERMAN CAR. Only Lexus for me. BMW quality SUCKS! My X5 transmission disntegrated at 190Kmiles because I FOLLOWED BMW/ZF recommendation of LIFETIME OIL. Soon later engine - where I replaced oil meticulously broke down ENTIRELY. I have a toyota with 2x miles. NO ISSUES AT ALL. BMW quality esp quality of materials and general engineering is DISASTER. FYI. TO TOW the car u need special red 'hammer' tool to disengage transmissionm into NEUTRAL to pull it on a truck. SAME THING in a Camry requires a PUSH of a button no special WEIRD IDIOT ENIGNEERING red hammers easy to lose. I will not mention the insane problems with getting parts for fule pump recal I had. BMW dealers and BMW corporate had me stranded in California without parts for MONTHS. NO refund for all tows and hassles. TOTAL DISASTER COMPANY. Never again BMW

[@DieselDrives]

+Tadeusz Tomaszew You are in a messed up mental state, but I'll leave this comment here for entertainment.

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

your comments on OTHER people mental state DO attest to your mental state. BMW cars are super poor quality and this factory produces cars with quality that DOOR HANDLES disintegrate in 5 years due to POOR materials. Stick to your mental state of DIESEL. Their QUALITY in customer satisfaction polls show what they make. Cars that are a NIGHTMARE to maintain long term and their recall history and customer treatment...disaster. As for your comment attacking me for my review of BMW poor and disastrous quality of cars ...you do sound to me like a rep from BMW that I dealt trying to have them fix fuel pump required under NHTSA recall !!!! Customer service typical for a country that was doing so much stuff under nazi rule obliterating half of the world starting 1939

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

You should refrain from assulting others on newsgroups. I am refering to BMW quality of engineering. and you better refrain such NAZI personal attacks on others. This is especially alarming since you are posting about BMW, the company that used forced labor to produce stuff for a NAZI regime. Never a BMW in m lifetime, the X5 they produced is a total lemon and disaster - poor enigneering, bad or NO durability of materials, design issues that are typical for 5th world countries - Trabant from DDR was better in its reliability than my X5. Till today NHTSA fuele pump recall did not get done as it should have been - constant issues with fuel pump. Seeking help from BMW is like a JOKE. If one has time it is easier and faster to just sue the hell out of them...this company does not seem to be able to make DOOR HANDLES right let alone the ZF transmissions are total TOTAL reliability disaster.

[@CalifornianOnEEurope]

I think your vernacular qualifies for the 3rd world GHETTO where JUNK cars are assembled. I think it may also well characterize the education, culture and intrelligence of fans of certain 'brands' of cars. It speaks for itself who drives what.