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Originally Posted by lucid
Something probably went wrong in the supplier's end (I am assuming BMW doesn't actually make the wheels). But there must be 10s of supplier in Germany or elsewhere who can manufacture these wheels to BMW's specs. It's not rocket science. That's the puzzling part. You'd think they'd be managing that part of the equation well, monitoring suppliers and fall back plans and all that. Anyway, it's just strange that orders are being held up because of wheels.
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With "just in time" supplier deliveries, many things can go wrong. There are not 10s of suppliers that can make high-pressure forged wheels, BTW. The best are 8,000T spread forged; that's specialized equipment. Any one thing, including materials shortages, equipment breakdown, strikes, etc. can put serious wrinkles in the supply chain. Disappointing, but not unusal these days.