Comments on: BMW X1 to be built in China

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:27:26 +0000

I am in the market for a good quality German car. I was looking at the BMW 320d and when I read that it was made in South Africa, I kindly said ‘nein danke’ (no thank you). I am curious as to where the new BMW X1 is being built. If it’s China or South Africa then ‘forget it’ (dass ist schrott). I’m aware Mercedes Benz built its C series in South Africa for a number of years and had so many faults and problems that they returned everything to the robots in Stuttgard. The new Avantgarde series is totally made in Germany and faults have been dramatically reduced. It’s a nice car to drive, but still about $10k more than BMW for the same specs. BMW has really lowered its image and is now on par with VW. My hunch is that Audi has overtaken BMW in the prestige line-up.

By: BMW beater

BMW beater — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:53:51 +0000

Congratulations Zarqer & Uncle sam 🙂

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By: Rikk

Rikk — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:12:08 +0000

@Me Don’t worry, the BMW X1 will be built in China, that’s right, but all the models built in China will be JUST for the Chinese market, because there is a very big call for this model. Check the “BMW 1, 3 and 5 Series to be built also in China” post, written by me, for more details.

By: Me

Me — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:33:51 +0000

Of course people want to know where a car is built. I am buying a BMW and I definitely want it to be made in Germany and not china. I think it makes a huge difference. Look at Toyota, they moved their plant to Alabama or whatever and ever since then they’ve had massive recalls. People have died and there are multiple lawsuits going on because the Prius can’t brake fast enough. I think where you base your plant, the country or even the state it’s in, can cause huge differences in the cars that are made there.