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bucolic_frolic

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1. Time was components were developed and manufactured in house, or by a subsidiary

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 29, 2022, 03:09 PM

Jul 2022

Cars made of components like assembling leggos is no way to make a vehicle. Good manufacturers develop and make their own engines, transmissions, major components. It's an element of quality.

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Jeep Is Closing Its Only Factory in China [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 OP

Time was components were developed and manufactured in house, or by a subsidiary bucolic_frolic Jul 2022 #1

Why doesn't Boeing make it's own engines then? MichMan Jul 2022 #2

Who knows. Perhaps historical, perhaps liability reasons. $$$ barriers to entry. /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 2022 #3