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Originally Posted by NightWriter
Forgive my ignorance, but what do these stop sale situations mean? The car passes final production checks even though some components/options are not yet installed? Then they ship it across the pond and install these things at the port once the parts are available? Why?
I'm also curious to know what kind of labor and equipment BMW operates at all these ports? Why not either do it at the factory or at the place of delivery (dealer / Performance Center)?
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Yes. Huge part shortages. Doing this way keeps the production line running. Definitely not ideal, but likely the smartest approach. Ford was considering shipping incomplete F150s to dealers while waiting for parts, but decided not to.
https://www.autoblog.com/2021/07/17/...-ship-dealers/