[VegasG42]

The facility is beautiful and remarkable. Highly trained and skilled workers.

Just wondering why BMW chose that exact location.

For Mexico, I'm sure the cost of everything was lower - including labor.

And I would imagine the chance of the workers attempting to form a union is nonexistent.

But geographically , why would they chose central / southern Mexico ? I would think it would be more efficient to have it closer to a port ?

[Pentland]

Ports on the East and West coast plus good rail links north.

This is an interesting read
https://www.automotivelogistics.medi...%20says%20Koch.

[VegasG42]

Originally Posted by Pentland

Ports on the East and West coast plus good rail links north.

This is an interesting read
https://www.automotivelogistics.medi...%20says%20Koch.

I forgot about the large amount of vehicles that are shipped by rail. They have road and rail links that connect directly the US / Canada

“We looked with regard to suppliers, we looked for outbound transportation, we looked for infrastructure – these were all criteria and quite a lot of them are linked to logistics,” he states.

At the official opening, Andreas Wendt, board of management member with responsibility for purchasing and supplier network, pointed out: “Our new plant will benefit from short supply routes and the high level of flexibility this gives our supply chain.”

Located in central Mexico and about 400km north of the capital city, San Luis Potosí has access to the ports of Lázaro Cárdenas on the west coast and Veracruz on the east coast for moving components and exporting finished vehicles. There are also road and rail links to the the US and Canada."

[VegasG42]

Nice to see the B58 is produced in Germany

"Measured by volume, though, Koch says the factory gets almost 90% of its parts from the North American region, with 12% from overseas; engines are currently imported, as BMW does not have an engine facility in North America. Most overseas parts arrive in Mexico by ship, at Lázaro Cárdenas or Veracruz, but some are flown over from Europe to Mexico’s GDL or MEX airports. "

"The BMW B58 engine is produced in Germany. Specifically, it is produced at the BMW Group Plant in Steyr, Austria. The engines are assembled in Austria, at the BMW Group Plant Steyr modular engine plant."

[Adam_G42]

Originally Posted by VegasG42

"The BMW B58 engine is produced in Germany. Specifically, it is produced at the BMW Group Plant in Steyr, Austria. The engines are assembled in Austria, at the BMW Group Plant Steyr modular engine plant."

Lol "Specifically" in Austria....

[Pentland]

Originally Posted by Adam_G42

Lol "Specifically" in Austria....

That’s what happens when you implicitly trust Google and the first result is a ChatGPT response.
They are assembled in Steyr.

[VegasG42]

Originally Posted by Adam_G42

Lol "Specifically" in Austria....

Originally Posted by Pentland

That’s what happens when you implicitly trust Google and the first result is a ChatGPT response.
They are assembled in Steyr.

Yeah, that was a bit confusing