Where is my z4m coupe built

Vincent

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Looking under the bonnet today an noticed a sticker saying car built Germany . I was under the impression all z4s were built in USA? did they change prodution to Germany for the M?
 
engines and drivetrains were German built. Z4 bodies were built in SC and the cars were assembled in SC.

2009s will be built in Germany.
 
The sticker is on the left inner wing as looking from the front of the car. Its black with built in germay in silver. Car was new when bought in 2008 but build date is 2007.
 
Just been in garage and had a look. Its a data sticker with car weights etc and car specifications and the made in germany bmw z4 m coupe on the top left side?
 
Vincent said:
Its black with built in germay in silver.

To make matters worse, "Germay" is in France

http://www.maplandia.com/france/champagne-ardenne/haute-marne/saint-dizier/germay/

Just kidding, I know what you mean, but Mike is right, some parts were made in Germany, but the car was assembled in a land far far away!
 
The cars were assembled in the US. Engines and drivetrains in Germany. I've been to the factory several times and Homecoming '08 we got the "big" tour. They had built the last car 2 days previous (non-M roadster in stratus grey)
 
Vincent said:
Oh christ first i thought USA then Germany now its France and there on Bl**dy strike!!!

Sp3ctre was winding oyu up as you put "Germay" in your post not "Germany" :D
 
sp3ctre said:
Vincent said:
Its black with built in germay in silver.
To make matters worse, "Germay" is in France

For a lot of Germans, Alsace and Lorraine truly belong to Germany so Germany is in France from a certain point of view. :roll:
 
Vincent said:
Looking under the bonnet today an noticed a sticker saying car built Germany . I was under the impression all z4s were built in USA? did they change prodution to Germany for the M?

Your car (as mine) was built in the South Carolina plant. Don't worry as the "Quality Control" is monitored by the Germans. In 2004 I bought a VW Golf R32 & discovered that it had (with ALL R32's) been produced in Slovenia. Absolutely nothing wrong with that - except I take exception to the fact that my car was bolted together by "Red Necks"!.

I am happy that the major components (engine, gearbox, diff ) were constructed in Germany. The bodyshell & paintwork are something else however. Everything creaks & rattles. Not what you would expect of a £45,000 car.

Love the car's dynamics but think that the build quality is crap. USA crap again!
 
I wonder why bmw put z4 coupe made in Germany on the car information sticker when as it seems it is built in the US. I thought the Germans had quite strict laws about accurate detail information or to put it anotherway why did they not put made in USA on the info plate. Are they ashamed?
 
Just a quick heads up on some more info. I hear that the shells with interior are shiped to Germany where the engines and drive trains are attached. This may only happen on right hand drive cars? not sure on how reliable this is though.
 
Vincent said:
Just a quick heads up on some more info. I hear that the shells with interior are shiped to Germany where the engines and drive trains are attached. This may only happen on right hand drive cars? not sure on how reliable this is though.

Again--Z4s, up until 2009 were made in South Carolina, USA. Z3 were as well. X5s and X6s. 3 series used to be. X3s will be. Doesn't matter left or right hand drive. Find a video of the assembly and you'll see why. They (in SC) can build anything from a 1 to a 7 if the correct stamping machines were in place.

Stop worrying about it and drive the darn thing. :headbang:
 
Like every Z3 & Z4 ever built, your car was built in South Carolina USA by incompentent Americans, employed at extortionate employment wages.

That has now finished. BMW Germany has realised that they :thumbsdown: cocked-up. So many hundreds of staff will now be laid off. Production will now be transferred to Eastern European Plants that both VW & BMW/Porsche kept open in Bosnia (Sarajevo) during the 1993-1995 war. I know, because I looked after the VW Sarajevo plant.

The Germans are not stupid. They know that they can pay ridiculous amounts of wages. They actually paid absoslutely nothing to the Jews & slaughtered them in 1939+

The Germans will be alright - the British, under Gordon Brown (the Scottish) will be in the poo. :thumbsdown:
 
Dragonsbreath said:
Like every Z3 & Z4 ever built, your car was built in South Carolina USA by incompentent Americans, employed at extortionate employment wages.

That has now finished. BMW Germany has realised that they :thumbsdown: cocked-up. So many hundreds of staff will now be laid off.

Oh, so THAT explains why they're more than doubling production at the SC plant.
 
Thanks for ramming home the message smokin, yes i do drive the dam thing,but only on the school run! but i have just noticed you only have a 3.0i are you not man enough for a MMMMMM? :fuelfire:
 
Vincent said:
Thanks for ramming home the message smokin, yes i do drive the dam thing,but only on the school run! but i have just noticed you only have a 3.0i are you not man enough for a MMMMMM? :fuelfire:
I hope she isn't :thumbsup:
 
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