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I think QC is a parking lot for vehicles that entered production but couldn't be "finished" because they had some part(s) that became out-of-stock during production and had to be added post-production.
I think BMW is hitting some major supply chain issues. One forum member posted that he went from "in production" and stepped backward to "awaiting production" (Wow). Indicating BMW are keeping vehicles off the assembly line that they cannot complete - Vs - partially completing and then adding back ordered parts in QC or in the awaiting carrier phase.
The two culprits seem to be the surround view cameras (Parking Assistance) and Acoustic Glass.
- With Parking Assistance, in Mid-October, BMW removed the parking assistance feature from the Premium Package and had it as a separate package in the configurator to help decrease (and triage) orders that used the surround view cameras.... Goal seems to be to drive down demand to let the supply chain keep up.
- With the Acoustic Glass, in early Jan - BMW doubled the price of the option. Seems like they are trying to drive down demand to be in line with their supply chain...
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