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      04-12-2019, 01:13 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by duky View Post
I wonder why BMW doesnt just buy ZF. I'm sure it has been considered! They seem to make really awesome transmissions but perhaps having that as an exclusive is not a differentiator enough with most customers to make the ROI make sense.
All the automakers used to have their own in-house parts makers that they are still trying to divest. US OEM's divested a decade ago, in japan and Europe they are doing it more slowly.

It's not economical to distract from their core business.
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