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Originally Posted by gtengr
Fair point. Can also be minimum order contracts but I'm not too familiar with the manufacturing logistics.
Emissions doesn't makes sense unless it's on the administrative side. There's nothing measurable at the tailpipe that would prevent Subaru from using the red intake manifold.
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Believe me they are not taking emissions readings at the tailpipe at the regulations stage. It is far more stringent and makes perfect sense.
There is no such thing as minimum order contracts at the parts level. The auto companies rule and you play the game their way or do not play at all. Even if there was a such thing it would be easier and cheaper for them to just pay out the contract or roll it into the next.
I am familiar with the manufacturing process and my credentials include almost 30 years at the management level in the Teir One automotive parts manufacturing business. I am not throwing out home cooked theories or guesses based on how other business are run here but speaking from experience gained as the industry changed and grew. You can disbelieve all you want because things "don't make sense" to you but there are many aspects of the business that don't make sense if you can't see the whole picture.
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Originally Posted by BirdTRD
Except for maybe the People's Republic of California. I think they've been working on legislation to ban all motorized vehicles in favor of cannabis powered bicycles...or something like that.
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My guess is that it is the California regulations that prevented the rest of North America from getting the upgrades in the AT>