I guess a BMW in California is a lot better after the first year, because it hasn't been through the shitty German weather... Different factories have differen

I guess a BMW in California is a lot better after the first year, because it hasn't been through the shitty German weather... Different factories have different failure rates, but Germany ain't even leading here (and believe me, there's no inherent "German engineering" factor separating someone working in Lower Bavaria than someone from South Carolina). Apart from minor details like bumpers and first aid kits, the cars should be pretty much the same wherever you go. Would be pretty bad from a marketing perspective if the quality varies too much, never mind that with global logistics, minimizing differences is pretty much the core value. Or in other words: The cars are overpriced rust all over the world.