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Originally Posted by V8 Fireworks
Supercars deliberately replaced the Australian-made Holinger and Albins transmissions with a British-made XTrac transmission.  Same goes for the Supercars LED information panels which will be supplied from China.
Surely in a world of globalisation, the most economic supplier should be selected given the cost pressures faced by Supercars teams? |
Of course. If having an "Australian Made" series makes it cost prohibitive then some hard choices need to be made.
Stuff like panel/composite repair I can't see being offshored, but in-house fabrication, machining etc may no longer be an option, especially if control parts are introduced, allowing bulk orders from cheap overseas sources.