Germany? Japan? Whose BBS is it? What is the difference?

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Simply put, it originated in Germany and became famous in Japan.

The brand of BBS was founded in 1970. It is called BBS because one founder is baumgartner and the other is Brandt, and the name of BBS is successfully pieced together with the founder of Schiltach, a small town in the German Black Forest region.

Japan is a company called Washibeam. With German BBS***, CoLtd, which enjoys the trademark right of BBS, produces F 1 wheels and forges wheels. The two companies operate independently and support each other, which is an alliance.

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The most direct way to distinguish the two is to look at the LOGO!

In addition, * * * also uses several colors: white, red and black.

Technology and materials are also very different!

It can also be roughly understood that Japanese BBS is more expensive ~

The quality control of the two products uses the same standard.

German and Japanese BBS rims must pass the testing of BBS quality certification institutions established by both parties.

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Everyone is called BBS, won't they fight and get hurt by accident because of interests?

Really not! They are fragmented, and the simple idea is that the two brands use a "trademark" and there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates.

German BBS and Japanese BBS will not form direct competition, except for the differences in technology and materials mentioned above, and the customers they serve are different.

German BBS is headquartered in Scheltach, southern Germany, and mainly serves European automakers such as BMW, Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.

Japanese BBS is headquartered in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, and mostly serves Japanese automakers, such as Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Nissan. Of course, it is also the original supplier of famous OEMs such as Bentley, Ferrari and BMW M series. In the field of racing, Japanese BBS is also very famous.

There is no direct conflict of interest, and you can get along well with your own independent contacts. When German BBS was on the verge of bankruptcy and reorganization, Japanese BBS helped a lot!

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To talk about status, it has to be Japanese BBS. Expensive, naturally expensive.

In terms of materials and technology, Japanese BBS is really better, especially forging magnesium alloy wheels. Having said that, I have to mention the past events that Japanese BBS is worth blowing.

Japanese BBS and Ferrari F 1

At the time of 1987, Japanese BBS built the lightest forged rim in the world for f 1 racing car at the request of Ferrari Formula One team. Ferrari is Ferrari, and export is the word "most"!

For this lightest, Japanese BBS tried to challenge magnesium alloy manufacturing.

At that time, the pressure of Japanese BBS was greater than that of Dashan. After all, no one in the world could make forged magnesium alloy wheels at that time. Magnesium alloy is more brittle than aluminum alloy, and its ductility is worse, which is difficult with the technical level of BBS ~

Finally succeeded. Through a lot of data and engineering means, it has been conquered day and night ... Japanese BBS finally successfully developed the world's first magnesium alloy forged rim at 1992! There is no doubt about the performance, and Schumacher praised it ~

After the great success of this cooperation with Ferrari, it can be described as fame and fortune. Newberg Lin 24 Hours Endurance Race, Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race, DTM, NASCAR, Formula Racing at All Levels, GT Racing ... are all attracted by Japanese BBS magnesium alloy forged rims.

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Generally speaking, BBS originated in Germany and became famous in Japan.

German BBS specializes in manufacturing cast wheels, which are mainly used in the field of civil vehicles. Japanese BBS specializes in manufacturing forged rims, which are mainly used in performance cars and racing cars.

In addition to those classic models, BBS is also a financial product in the automobile circle!

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.