u/Yergna

I want to get android auto in my 2017 320d.

I have a friend currently in china. What should I get ? And to watch out for. I want to keep my rear view camera and calls working normally.

There’s a common belief in Morocco that cars sold in Europe are “better quality” than the same models officially sold in Morocco or North Africa.

I’m not talking about obvious differences in trim, options, infotainment, ADAS, emissions equipment, headlights, etc. I mean actual manufacturing quality.

For people who work or have worked for OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, vehicle engineering, manufacturing, validation or quality control:

Are cars built for markets such as Morocco actually different in terms of things like:

- steel/body construction

- welding quality

- paint quality/thickness

- corrosion protection

- sound insulation

- suspension components

- interior materials

- cooling systems

- supplier/component quality

- quality-control standards or tolerances

For example, if you take the same Audi, VW, Mercedes, BMW, Peugeot, Renault, etc. model sold in Germany/France and compare it with the version officially sold in Morocco, are they fundamentally built to the same quality standard and simply configured differently for each market?

Or do manufacturers genuinely use different materials/components or lower-cost specifications for certain markets?

I’d especially appreciate answers from people with direct OEM or supplier experience rather than anecdotes.

Also interested in whether the answer depends on the manufacturer or production plant.