BBS goes bankrupt. Keep your wheels

[Kalevera]

Highly doubt the brand will go away, but...

Great secondary sources:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/general-car-chat/bbs-appear-have-gone-bust/72282/

http://www.zroadster.com/forum/bmw-z4-roadster/32173-bbs-insolvent.html

[TC535i]

Guess it was worth refinishing my old rims!

[pundit]

I have seen so many junk aftermarket Chinese made wheels with BBS center caps that I guess people have bought these thinking they were buying real BBS wheels at the expense of the company itself.... not surprised really!

[shogun]

Yes, that hurt them a lot with the copies.
Last year when I was in Germany they showed in TV when about 10.000 copy wheels were crushed to pieces.
The customs office had confiscated them when someone wanted to import them.

[GoldenOne]

i doubt bbs will go bankrupt...if they try i bet somebody would buy them out...

[shogun]

I have heard that BMW changed to O.Z. from BBS as OEM maker, that will also hurt them a lot.

[BMWCCA1]

I have heard that BMW changed to O.Z. from BBS as OEM maker, that will also hurt them a lot.Does that make mine OEM? :) (and BTW, if anyone has an extra OZ 17" 6-spoke monoblock, I wouldn't mind having a spare)

[liquidtiger720]

Apparently, they lost a big customer, couldnt pay the bills, and were wished good bye from the banks.

[bigtisas]

Don't blame the Chinese manufacturer. Blame the cheapo consumers who bought BBS-alike wheels and put BBS caps on them.


I have seen so many junk aftermarket Chinese made wheels with BBS center caps that I guess people have bought these thinking they were buying real BBS wheels at the expense of the company itself.... not surprised really!

[MTechnik540i]

Apparently, they lost a big customer, couldnt pay the bills, and were wished good bye from the banks.

I really hope they can pull out of this rut. This is the premier wheel manufacturer, I'd really hate to see them go out like this.

[MPD47]

They are restructuring. Anyone who thinks BBS is caving hasnt read the articles.