Answering based on my work experience in Indian OEMS.
Decals are low value products when compared to the overall BOM Cost of the final vehicle. There are models where the only change done is on decals and are released in market as an all new model variant. So basically the number of new Decal part numbers developed at any point of time is comparatively higher than any other part family. So obviously no. of production part numbers to be managed and NPD Part numbers to be managed are very high in case of decals. Lead time usually given for development is also low , somewhat 4-8 weeks. So it doesn’t make sense to go for Chinese suppliers because of following reasons
1)Decimal cost weightage
2)Short lead time
3)Avoid import/duty/logistics cost. As OEMs prefer suppliers nearby to their plant
4)Huge number of part numbers to be managed and any communication gap/understanding problem will lead to loss of production delivery
Not having exposure to TFTs. So no idea.
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