01-18-2016, 02:13 AM
It is my understanding that Sando Kahn (a member of the Chinese Kader corporation) was a subcontractor for many US and European model railroad company. That changed dramatically when Sando Kahn bought Bachmann. Sando Kahn became the model railroad company and Bachmann became the international sales branch of Sando Kahn. Sando Kahn reserved large quantities of it's manufacturing capacities to push it's own Bachmann products.
At the same time did Sando Kahn cancel, delay or renegotiate it's old contract with the other US and European model railroad companies. That resulted in the well known product shortage (e.g. Atlas tracks). Some could renegotiate reasonable contracts with Sando Kahn other had to find other Chinese contractors with the delays of tools transfer, production line setup, riding the learning curve etc.
At the same time did Sando Kahn cancel, delay or renegotiate it's old contract with the other US and European model railroad companies. That resulted in the well known product shortage (e.g. Atlas tracks). Some could renegotiate reasonable contracts with Sando Kahn other had to find other Chinese contractors with the delays of tools transfer, production line setup, riding the learning curve etc.
Reinhard