Well, yes and no.

My friend is seriously thinking of entering the retail market and is ready to make custom wheels and parts if the demand is there. Of course the initial marketing has to prove that it is feasible to open a whole new line of products.

By the way, if you haven't noticed, many of the parts for cars are either made in Taiwan or China. Currently China still has a quality problem, but Taiwan has long been established as a quality manufacturer of car parts. Along with several other stuff like computer accessories, radio controlled cars and helicopters etc, etc.