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But you'd be surprised how little that has actually changed. A lot of parts are outsourced anyway - that source is simply in China now. And all the same people still work for Associated, they just don't own it anymore.
The only real downside (for AE) is that they need Thunder Tigers approval for spending lots of money. Thunder Tiger use them as a sort of Lexus/Audi for their high end and racing stuff, so its was never going to be like Losi who've gone largely over to bashing.

The reason the B4 is still around is because it doesn't need replacement. OK in the UK its been superseded by the mid motor crowd, but the recent Euros showed nicely that rear motors still dominate on dirt, and with the Worlds and most US racing on that, AE still have the top car.