The oil change shops are buying tons of Made in China. They seem to go out of their way to do it. Prime Gard, Eco Gard, Fram if it says China, they like it too. Too bad a couple dollars is most important. It is strange the extra guard is made in China and the TG and Ultra not. They set up a factory in China just to make EG's? If someone gave me mainland China made filters free when I could buy USA for $15 each, I would throw them in the trash.