I think these are from Singapore.
Chinese tire quality
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I think these are from Singapore.
When I got my 19 Infiniti QX60, it was 1.5 years old, the car had already gone through the first set of tires, they installed Triangle TS259 tires from China. I planned to replace these - they were new - because, well China, but actually they seem fine and are wearing nice. They seem smooth, have pretty good characteristics, I admit this is not a SUV for slalom runs, but for everyday driving these do the job.
When they are worn, some new Pirelli Scorpion Verde SUV tires will likely fill the wheel wells.
When they are worn, some new Pirelli Scorpion Verde SUV tires will likely fill the wheel wells.
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I ran the Battlax, great tire!
Exactly my point.
They are capable of producing top notch products if they have too.
My previous job was in orthopedics. It’s no surprise a lot of manufacturing is now going overseas. In fact, my last employer’s biggest customer is greatly decreasing their domestic manufacturing in the next few years.
Anyways, a large orthopedic company had some machine shop in China make some shoulder implants. Took 4 tries to get it right, but they finally did.. even with sub par quality and a bad part here and there, it’s still cheaper than being manufactured domestically. I don’t like it.
They are capable of quality no doubt.. just not original ideas.
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Nankang is not Chinese, it is Taiwanese. It is a very reputable company with history that dates back to it’s partnership with Yokohama.
T30 EVO on the Kawa and the Potenza Sport on the S2000. Great Tyres!
Everyone can build the best of anything if the budget is unlimited. It is hard to build a great product at a great price.
BTW pretty much any T and above rated tire build for a high price and high quality from China would be better than the S rated Douglas tires made in USA sold by Walmart.
BTW pretty much any T and above rated tire build for a high price and high quality from China would be better than the S rated Douglas tires made in USA sold by Walmart.
I thought they were Indonesian.
Do you make it a habit to compare products that shouldn't be compared?
So, what do you want to compare? If the Chinese T rated tires are priced between US S rated and US T rated, you honestly should compare them right?
They can do anything they want and they do .
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Yes and no. The issue with Chinese run business in the private sector is not the lack of willingness for hard work or to the know how. It has more to do with lack of ethics, which is a direct result of the Chinese Cultural Revolution by the Chinese Communist Party. It effectively erased all sense of right and wrong, it install a sense of profit above all, the all mighty Yen wins it all. The counterfeit practice is so bad that they even make and sell fake food, not for show but for actual consumption. This is why people of Hong Kong were so upset with the mainlanders, because the wealthy will travel to HK and buy up as much goods as they can, including baby formulas. Sure, they can make proper tires but to win a contract, the bid has to be low while still making maximum profit, and that's the origin of the problem. However, do note that these type of business practice does not effect products that are produced in China but under foreign companies, because quality control and standards are on a completely different level. In other words, I would not hesitate to buy Michelin tires made in China, but not tires from a Chinese owned company.
Just my opinion.
Just my opinion.
To avoid this thread getting locked I'll PM you instead. As a HKer I would say it isn't quite what you said here.
LingLong, Otani, Leao have been bringing in Thai tires recently due to tariffs on Chinese tires. The Thai have been making tires for a while - Toyo, Bridgestone, Michelin and Yokohama have plants there and Vee Rubber/Deestone are based there too. But I still don’t trust a cut-price tire.
