Country of Origin... Does it matter ???

[CivicFan]

Originally Posted By: kr_bitog
It depends on the company strategy and standard they want to implement, only several insiders will know exactly the difference. Do you think people will not buy iDevices, Canon camera that are made in China ? They still do.
Interestingly some of local made tyres in Asian countries are more expensive than the one sold in US, due to manufacturer cost price is very low, and most of the cost are set by the country distributor markup and country specific import tariff barrier.

They re-import these goods. For example, the Nike shoes are made in China exclusively for export. They are then re-imported to be sold in the local stores making the prices higher than what you see in the US.

 

[kr_bitog]

Originally Posted By: CivicFan
Originally Posted By: kr_bitog
It depends on the company strategy and standard they want to implement, only several insiders will know exactly the difference. Do you think people will not buy iDevices, Canon camera that are made in China ? They still do.
Interestingly some of local made tyres in Asian countries are more expensive than the one sold in US, due to manufacturer cost price is very low, and most of the cost are set by the country distributor markup and country specific import tariff barrier.

They re-import these goods. For example, the Nike shoes are made in China exclusively for export. They are then re-imported to be sold in the local stores making the prices higher than what you see in the US.


Yes, it happens for certain items who has trade restriction on the country of manufacturer, but what I meant in my example is locally product that is distributed locally and not being re-import.

 

[Ken2]

Quote:
By Americans, For Americans, In America.

Foreign or Not, The more that is done here on our Turf, the stronger we all are.
Yes, but.... But we've got to do good design and good manufacturing. Cooper has had more than their share of defects and recalls. We all remember the Firestone tire fiasco. A friend had a GY/Kelly private label blow up and rip the brake line and part of the fender off his truck, and he is 100% conscientious about inflation pressure, safe driving speed, safe route, etc. GY replaced his tire and repaired his truck. All that said, I just bought a set of Coopers and dumped a set of Goodyears that rode like bricks. I won't buy Goodyear again. I do like the new products Cooper is producing, but I think their older product lines are uninspiring.

A few years ago many products had "Made with pride in the U.S.A." stickers on them. I bought a rug with crooked stripes and a lamp with a pre-broken switch, but they had the stickers. If we don't do a good job, we kill ourselves.

 

[PandaBear]

One of the reason why Chinese pay more for their own locally made US branded stuff than we pay for the same stuff here is the lack of "middle tier" quality products.

Over there, typically you either buy the very low end junk that is sold in Walmart or the extremely high end stuff that is sold here as "toys". We in the developed world has savvy consumers who know better than most of the worker bees in the Chinese manufacturing industry so we tend to buy the medium grade, best bang for the buck products. Over there you either have to put up with questionable qualities or pay for the peace of mind by buying "luxury" products.

It also doesn't help them that their government waive sales tax on exported items, and many manufactures drive their truck through the custom and then turn around back into another local factory.

 

[stevejones]

A litle late to the party, but COO matters to me. All of my customers are Americans. Seems only logical for me to reciprocate.