I bought a few wix filters a few mos ago and they say CONTENTS MADE IN USA on the box and WIX Gastona NC on the filter its self
Wix made in Mexico?
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I would expect Champ's Mexican plant to produce OEM assembly line filters for Mexican or other points of origin below the Rio Grande. I suspect the Mexican Wix plant to provide most of the needs for most countries in Latin America.
I haven't seen any imported Wix oil filters personally, but all of the Wix fuel, cabin and air filters I've seen recently have been imported from China, Mexico, etc. I think Wix is buying more and more of their products from other companies and just slapping a Wix box around the thing.
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I bought two AC Delcos for my car the other day and both say made in USA. My Nissan filters are made in Japan.
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Originally Posted By: wgtoys
I haven't seen any imported Wix oil filters personally, but all of the Wix fuel, cabin and air filters I've seen recently have been imported from China, Mexico, etc. I think Wix is buying more and more of their products from other companies and just slapping a Wix box around the thing.
No manufacturer makes all the filters that they market. For a sales rep to walk into a vendor they have to cover it all. Re-branding (at least some) the competition's filters is common across all manufacturers. The other oddities that you typically see are foreign aid that others "earn" that is brokered through our government. It's to help balance books, so to speak. Does anyone really think there's some vital need to import fuel or other filters from far away Israel or Romania? We have ample 3rd world resources south of the border to do so if we wanted. These are economically strategic enterprises.
I haven't seen any imported Wix oil filters personally, but all of the Wix fuel, cabin and air filters I've seen recently have been imported from China, Mexico, etc. I think Wix is buying more and more of their products from other companies and just slapping a Wix box around the thing.
No manufacturer makes all the filters that they market. For a sales rep to walk into a vendor they have to cover it all. Re-branding (at least some) the competition's filters is common across all manufacturers. The other oddities that you typically see are foreign aid that others "earn" that is brokered through our government. It's to help balance books, so to speak. Does anyone really think there's some vital need to import fuel or other filters from far away Israel or Romania? We have ample 3rd world resources south of the border to do so if we wanted. These are economically strategic enterprises.
"The other oddities that you typically see are foreign aid that others "earn" that is brokered through our government."
That seems to be a rather extraordinary claim. Do you have evidence to back it up?
That seems to be a rather extraordinary claim. Do you have evidence to back it up?
Originally Posted By: genynnc
I live about 10 miles from Wix's plant in Gastonia. Every Wix fliter I've purchased has been made there. Maybe distribution is reagional for certain filters?
As far as outsourcing, capitalism, and greed go... when Uncle Sam decides to get HIS greedy fingers out of the pockets of American business, then we'll see jobs come back and prosperity resume. Until then, American companies will continue paying 1/3 to almost half of their revenue to govt & co. And outsourcing will continue unabated.
"American businesses, large and small and across all industries pay from 35% to 41.6% of their income in combined state and federal taxes. The 41.6% maximum rate is scheduled to rise to 46.2% in 2010 when President Obama's promised tax increases are implemented. Compare that to socialist France where companies pay only 34.4% in taxes, to China where the rate is 25%, or Russia which levies a mere 24%. Corporations in Ireland, Europe's fastest growing economy for the
last 18 years, pay just 12.5% in taxes."
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/03/us_companies_pay_the_highest_t.html
hmmm...
Thanks for the link. I never knew that corporations
had to pay taxes on their revenue; seriously, I never
knew that.
I live about 10 miles from Wix's plant in Gastonia. Every Wix fliter I've purchased has been made there. Maybe distribution is reagional for certain filters?
As far as outsourcing, capitalism, and greed go... when Uncle Sam decides to get HIS greedy fingers out of the pockets of American business, then we'll see jobs come back and prosperity resume. Until then, American companies will continue paying 1/3 to almost half of their revenue to govt & co. And outsourcing will continue unabated.
"American businesses, large and small and across all industries pay from 35% to 41.6% of their income in combined state and federal taxes. The 41.6% maximum rate is scheduled to rise to 46.2% in 2010 when President Obama's promised tax increases are implemented. Compare that to socialist France where companies pay only 34.4% in taxes, to China where the rate is 25%, or Russia which levies a mere 24%. Corporations in Ireland, Europe's fastest growing economy for the
last 18 years, pay just 12.5% in taxes."
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/03/us_companies_pay_the_highest_t.html
hmmm...
Thanks for the link. I never knew that corporations
had to pay taxes on their revenue; seriously, I never
knew that.
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Originally Posted By: wgtoys
"The other oddities that you typically see are foreign aid that others "earn" that is brokered through our government."
That seems to be a rather extraordinary claim. Do you have evidence to back it up?
It's a painfully apparent smack you in the face with a baseball bat reality.
Try importing XD-3 PAO lubricants. Try importing butter or milk products from the EU. You can do it, but it will be primarily in the form of Danish cookies or chocolate.
That notion "trade must be free" is only true in certain instances.
"The other oddities that you typically see are foreign aid that others "earn" that is brokered through our government."
That seems to be a rather extraordinary claim. Do you have evidence to back it up?
It's a painfully apparent smack you in the face with a baseball bat reality.
Try importing XD-3 PAO lubricants. Try importing butter or milk products from the EU. You can do it, but it will be primarily in the form of Danish cookies or chocolate.
That notion "trade must be free" is only true in certain instances.
just bought a couple of wix filters, two of them say made in Mexico and two of them say made in Korea
Yeah that bugs me as well. Look how much of the US auto and appliance industry has outsourced either entire production or component production. Yet the price remains the same as they pocket the extra profits while killing off good jobs. We just lost 700 jobs at Gates rubber here, and in my old town they axed almost 1000 jobs and are moving the plant to Juarez Mexico.
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Originally Posted By: exls
just bought a couple of wix filters, two of them say made in Mexico and two of them say made in Korea
What part numbers are you talking about? Air filters? Fuel filters? Cabin filters? Cartridge filters?
For what application?
It's sorta like yelling FIRE!! without saying where.
just bought a couple of wix filters, two of them say made in Mexico and two of them say made in Korea
What part numbers are you talking about? Air filters? Fuel filters? Cabin filters? Cartridge filters?
For what application?
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Originally Posted By: mcshooter
i was just about to get 2 wix oil filters, thanks for the info
See? Now look at what's happened!
I see a NEVER AGAIN!!! mythos being created
(imagine some obscure accent = area of country doesn't matter)
"I saw BIG FOOT when I picked up the WIX box and a chill came over me."
i was just about to get 2 wix oil filters, thanks for the info
See? Now look at what's happened!
I see a NEVER AGAIN!!! mythos being created
(imagine some obscure accent = area of country doesn't matter)
"I saw BIG FOOT when I picked up the WIX box and a chill came over me."
Originally Posted By: Gunatics_Adler
Yeah that bugs me as well. Look how much of the US auto and appliance industry has outsourced either entire production or component production. Yet the price remains the same as they pocket the extra profits while killing off good jobs. We just lost 700 jobs at Gates rubber here, and in my old town they axed almost 1000 jobs and are moving the plant to Juarez Mexico.
what, really? gates moved out? [censored] I specificaly asked for thier products because they were still made in usa...
Yeah that bugs me as well. Look how much of the US auto and appliance industry has outsourced either entire production or component production. Yet the price remains the same as they pocket the extra profits while killing off good jobs. We just lost 700 jobs at Gates rubber here, and in my old town they axed almost 1000 jobs and are moving the plant to Juarez Mexico.
what, really? gates moved out? [censored] I specificaly asked for thier products because they were still made in usa...
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Originally Posted By: exls
just bought a couple of wix filters, two of them say made in Mexico and two of them say made in Korea
What part numbers are you talking about? Air filters? Fuel filters? Cabin filters? Cartridge filters?
For what application?
It's sorta like yelling FIRE!! without saying where.
My bad, I was refering to oil filters, and the made in Mexico ones were 51334 and the made in Korea ones were 51378
Originally Posted By: exls
just bought a couple of wix filters, two of them say made in Mexico and two of them say made in Korea
What part numbers are you talking about? Air filters? Fuel filters? Cabin filters? Cartridge filters?
For what application?
My bad, I was refering to oil filters, and the made in Mexico ones were 51334 and the made in Korea ones were 51378
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Oddly, this is the first time (I think) at seeing the 51378. There are a few 22x1.5M filters. The first that comes to mind is the Ford FL820s - 51372 ..the next runner up was the GM 57060 ..which was followed, in step, with Chrysler 57899
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Get used to it. If Wix doesn't move their production to a lower cost facility, their competition will, and charge less for the product. Either way, the business of producing in the USA is lost.
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