Originally Posted By: CKN
Originally Posted By: Chris142
The older Autolites worked well in the jeep 4.o. Went to buy new ones and they are now made in china. I know that china can build good stuff but imo their QC seems to be spotty.
Thoughts?
Michelin builds tires in China. They are built to strict QC standards. It depends how much over sight the factory has. Granted none of the Chinese Michelin tires ends up in the U.S. (to the best of my knowledge) but I don't hear anyone on here stating to boycott Michelin tires. Quite the opposite here-there is a love affair with them.
Can you say "Double standards!"
Enough said!
Where did anyone say boycott?
I just see an attempt to create drama. If you don't understand the difference between a local factory making an item for its local population, from offshoring to make something cheaper, but hardly passing a savings along to the end user, then it's more like trolling...
So to something more relevant to the OP than tires, do you deny that the OP is accurate in saying that the Chinesium part has poorer QC? Is the part substantially cheaper to the end user than a domestically made part? Similarly, is it substantially better quality or in terms of value added features, from a first world variant sold at nearly or exactly the same price point?