Did I say all China made products a good? No I said products where the company that is selling makes sure the quality control is watched and made sure that the product are good and safe.
STP is in the US and so they choose to have their tools made in China
from a STP release
"STP® is one of the most recognized brand names in the automotive industry with over 50 years of history and success behind it," said Reid Goldstein, President of Capstone Industries.
Do you think a company is going to risk everything on cheap tools? So DJ should say no we don't want your sponsorsip dollars because the tools are made in China? Nope and I didn't see any big Canadian Company's supporting him.
Come on you must be joking me just because it says made in china it is cheap? I guess those Canadian Flags that say made in china means they are cheap flags? Boy that is bad when a Canadian Flag has to be made in China. Why can't all Canadian Flags be made in Canada it is our flag and we should buy Canadian as we have been told too. Maybe a Canadian Flag made in Canada cost double to make?
I also guess all those Racing Champion, Winner Circle & Action collectables that are made in China are cheap? Oops how dare Canadian Tire Sell Peter Gibbons 2000 Racing Champions Collectable Die Cast. Guess why it is made in China. Also some US company's us parts that are made in china and put them in there US Made Products.
It is all about the quality control it and because labour is cheaper there and their are never recalls on US/Canadian Made Products that were unsafe for your kids? or The wet product type floor mop that was making dogs sick when they were licking the floor. Made In Canada and don't get me on food products that made people sick.
I bet I can find a lot of products at your shop or home that has parts or is made from China.
You have to know what to buy and not to buy when dealing in China made products. I buy stuff in Canada and some is made here and some is made in China really can't help where some products are made as the Big Name Company's use them all the time and it says made in China or not some parts may be parts from China and you have no clue and I could care less it if is something small. Just because a company says it is made in the US or Canada it could just mean they make it there and not the part that make up the product are US or Canadian made.
Evan the problem is Chinese quality control cant be trusted as we have seen over and over and over .
From The China Vortex
Can Chinese Companies Build A Culture of Quality?July 27, 2007 at 1:23 am · Filed under China
Paul Midler has written an excellent article ‘Quality Fade: China's Great Business Challenge’. Midler, who is founder and president of his own outsourcing firm, China Advantage, discusses what he calls ‘Quality Fade’ in China.
In the article, he talks about how how Chinese companies almost consistently fail when it comes to improving the quality of their products and services. Most of the time, this happens when after securing an overseas buyer, the manufacturer cuts back on quality materials. For the overseas buyer, this creates a dilemma. He/she has jumped through hoops to find a supplier, so he really doesn’t want to change manufacturing suppliers. So in a way, he really ends up trying to cover the weaknesses and shortfalls of the manufacturer’s products. This creates a downward spiral in quality, until something dramatic happens, such as a product recall, or in the worst case, even deaths.
From Stratagyanalitics
In the metropolitan areas of China’s Eastern seaboard, domestic manufacturers have little basis for competition other than price. Chinese consumers rate local manufacturers inferior to international brands in virtually every respect – Brand Image, Product Quality, Design/Style and Service.
Will China car be a Chery or a Chrysler?
AutoWeek | Updated: 02/20/07, 8:37 am et
SHANGHAI -- Worried about quality, the Chrysler group is studying whether Chery Automobile Co. should build a Chrysler group car, not a Chery, for worldwide export, say industry sources.
In December, Chrysler said it had struck a deal for Chery to assemble a small car. At first, Chrysler was considering a Chery model, sources say. But now Chrysler is considering a production version of the Dodge Hornet, a concept car shown at the Geneva and Beijing auto shows in 2006.
The change may be due to quality concerns. Industry sources say Chrysler is worried about the quality of Chery's products.
Suppliers say Chery is known for emphasizing the low price of components, sometimes at the expense of quality.
If you notice the press release says "The STP brand is one of the most recognized names in the automotive industry with over 50 years of history and success behind it "
Those 50 years of success were when it was an American made product and before the company was sold several times and now allowed its name to be whored out .
You ask "Do you think a company is going to risk everything on cheap tools?" Yes i do because companies have very little investment here other then an administrative office and since they position themselves off shore making their exposure to litigation negligible . Companies like this have strategies in place so no more then maybe 10 % of their capital is ever at risk to litigation . read below
Chinese tire recall to start Monday
New Jersey tire importer will begin replacing defective tires, but only until they run out of money.
June 28 2007: 12:08 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The company that imported Chinese tires at the center of a recall demand by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will recall the tires and replace them until the company, Foreign Tire Sales (FTS), has run out of funds.
A lawyer for FTS said the company will begin notifying owners of the tires on Monday and will continue the recall until the company has run out of money.
Once the company has replaced as many of the tires as it can, the company will have to declare bankruptcy.
Lawrence Levigne, the attorney representing the New Jersey-based distributor of the imported tires, estimated that the company has enough funds to replace about 10 percent of the 450,000 tires that may be defective.
Your comments about toy diecast cars i will not address since i deal in real cars and not toys and i would think the harm they could do would be minimal unless they are painted with some sort of lead paint that could make you or your kids sick when you play with them .
You state "I bet I can find a lot of products at your shop or home that has parts or is made from China." Again you would be wrong when it comes to my shop since i make sure not to purchase tools such as "Mac" that say American made yet contain internal parts in their ratchets etc that are made in China . As for my home yes i have some Chinese made products such as this computer in it since buying North American is virtually impossible . How ever i realize that in a few years i will be throwing this computer in the garbage unlike my tools that i will be keeping for my life time and then passing down to my son .
With a little bit of vigilance you can determine what is made off shore and what is made here and i prefer to by products that are made here with an exponentially better quality history then those in China
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