[DeTomaso] made in China

[Kirby Schrader]

For the 'older' folks among us, I'm sure we all remember the
statements where 'eEverything is from Japan these days!' and 'All
things from Japan are crap!' statements? I know I do.
They use to rate things based on transistor quantity! A 12 transistor
radio was better than a 6 transistor radio!

Yet, if I ask my son, he will tell you that really good stuff comes
from Japan. He never saw the cheap crap that came from Japan in the
early stages of their manufacturing development.

For example, Korea has gone through the same type of manufacturing
development along with many other countries over the last 50 years.

I am not 'sticking up for China', but consider the following:

 - Not buying stuff made in China will certainly restrict your choices.
 - Cost of goods from China is certainly lower due to the lower labor costs
 - We live in a global economy, like it or not
 - Even 'Made in the USA may mean 'Assembled in the USA'. Some people
here aren't too picky about what that means.
 - Have anything you call a computer on your desk/in your lap/in your
pocket? I think you will find they are all made in China or have had
components from all over the world which have been assembled in China
or Taiwan or Thailand or (insert country here). Hard disks from
Singapore, hard disks from Thailand.
 - Have an Apple product? They at least tell you 'Designed in
California', 'Made in China'. Many of the components come from Korea
and Taiwan.
 - You will start to see (if you haven't already) many things made in
India. Why? Labor costs. Labor costs are going up in China.
 - Good quality goods are made in China, too. It is up to the company
having it made there to define the quality of the materials and the
quality of the assembly/build. And then... you pay more for the extra
quality going into it, but the labor costs are still lower than here
or Europe.
 - China, Korea and Japan are all getting a very large percentage of
their raw material (iron ore, etc.) from Australia.

I would think that you'd be hard pressed to find an item where you can
prove definitively that from material to final product it is 'Made in
the USA'.

I will repeat myself... It's all about the global economy we live in,
like it or not.

Damn.... my soap box just disappeared!

OH, well....
Later,
Kirby



On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 14:29, Konrad Szwab <kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
> My old Maseratis have NO parts made in China. They do not run, but I
> proudly stand by them (in a puddle of oil).
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:11 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/15/11 8 38 32, timepiecepr2 at yahoo.com writes:
>>
>>
>> > I once heard that almost all the cam blanks come from China.  Is that
>> > true?
>> >
>>
>> I don't know about cams, but almost all crank castings and forgings begin
>> life in China.   The quality (and price) of the finished product is
>> normally
>> down to whether the finish-machining is conducted there, or here.
>>
>> Here is better...
>>
>> Mike
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