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Originally Posted by BobnBev
What surprises me about cars, and I've had many makes and models, is the quality, fit and finish of the Kia, a Korean car, unbelieveable.  |
Korea is not China and Japan is not China. Those countries have a capaitalist economic system while Chins is still mostly communist.
There are several different ways that items get made in China. One is that a Chinese owned an operated company puts out cheap low quality products and sells them in the U.S. They make money in spite of tariffs.
Another way is that some Chinese companies make knockoffs of American goods. Some of these are terrible quality, but surprisingly, some are quite good. This is a big problem for our manufacturers and our country. China doesn't obey international laws and we are dependent on the Chinese government to stop this practice. The problem is that he Chinese government has no reason to stop it.
The last two types of items that are made in China and sold in the U.S. are items that are made in China by U.S. owned companies. There are two different ways this works. The first is that a company hires a Chinese company to make their products. Those products are usually of low quality as the parent company has no oversight as to how the products are being manufactured and they really don't care. They are making a good profit and are successful.
The second thing that happens is that a U.S. company sets up a manufacturing operation in China and sends people from the U.S. to live in China and over see the operation. These facilities are usually very clean and provide good jobs and living conditions for Chinese people. The products produced are of very high quality because the company hires, trains and oversees the employees manufacturing the products. Apple is an example of this last method.
Another thing that is happening is that some U.S. companies are setting up operations in China to build their products to be sold in China. They usually make less profit selling their products but it is a new market for them. General Motors does this. They are selling lots of Chinese made Chevys in China. I have no idea if those cars are of good quality or not.