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<p>[quote user="Tinplate Toddler"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">VOLKER LANDWEHR</div> <div class="quote-content">What Ulrich said is true for Europe as we have some lower wage countries like Rumania, Hungary and a few more eastern European countries nearby. Regards, Volker</div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>Model trains are still being manufactured in high wage countries like Austria, Germany and even Norway and Sweden.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>It has always been a mix for the German companies, Germany and China.</p> <p>Now Roco/Fleischmann have 100 people in production in Germany, 240 in Slovakia, 220 in Romania. The last two are European low wage countries.</p> <p>Marklin/Trix still have 150 people in production in Germany, but 650 in Hungary with much lower wages than Germany. </p> <p>With outsourcing into these countries they can avoid China but the work is not back in Germany.<br />Regards, Volker</p>
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