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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Bucksco</i> <br /><br />One of the main reasons that any manufacturer turns to overseas manufacturing is so that they can stay "price competitive". Unfortunately most folks these days would rather spend less even if the quality is in question. <br />It's almost impossible to find anything that isn't manufactured in Asia these days. LGB and a few other manufacturers are trying to maintain a good balance of Domestic (Germany) and overseas production. It should be noted that most of the products that require more intense engineering and assembly are still built in Nurnberg. <br /> One thing to keep in mind is the fact that LGB still does it's design engineering in Germany and the U.S. This keeps the product quality at a high level. There are manufacturers out there that source out a product from cradle to grave- in other words they depend on overseas factories to do all of the design work as well as tooling and assembly. This creates quality issues and usually big delays in getting products to market. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br /> <br />Wage Slave Labor? Does it not produce the most "price competitive" product? [V] Well, I guess I won't be ordering those LGB trucks I was going to use on the tenders of my "Sow's Ears." Oppsss....I guess those were made in Hong Kong... <br /> <br />PRECARIOUS isn't it!!! Well, now on to religion... <br /> <br />(p.s. lots of political satire in this post) <br /> <br />Capt Carrales
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