Originally Posted by
K1W1
The whole where the vehicle is manufactured argument is complete B/S and irrelevant. Most vehicles are manufactured in the lowest cost facilities that the manufacturer can find and are put together with parts from all over the world. I'm sure that it you went through any vehicle including a Skoda carefully you will find at least half a dozen different countries of origin for various parts.
With automated assembly lines and CAD for manufacturing the actual location that parts are assembled just isn't important.
I think it's just a matter of opinion. To some it doesn't matter because (as you mentioned) they use all the same parts and software it's just put together in a different place. Others get all snobby about it though. To me, I'm half half. The new Renaults are made in odd places like Turkey and Korea and because they offer alot more equipment at a cheaper price and the same quality (just look at Koleos' and how much you get for the base 4x2 model at $29k) I couldn't care less where they're made. But Honda is different because they have less equipment at a more expensive price compared to their Jap/Korean-made rivals and that's what annoys me. The old Jazz VTI-S had LED tailamps, electric-folding mirrors, foglights, a bodykit, the option of a sunroof etc for around $25k on road. The new Jazz VTI-S is more $, has none of that and merely offers some alloys and different seating trim for around $3k over the VTI model (as well as being probably the most basic Jazz sold anywhere in the world). It just doesn't make sense to me and this is why Honda sales are going down.
Mine: Silver 2006 Volkswagen Golf Sportline 2.0FSI 6M (with a sunroof)
Parents': Candy White 2008 Skoda Octavia RS 2.0TFSI 6M Liftback
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