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[ericpicc]

When will it ever stop?
Just bought the copy of Landrover owner international (Jan2011) and on page 11 to my HORROR Land Rover have announced that they are in negotiation to open a plant in China and India:mad:
Haven't we got enough with everything else made there without having to get Land Rovers made there as well!!!!
Well if that happens they better do a good job of it, and not cut corners :(
I wonder if the price will drop?

[rick130]

Umm, Land Rover are owned by an Indian company, and India has bloody high Import duty on imported vehicles so......

[ericpicc]

:)Yeah I know that!
Just the same, would have been nice to know that they were still made in the UK.
Funny that coming from a Frog:p

[Pedro_The_Swift]

IIRC the FL2 will be erected (knocked up?:eek:) in India shortly,,,

[rick130]

:)Yeah I know that!
Just the same, would have been nice to know that they were still made in the UK.
Funny that coming from a Frog:p


The 110/130's have been made here, Brazil, South Africa and Turkey over the last thirty years.

[rick130]

IIRC the FL2 will be erected (knocked up?:eek:) in India shortly,,,

Bugger, too many lines that i can't use on a forum..... :twisted:

[p38arover]

There is every likelihood that a Defender made in India or China will be better built than the ones made in Solihull. :wasntme:

[disco2hse]

Assembling them in China makes a lot of sense since that is where most of the component parts are likely to be made, now and in the future.

[ATH]

I don't like the idea of something so old fashioned British and perfect (or the 110/130 used to be) for it's purpose being made in either of those places, but I suppose there can only be gains if the quality control actually does what it's supposed to do.
After all the things have a Ford engine in which could be made anywhere so what's the difference? Coolies in China or Pakis in England?
TATA are only after profit and bugger what a few enthusiasts think, after all I suspect commercial sales make up the bulk of sales.
AlanH.

[Reads90]

:)Yeah I know that!
Just the same, would have been nice to know that they were still made in the UK.
Funny that coming from a Frog:p

Yeah but have you been to solihull They have been made by indians for the 20 years. Just not in India


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[kogarah]

This is the way our world changing mate. China is such a giant and looked like everything are made in China now. There are more than 60% of goods sale in Australia are made in China.

India is way behind........

I got some info from one of my client and he try to explain why we need import from China

Automobile: 18.2647 million, annual growth rate 32.44%; 25% of the global output. Sales volume: 18.0619 million, annual growth rate 32.37%.Bigger than the US sales record (17.50 million).

Crude steel ,627 million ton, annual growth rate 9.3%, 44.3% of the global output, lager than the sum of the output of the following 20 countries.

Steel products: 789 million ton, annual growth rate 14.9%.



Cement: 1.868 billion ton, annual growth rate 15.53%, 60% of the global output.
Electrolytic aluminums: 15.65 million ton, annual growth rate 21.4%, more than 65% of the global output.

Refined copper: 4.57 million ton, annual growth rate 10.6%,24% of the global output, import 4.29 million ton, the total consumption is 8.8 million ton ,more than half of the global output.

Coal: 3.24 billion ton, annual growth rate 8.9%, 45% of the global output.



Chemical fertilizer: 67.40 million ton, annual growth rate 5.6%; 35% of the global output.
Plastic: 55.50 million ton, annual growth rate 20.9%; 20% of the global output.

Chemical fiber: 30.90 million ton, annual growth rate 12.44%; 42.6 of the global output

Glass: 630 million wt cases, annual growth rate 10%; more than half of the global output.

Construction of machinery and equipment: 59 billion US dollars, annual growth rate 20%; 43 of the global outputs.

Computer: 246 million, annual growth rate 35%, 68% of the global outputs, 8% higher than 2009.

Television:118 million, annual growth rate 19.5%,50% of the global outputs, 2% higher than 2009.

Refrigerators: 73 million, annual growth rate 23%, 65% of the global outputs, 2% higher than 2009.

Air conditioners:109 million, annual growth rate 35%; 80% of the global outputs, 10% higher than 2009.

Mobile phones: 998 million, annual growth rate 61%, more than 70% of the global outputs, 20% higher than 2009.

Washing machines: 61 million, annual growth rate 21%, 44% of the global outputs, 4% higher than 2009.
Microwave ovens: 68 million, annual growth rate 12%, 70% of the global output.

Digital cameras: 82 million, 65% of the global output.

Set top box: 150 million, 73% of the global output.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Bugger, too many lines that i can't use on a forum..... :twisted:


chicken,,

[isuzutoo-eh]

Defenders are currently made in Malaysia too for both their local military and civillian market I believe.

[Bigbjorn]

Yeah but have you been to solihull They have been made by indians for the 20 years. Just not in India


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Australian assembly lines have not been staffed by white english speaking North European descent Australians since the early 1950's. At GM-H, the assemblers were referred to by the predominantly Australian clerical and salaried staff as "the wogs". Although the Elizabeth plant was full of ten quid poms.

[ramblingboy42]

China will make anything you want, to any standard or specification. If they dont build to your standards you havent told them what you want.....that is a fact. The only reason any shoddy products come out of China is because that was the manufacturing specification. Their engineering is the best in the world if you ask them to be the best. Everything they manufacture is done to specification and price. You honestly get what you pay for......think about that.