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New Siemens washer/dryer manufactured in China |
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Post# 450519   7/19/2010 at 15:46 (5,000 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 450523 , Reply# 1   7/19/2010 at 16:01 (5,000 days old) by amyswasher ()   |   | |
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How long will it be before those will be added to the recall list? |
Post# 450636 , Reply# 2   7/20/2010 at 01:27 (5,000 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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Oh, that's really depressing! I hope that other manufacturers will keep production lines in Europe! I'm more than happy to pay a little more and have a product made somewhere I can trust than China... |
Post# 450667 , Reply# 5   7/20/2010 at 08:33 (4,999 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Sad state of affairs as regards own country manufacturing, but its all down to labour & costs, most of the large companies are assembling in China now, mass market anyway, some stickers now say "Country of Origin" so EU / Germany could be stated..but its all been assembled you know where...actually we dont know where!!!
The Bosch washer dryer is getting a lot of good reviews...sold 2, so as soon as I get feedback I will let you know!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK |
Post# 450715 , Reply# 6   7/20/2010 at 13:13 (4,999 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 451776 , Reply# 7   7/25/2010 at 12:02 (4,994 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Here's a link to the English version of the article I mentioned.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK |
Post# 452042 , Reply# 8   7/26/2010 at 06:46 (4,993 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany)   |   | |
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Very interesting concept but still loads of questions !
Is it also useing heat pump technology to save on power ? I wonder how the self-cleaning part of the air-to-air heat exchanger exactly works and how reliable it is. Is there a seperate "flush out lint" cycle ? In my opinion the conventional washer-dryer system never really worked well, at least not in a hard water area. I have seen too many condenser ducts clogged up with lint and limescale buildup. On a side note, my Japanese laptop computer is made in China, too and I`m very happy with the quality. |
Post# 452335 , Reply# 9   7/27/2010 at 14:00 (4,992 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Thanks for the link, Louis. In the article it mentions the factory in Wuxi (pron. woo-shee) so it made me wonder if this was in any way associated with Little Swan - Midea. I found this article on BSH in China from Appliance magazine. It mentions that their factory in Nanjing is making many appliances for the BSH group but they are certainly sourcing from all over the Little Swan group to round out their lines. Little Swan makes for many different brands, the new General Electric front-loading washer and dryer are a joint venture of Little Swan and GE China. Their quality levels continue to rise and their economy continues to grow despite the global recession the rest of us are struggling with. There have been a number of articles on "the end of cheap Chinese labor" as workers are beginning to strive for better pay, benefits and working conditions. Very recent walk-out strikes at Honda Motor Co. and electronics factories may quite likely be only cracks in the armor of labor exploitation practices of many large companies. China has for several years, been positioning itself to become the center of the world's technological innovation and manufacturing industry. A new technology district in Chongching will, in five years time, be the source of the majority of laptop computers made in the world.
At least it's gratifying to know that someone is reading our textbooks! CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK |
Post# 452345 , Reply# 10   7/27/2010 at 15:02 (4,992 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 452366 , Reply# 11   7/27/2010 at 16:58 (4,992 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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....would be to make the same mistake that westerners made of:
- Japan C.1960's - Thailand/Korea 1980's ...and it seems that many people around here are not prepared to accept that China is able to make a quality product. What on earth makes people think that the Chinese don't covet quality, features and value as much as the rest of us? China is one of the very very few nations with a sound economy and (reasonably) inexpensive workforce. Stay tuned for big things from this rapidly awakening giant - she's not even in stride yet. If China wishes to become the centre for global technology, it will happen. If Chinese manufacturers want to be the best in the world, it WILL happen and you and I will be the ones purchasing their products because we won't be able to find similar: - quality - technology - price on any other comparable product. The days of a big western country's manufacturers being able to control an unprotected market with locally made products has gone unless those products offer something that more that a few people value. Miele, Bosch and Whirlpool all have factories in China or buy product in from Chinese manufacturers. It is highly unlikely that Miele, a brand that trades on quality more than anything else, would build in or buy from a Chinese factory if the quality didn't meet their standards. |
Post# 452482 , Reply# 14   7/28/2010 at 04:49 (4,992 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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Paul, The Panasonic machines are made in China. Seem to be pretty sturdy for the money, 6 year guarantees too with some of them. Jon |