Author Topic: Honda Fit - Imported From China (Read 582 times)

Oldsguy · « **on:** December 21, 2011, 09:03:42 pm »

This was mentioned in another thread I cannot find, so I thought I would post the link here:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111221/OEM/111229972/1491

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Honda Motor Co. has crossed the threshold by exporting the Chinese-made Fit subcompact to Canada, The New York Times reported.

The Japanese automaker's Canadian arm began receiving the Fit from China instead of a Japan factory this month. It's part of a Honda plan to build more vehicles outside of Japan and avoid the punishing effects of the strong yen.

With the change, Honda also aims to wring out more profits in a market segment where margins already are thin.

Read more: http://www.autonews.com/article/20111221/OEM/111229972#ixzz1hE0XSzLm

rrocket · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2011, 09:07:33 pm »

Yea, I think most of us saw that, and I pointed it out even earlier than the post you couldn't find. (See post #53 here http://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php/topic,76785.msg758403.html#msg758403) Also see here: http://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php/topic,75247.0.html

Why the re-post? Any reason in particular?

mrthompson · « **Reply #2 on:** December 22, 2011, 01:56:29 pm »

Perhaps Chinese food gives him the runs?

Jaeger · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2011, 02:21:49 pm »

Quote from: rrocket on December 21, 2011, 09:07:33 pm

Why the re-post? Any reason in particular?

I can guess.

Jaeger

Snowman · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2011, 03:49:45 pm »

My new iPhone 4S is assembled in China...works super fantastic.

safristi · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2011, 03:51:06 pm »

..Honda Flit...........2 weeks later ya........................................"Fill in the blanks"

Brigitte · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2011, 03:58:35 pm »

Yes, and my Jetta is made in Mexico. Whoop-de-doo.

Winklovic · « **Reply #7 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:55:05 pm »

I'd rather not support the Chinese government by purchasing products made there. If I have a choice, I will not buy a Chinese-made product.

Oldsguy · « **Reply #8 on:** December 22, 2011, 05:59:29 pm »

I only posted the link to provide some documentation of the fact. The thread I couldn't find left the impression thanks to some that it was not true. I thought it would be useful for folks to know. No ulterior motives.

airbalancer · « **Reply #9 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:07:22 pm »

Quote from: Winklovic on December 22, 2011, 05:55:05 pm

I'd rather not support the Chinese government by purchasing products made there. If I have a choice, I will not buy a Chinese-made product.

I guess you cannot do a lot of shopping

Careener · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:27:16 pm »

Quote

I only posted the link to provide some documentation of the fact. The thread I couldn't find left the impression thanks to some that it was not true. I thought it would be useful for folks to know. No ulterior motives.

Thanks for doing so. This is the first passenger vehicle assembled in China available for sale in Canada. It will be interesting to see how consumers react to this if they even notice (or care).

blur911 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:32:53 pm »

Quote from: Winklovic on December 22, 2011, 05:55:05 pm

I'd rather not support the Chinese government by purchasing products made there. If I have a choice, I will not buy a Chinese-made product.

^X2, but it's getting harder and harder to do. The Fit was never on my list of possible vehicles so that point is moot, but I'd still not buy a Chinese made car.

dr_spock · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2011, 07:26:16 pm »

Chinese car like chinese food. Once you have one, you'll be hungry for another one shortly.

rrocket · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2011, 07:28:00 pm »

Quote from: dr_spock on December 22, 2011, 07:26:16 pm

Chinese car like chinese food. Once you have one, you'll be hungry for another one shortly.

Is that why the Chinese designed Buicks are selling so well??

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2011, 11:27:52 pm »

The Outback is assembled in Indiana. Talk about 3rd world!

tenpenny · « **Reply #15 on:** December 23, 2011, 05:57:13 am »

This thread reminds me of something I read that left me shaking my head.

It was in an issue of 'Canadian Geographic', I was reading it at the Orthodontist while waiting for my daughter, it was from earlier this summer, maybe. I always considered CG a relatively good magazine, with good editing.

The article was about someone out in Alberta or Sask who was big into rare earth mining, I can't remember which mineral, but he talks about growing up in Alberta, watching the train loads of ore going west to be exported to China, and the train loads of Chinese built cars coming back east.

I wasn't aware that 'train loads' of Chinese built cars were coming into Canada even now, much less in the 1980s or 90s. I was surprised that the editors of CG would let something like that get into print.

Jaeger · « **Reply #16 on:** December 23, 2011, 06:42:28 am »

Funny, I've never considered a purchase of an American-made car to be an endorsement by the purchaser of American politics.

Jaeger

aquadorhj · « **Reply #17 on:** December 23, 2011, 06:57:57 am »

Well the Chinese are the biggest debt holder of US economy, so financially china owns US. ..
Does that mean all "made in US" = "made in china" ?

tpl · « **Reply #18 on:** December 23, 2011, 07:45:46 am »

I don't think I'd worry about a made in China Fit except I would insist that the tires were a reputable Euro,Japanese or Korean brand that I had actually heard of.