Duttyman
06-27-2007, 04:33 PM
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China has gained great economic growth from being able to supply parts and products cheaper than Western competitors. In fairness, they have only gotten this far because we the consumer are willing to compromise on quality. So here is the question. Which is more important? Saving cash? or Saving your life?<!--more-->
We got a heads-up about Chinese quality with the contaminated pet food scare. But now the Chinese are playing dangerous in the big leagues. Not human*food but cars.*Apparently, there is video of a Chinese car collapsing in on itself during a European crash test. Interesting. This was passable 100yrs ago but seriously- in 2007?
The most recent issue concerning the US and Chinese cars centers around Foreign Tire Sales, Inc. of Union, NJ. The company*is suing China's Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. over a series of catastrophic failures of tires they manufactured that resulted in a fatal car crash in Pennsylvania. Hangzhou has been manufacturing tires sold by FTS and other distributors that left out an extra layer of rubber between the steel belts, causing them to overheat and have tread separation Sound familiar? (See*"the Firestone tire failures). According to the Wall Street Journal, FTS would like to do a tire recall but lacks the financial resources. Hence the law suit.
China has gained great economic growth from being able to supply parts and products cheaper than Western competitors. In fairness, they have only gotten this far because we the consumer are willing to compromise on quality. So here is the question. Which is more important? Saving cash? or Saving your life?<!--more-->
We got a heads-up about Chinese quality with the contaminated pet food scare. But now the Chinese are playing dangerous in the big leagues. Not human*food but cars.*Apparently, there is video of a Chinese car collapsing in on itself during a European crash test. Interesting. This was passable 100yrs ago but seriously- in 2007?
The most recent issue concerning the US and Chinese cars centers around Foreign Tire Sales, Inc. of Union, NJ. The company*is suing China's Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. over a series of catastrophic failures of tires they manufactured that resulted in a fatal car crash in Pennsylvania. Hangzhou has been manufacturing tires sold by FTS and other distributors that left out an extra layer of rubber between the steel belts, causing them to overheat and have tread separation Sound familiar? (See*"the Firestone tire failures). According to the Wall Street Journal, FTS would like to do a tire recall but lacks the financial resources. Hence the law suit.