Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB

Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/index.php)
-   BRZ First-Gen (2012+) — General Topics (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=23)
-   -   WRX is 85% Japanese, BRZ is 95% Japanese (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113971)

~el~jefe~ 12-23-2016 04:47 AM

WRX is 85% Japanese, BRZ is 95% Japanese
 
I checked the stickers on
BRZ
WRX

The source parts of the BRZ says 95% japanese vs 85% WRX.

95% is the highest amount I have seen on a car.

Tcoat told me this info is not posted in his country, so I thought I would mention it to others.

0% of either car is from Europe or the USA according to the sticker. Both of them final assembled in Japan same city.

JD001 12-23-2016 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~ (Post 2819434)
I checked the stickers on
BRZ
WRX

The source parts of the BRZ says 95% japanese vs 85% WRX.

95% is the highest amount I have seen on a car.

Tcoat told me this info is not posted in his country, so I thought I would mention it to others.

0% of either car is from Europe or the USA according to the sticker. Both of them final assembled in Japan same city.

What about Subaru/Toyota ratio??

gtairpline 12-23-2016 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD001 (Post 2819436)
What about Subaru/Toyota ratio??

tree fiddy

8RZ 12-23-2016 08:48 AM

Where's the other 5% made?

JD001 12-23-2016 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8RZ (Post 2819460)
Where's the other 5% made?

At Scion..

8RZ 12-23-2016 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD001 (Post 2819464)
At Scion..

Soooo that would mean the 5% is also made in Japan...

JD001 12-23-2016 09:23 AM

1 Attachment(s)
Quote:

Originally Posted by 8RZ (Post 2819465)
Soooo that would mean the 5% is also made in Japan...

I thought that they would be manufactured in Scionland:

Sideways 12-23-2016 09:28 AM

5% is probably made in north pole by elves!!!

8RZ 12-23-2016 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD001 (Post 2819469)
I thought that they would be manufactured in Scionland:

They were until they got quietly shut down.

Too soon?

JD001 12-23-2016 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8RZ (Post 2819471)
They were until they got quietly shut down.

Too soon?

Aren't Scions driven by Santa's little helpers?

Tcoat 12-23-2016 10:09 AM

In today's global market even the "Made in XXX" sticker can be deceiving. When the individual parts of the components can be made anyplace and then assembled into the final product someplace else the lines get blurred in a hurry. A strut may consist of a valve made in Mexico, a housing made in China, gaskets and seals made in Malaysia, a rod made in USA, fluid made in Canada and fittings made in India (those that know where I work know I am not guessing at these locations). Wherever it is assembled into a finished product is generally where the "Made In" sticker states even if not one single part was actually manufactured in that country. If all those components are assembled in Japan then all of a sudden that strut wears a "Made in Japan" sticker.
Then we get the very confusing situation of companies owned in one country but the products that they make are done in another. A great example of this is Aisin. Much of their design and manufacturing is done in Mexico, Canada and the US but people think of them as a completely Japanese company.
The day of being able to say that anything was made in a certain country are long gone and will never return.

JD001 12-23-2016 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2819479)
In today's global market even the "Made in XXX" sticker can be deceiving. When the individual parts of the components can be made anyplace and then assembled into the final product someplace else the lines get blurred in a hurry. A strut may consist of a valve made in Mexico, a housing made in China, gaskets and seals made in Malaysia, a rod made in USA, fluid made in Canada and fittings made in India (those that know where I work know I am not guessing at these locations). Wherever it is assembled into a finished product is generally where the "Made In" sticker states even if not one single part was actually manufactured in that country. If all those components are assembled in Japan then all of a sudden that strut wears a "Made in Japan" sticker.
Then we get the very confusing situation of companies owned in one country but the products that they make are done in another. A great example of this is Aisin. Much of their design and manufacturing is done in Mexico, Canada and the US but people think of them as a completely Japanese company.
The day of being able to say that anything was made in a certain country are long gone and will never return.

So I could be right? Scionland can be a strong contender.

Tcoat 12-23-2016 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD001 (Post 2819493)
So I could be right? Scionland can be a strong contender.

Actually way off base since Scion never manufactured a thing. Not so much as a bolt.

JD001 12-23-2016 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2819494)
Actually way off base since Scion never manufactured a thing. Not so much as a bolt.

Someone made the Scion badges? I can't believe Toyota or Subaru making them. They just wouldn't carry the "fun" cookie cutters, they're much too serious for such frivolity.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:55 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2026 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.


Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.