WRX is 85% Japanese, BRZ is 95% Japanese - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

~el~jefe~ · 12-23-2016, 04:47 AM

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

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Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

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

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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

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Where's the other 5% made?

At Scion..

8RZ · 12-23-2016, 09:14 AM

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At Scion..

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

JD001 · 12-23-2016, 09:23 AM

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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

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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

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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

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

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

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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

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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.

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