> Gary KW4Z <kw4z@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> news:C3BE4DC1.22D18%kw4z@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> At least I know my heart is safe from another shock though because I
>> can actually remember WalMart's slogan or banner stating "Made in the
>> USA" and they really tried to promote Made in the USA items over
>> everything else and first and foremost. Today if I see 3 out of 10
>> items made in America, for sale at WalMart, then the ticker is in for
>> a shock. See I'm still safe on that front but hey is there now a
>> glimmer of hope given I find an electronics component actually proudly
>> stating "Assembled in the USA"?
>>
>>
A little update, it seems Sanyo has gone South of the Border.
Sanyo TV Division HQ to Move to San Diego
Posted in Display Manufacturer, Display Supplier, LCD Manufacturer, LCD
Supplier, Mexico, NAFTA, Panel Manufacturer, Panel Supplier, QDI, Quanta,
Sanyo, Sanyo Manufacturing Corp., TV, US by Jin on August 14th, 2006
Updating a previous blog, Sanyo is moving its TV division HQ to San
Diego. San Diego has turned out to be a near-perfect place for a TV
division HQ. The city of San Diego is very close to the Mexican border
where labor is cheap. Not only is there cheap labor, thanks to NAFTA, TVs
that are built in Mexico do not get taxed when im****ted to the US, a big
savings for big TV names like Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, all of which have
manufacturing plants near the border and close to San Diego.
According to SignOnSanDiego.com’s article, Sanyo has lost money for the
last two years. And like I commented in my previous blog entry, I don’t
know how Sanyo will make money by teaming up with a second tier LCD
manufacturer like Quanta (QDI). The article mentions the fact that
Sanyo’s largest division in San Diego has a few hundred workers and
develops batteries. For TVs there are only 6 or so specialists who test
for quality in manufacturing for a plant in Tijuana. The Tijuana plant is
part of Sanyo Manufacturing Corp. that is located in Forrest City,
Arkansas. What an interesting place to have a TV manufacturing arm! Three
million TVs are manufactured according to the article.
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