Chinese Acquire Flex Tools

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"Chinese Leading Enterprise Embraces alliance with German Century Brand Industry field takes Chervon acquisition of Flex as Chinese leading power tool enterprise powerfully combining with German century brand.

Founded in 1922, Flex is the embodiment of a traditional German brand, providing professional tools for professionals and gaining a top reputation with the FLEX brand in Germany. Looking back at a successful history of 90 years, Flex has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in product applications, product manufacturing capabilities, and the focus and dedication to quality has been taken as the core culture. All these are not only the same pursuit of quality of Chervon, but also provide more profound heritage and understanding to Chervon.
Flex shall be used to enter a market segment which has so far been quite difficult for Chinese companies to conquer. This especially refers to products for experienced customers on developed markets such as Europe or North America. The seal of quality “Made in Germany” shall also convince customers who would normally refuse to buy products “Made in China”. With the brand Flex it will be much easier to gain a foothold in the market"

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The taller guy in the center is the CEO & President of Chevron. Oddly enough, his name is Peter Pan.
 
So I guess the quality is going down the drain?

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Ruh roh... Hopefully this doesn't change Flex too much..
 
I think it's funny the seal of made in Germany as quality. I know flex is a good machine but I don't think as Germans of being real manufacturing type folks. At least not like made in the USA!
 
(Ack: Will it ever stop? Oh well...) This is great!!
No one has a reason, now, to hesitate:
In buying a Sino-Bavarian polisher
Down at good ol' Harbor Freight.

"我们是世界"


鲍勃
 
Some German companies proudly state "Engineered in Germany, Made in China". In the end, it is the engineering that counts along being made in a well controlled manufacturing process. I recall when electronics were made here.
 
This is from the article:

The seal of quality “Made in Germany” shall also convince customers who would normally refuse to buy products “Made in China”. With the brand Flex it will be much easier to gain a foothold in the market.


So maybe they will continue to make them in Germany.
 
What in the world is going on!? That is crazier than a wooden leg with a real foot! Wonder what is going to happen now? Hopefully the Chinese just make a knockoff version and sell it in their own country and the world still gets the version made in Germany. I will pay more for an authentic Flex.

CowboyTruckn said:
I think it's funny the seal of made in Germany as quality. I know flex is a good machine but I don't think as Germans of being real manufacturing type folks. At least not like made in the USA!
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That is a very bold statement and I will leave it at that.
 
CowboyTruckn said:
I think it's funny the seal of made in Germany as quality. I know flex is a good machine but I don't think as Germans of being real manufacturing type folks. At least not like made in the USA!
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Yeah, I know, BMW, Porsche-Audi, Mercedez Benz, Bosch, Siemens etc. those brands are all poorly manufactured and their quality sucks. :doh:
 
CowboyTruckn said:
I think it's funny the seal of made in Germany as quality. I know flex is a good machine but I don't think as Germans of being real manufacturing type folks. At least not like made in the USA!
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Lol are you joking? Germans are probably most known for their engineering and manufacturing expertise.
 
custmsprty said:
Yeah, I know, BMW, Porsche-Audi, Mercedez Benz, Bosch, Siemens etc. those brands are all poorly manufactured and their quality sucks. :doh:
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people look at them as better than American, tell me that when my audi does not have 3 recalls that are big parts
 
Being a pocket knife collector I used to collect a lot of German knives. Now most all of the old known German names are made in China. The knives are totally different knives with old names on them. Sad for sure. Now when buying or selling the "old" German versions you have to point out weather it's German or not.

Although the Japanese make far superior knives than the Germans ever did (in my opinion) I still liked buying the German knives. Mainly because there used to be a stigma about cheaply made Japanese stuff from years ago. I have this same stigma about China made anything. They are known for pumping out cheap imitations. These days it's different though and China can produce quality merchandise, but I always have the feeling that quality will be lost when an established company is bought and moved to China (from my pocket knife experience).

As a side note, I have been in the plumbing business for over 20 years. At one point Watts valves manufacturing was moved to China. The valves looked slightly different (different finish of the metals) but operated the same and I didn't have an issues with warranty recalls of valves I installed. Then a few years ago their manufacturing was moved back to the USA and a big hoopla was made about it. For a while the valves were the worst piece of junks I ever put in, it was like the USA had to re-learn how to make them again. After a while quality came back.
 
I think it is best to look at the reputation of the company than the country where the company is located. There are inferior and superior products manufactured everywhere. I have automobile which was manufactured in the United States and one which was manufactured in Germany. I love them both. With that said, at least to me, it is troubling that China seems to have a hand in most everything. Not that I blame them or begrudge them that right. Instead, it is concerning that companies are unwilling to compete and are so willing to sell out. IMHO
 
Bill1234 said:
people look at them as better than American, tell me that when my audi does not have 3 recalls that are big parts
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Atleast that's 4 less times than the new Ford Escape :cool:
Ford recalls 2013 Escape SUVs for seventh time

There have now been seven recalls of the 2013 model of the Escape, a key SUV for Ford, the No. 2 U.S. automaker. The recalls affected 161,334 Escape SUVs globally, mostly in the United States, and addressed potential leaks that could cause a fire
 
I've worked with German manufacturers on some specialized products for projects around the world. I went into it thinking and believing in the German superiority in engineering and manufacturing. On the manufacturing side I found it to be mostly true. Unfortunately, we could not find anyone in the US who could make these products.

I was disappointed on the engineering side. Although the German engineers were very good to excellent, I did not find them to be any level above equivalent American or other European engineers. When we found mistakes, the Germans tended to try to make you believe that they were right, and you simply did not understand. It took more discussion than should have been necessary to get them to admit to the mistakes. When they realized that we (Americans) were there not to point out mistakes, but rather to work as a team to produce the best possible product, their attitude changed for the better.
 
Rest assured that the beloved FLEX 3401, PE14-2-150, and 3403 will continue to be manufactured in Germany, where they have been all along.

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Nick@Autogeek said:
Rest assured that the beloved FLEX 3401, PE14-2-150, and 3403 will continue to be manufactured in Germany, where they have been all along.

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Nooooo. I was hoping they would move to China and my German version would become a valuable collectors item :xyxthumbs:
 
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