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Originally Posted by Neil Skull
You guys are funny, You are in your warm House with no idea about the Economy in General, Its really really tough making Business, especially in RC, I am sure that the decision was not made lightly or willingly. Tamiya TRF make great Models but it costs, to Make in Japan v China or Taiwan is not cheap to do. Its a battle many Manufacturers face. But to get the best its what must happen, You have to pay for the good stuff or use something else. The sad fact is many people bought the other cheap stuff meaning Tamiya can't earn enough money to Pay for Lee Martins wage. Don't forget he was a paid employee.
I wish Lee well and its a real shame it ended,its a sad sign of the economy not some conscious bad decision to upset anyone.
I can tell you its not just Tamiya who cant pay for pro drivers. many of the top Brands are in same situation and not able to pay a wage for someone to race.
You should love the product for what it is not what the economy forces business into doing.
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Bad form from Neil in my opinion. How to endear people to you and your brand, insult their intelligence! I am sure many people on oople have an understanding of the economy at least equal to, if not better than yours.
I also take issue with the point about manufacturing costs. Just because its a Japanese brand, doesn't mean it has to be produced in Japan. Apple are one of the biggest companies in the world, where are their products made? I don't see many people complain about the quality of their products...
I work for a global company with an annual turnover of £1.2 billion. A huge part of our business is our own branded products, which are almost entirely all manufactured in China and Taiwan. Yes there are some cowboys churning out cheap nonsense that is often dangerous, but we have our own compliance lab for that, we test all products to ensure they meet all standards, approvals and legislation before they are launched.
The result, high quality products at Chinese / Taiwanese manufacturing costs. If the products in question are not equal to those from Japan, the UK or Europe then we don't accept them, its as simple as that.
If the RC brands in Japan aren't capable of sourcing such products then maybe they need to look at their internal processes!?
