Tell those ethical and moral reasons to Ford, which brought Pinto, and GM, which decided to place the fuel tank behind the passenger seat in Chevette to save a few nickels, only to have the car blowing up in rear-end collisions. People (regardless from which country) make safe products for two reasons:

1. Safe-guarding / enhancing their own reputation capital of the specific brand;
2. Having assets that can be subject to liability lawsuits.

The generic tire maker with no business presence in the US obvious had neither incentives. Volvo with substantial US presence would be a very different story.

BTW, given how dangerous the driving conditions are in China (too many new roads and too high per centage of new drivers and drivers who learn driving after 25-30), the Chinese market may well become a very passive-safety conscience "test lab." As tragic as carnage on the road is, that's where real-life crash performance results come from.

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• Volvo - made in China?, Dano in Texas , Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:52:09
  • Thailand, Brazil, Spain, Taiwan-yes, PRC, India-no, eic, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:22:47
  • Who makes the worst cars?, Mysaab, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:47:49
    • Re: Who makes the worst cars?, tom, Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:10:53
  • It will not matter, Wasabi, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:55:01
  • No way, Acubra, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:27:27
  • Many here have no hesitation in buying products..., TKC, Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:55:14
    • Lenovo laptops..., MI-Roger , Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:24:46
      • Safety is my #1 issue, Steve T., Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:29:15
        • It's the country that takes the import makes the ....., TKC, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:30:50
        • Re: Safety is my #1 issue, Tim, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:35:10 <-- Viewing This Message
          • If you can cheapen up milk, why not car parts?, Steve T., Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:35:01
            • Re: If you can cheapen up milk, why not car parts?, Tim, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:20:06
            • I see your bias, I can cite as many western cases...., TKC, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:03:02
              • Re: I see your bias, I can cite as many western cases...., Tim, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:29:02
          • Re: Safety is my #1 issue, James, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:16:51
            • Re: Safety is my #1 issue, Tim, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:24:24
  • Not for me., Steve T., Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:45:41
    • 2003 is a first model year..., James, Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:19:15
    • Volvo has been producing cars in China since the 1980s, Bill Homer , Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:20:43
      • the key is assembled not designed, Bruce, Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:30:09
        • the whole is the sum of its parts, turbocon86, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:14:05
          • The replacement part, Tim, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:01:17
            • Re: The replacement part, James, Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:29:26
              • Re: The replacement part, Tim, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:02:03
                • rust + the wild west, James, Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:58:25
                  • Re: rust + the wild west, Tim, Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:16:55
                    • Re: rust + the wild west, James, Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:50:40

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