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Originally Posted by rocketrod1967
tire rack are awesome as far as price and delivery (inside 5 working days)mate has an HSV Clubsport R8 that Bridgestone wants an arm and a leg for tyres in OZ tire rack were able to sell ship and deliver 2 rear tyres for the price of 1 here from Bridgestone Australia Having said that Michelins to suit my WK2 (265 60 1 Hp tour are $445 locally "mates rates" and only $240 on tire rack + shipping etc. BUT as I can put it this way
WE all want Australian wages(have you bothered to check minimum wages in USA?)
BUT we all want to pay their prices - DOESN'T work that way!
SAME as everything being manufactured OS and them air freighted into Australia time we all realized you cant have it both ways
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Michelin tyres are manufactures in France, not the USA.
The most current figures I could find were from 2009. The lowest basic minimum wage in Australia was $20,027 whilst at the same time in France it was 17,701 Euro, or converted in Australian dollars, $22,409.
Kinda blows the concept out of the water of higher wages must equal higher sales price.
A few months ago I was able to go on a tour of the ARB factory in Kilsyth. Whilst there I learnt that about 95% of the products sold in Australia from ARB are made here. But bullbars, canopies and some other items for the export market, USA, Saudi Arabia, Europe etc are actually made in Thailand. That's how they can be cheaper on those items. But when youo have a look at items like ARB air compressor that can sell for up to 25% less overseas whilst still be manufactured here you have to ask why the huge mark up.
Economies of scale can only be bought into the equation when the product is designed, developed and manufactured in the countries they are sold in and are exclusive to that country.
I buy a lot of Nikon camera gear from the US because it's much cheaper. B&H cameras have a "bricks and mortar" store in New York, not only on line but they are still much cheaper than anywhere else.