Originally Posted By: bmwjohn
I read an article about Haier suggesting they had a real rags to riches story far outclassing other Chinese firms, started a US assembly plant, and are well ranked in Consumers Report as good product and good value.
Haier started out selling low end appliances to the rural populations, and they sold tens if not hundreds of millions of them over the years, and so far they haven't blew up with large percentage because of corner cutting and plastic parts in load bearing places like the lowest price disposable stuff we see in the US. I'd say if they can resist the temptation of a few dollars of profit by using plastic where it shouldn't be, the company has enough backbone to build good products.