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Crud! Wix jacking up prices again! :(
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America First !...eh..hmm...
It's due to the added cost, shipping weight, and hazard with pre-filling their filters with oil.
Just buy another brand, vote with your feet.....
Originally Posted by Driz
Just buy another brand, vote with your feet.....
Yes indeed. Tthe consumer has more power than they imagine. If the consumer organized, they could put most companies out of business in 90 days.
Scott
Just buy another brand, vote with your feet.....
Yes indeed. Tthe consumer has more power than they imagine. If the consumer organized, they could put most companies out of business in 90 days.
Scott
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Why is only Wix raising their prices? Don't other filter manufacturers also have to deal with tariffs and rising cost of steel?
As an aside, an executive in our company reported that tariffs are affecting the product we make in China for sale in the US. Our buyers will not accept the price increases. They are telling us to make it in countries where there are no tariffs to import into the US.
These tariffs are China-specific. There are other countries that can make product cheaply for the US.
As an aside, an executive in our company reported that tariffs are affecting the product we make in China for sale in the US. Our buyers will not accept the price increases. They are telling us to make it in countries where there are no tariffs to import into the US.
These tariffs are China-specific. There are other countries that can make product cheaply for the US.
^^^^Fram prices up too.
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...ease-fram-ultra-9688-hyundai#Post5045521
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...ease-fram-ultra-9688-hyundai#Post5045521
Originally Posted by Kestas
Why is only Wix raising their prices? Don't other filter manufacturers also have to deal with tariffs and rising cost of steel?
I would imagine just as it is with oil and base stock, steel is bought in contract bulk quantity lots and the pricing bubble increase does not roll at the same time with every oil filter manufacture.
Why is only Wix raising their prices? Don't other filter manufacturers also have to deal with tariffs and rising cost of steel?
I would imagine just as it is with oil and base stock, steel is bought in contract bulk quantity lots and the pricing bubble increase does not roll at the same time with every oil filter manufacture.
It costs more to make them in Korea???
You think maybe it was because of that 3.4 % filter efficiency increase we never heard about?
Originally Posted by Kestas
They are telling us to make it in countries where there are no tariffs to import into the US.
These tariffs are China-specific. There are other countries that can make product cheaply for the US.
It's very possible that it's still cheaper to include the tariff costs into the product and the raw materials + labor + freight may still be cheaper to remain manufacturing in China. Companies look at all of these scenarios.
They are telling us to make it in countries where there are no tariffs to import into the US.
These tariffs are China-specific. There are other countries that can make product cheaply for the US.
It's very possible that it's still cheaper to include the tariff costs into the product and the raw materials + labor + freight may still be cheaper to remain manufacturing in China. Companies look at all of these scenarios.
3.4% ? That will hardly be a deal breaker for something you buy maybe twice a year. You could always buy a cheap quick lube quality filter to protect your engine so you would have more money to buy a cheeseburger. Amazing how 3.4% matters
Looks like Mann & Hummel is trying to recoup their investment. Wix was always more expensive anyway, this will make the price differential even higher!
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