I Need To Know...

[ZaneC]

So, Trump is imposing tariffs on China and Canada, and other countries. I need to know before I buy it: WHERE IS THE AXIAL SCX10 III MADE?
It doesn't say in Horizon Hobby, nor the Axial website. I need to know in so I have an idea of part price and availability.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

I personally wouldn’t get to hung up on that

 

[DavidB1126]

So, Trump is imposing tariffs on China and Canada, and other countries. I need to know before I buy it: WHERE IS THE AXIAL SCX10 III MADE?
It doesn't say in Horizon Hobby, nor the Axial website. I need to know in so I have an idea of part price and availability.

Probably Antarctica I think.

Yea I agree I'm not into politics.

 

[Doom!]

So, Trump is imposing tariffs on China and Canada, and other countries. I need to know before I buy it: WHERE IS THE AXIAL SCX10 III MADE?
It doesn't say in Horizon Hobby, nor the Axial website. I need to know in so I have an idea of part price and availability.

If you buy an RC there is a 90% chance it was manufactured in China.

 

[ZaneC]

Probably Antarctica I think.

Yea I agree I'm not into politics.

Nor am I. But I do want to make sure I can get parts easily.

I personally wouldn’t get to hung up on that

Pun intended?

If you buy an RC there is a 90% chance it was manufactured in China.

Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. Pro-Line stuff is made in the USA, but I don't know about anything else.

 

[xjtorc]

Unfortunately, Axial is owned by Horizon. Horizon's response to the tariffs was a 10% price hikes across the board. You'll be able to get the parts, they're just going to be 10% more expensive. Same thing happened in 2018. We just blamed inflation and moved along until things balanced back out.

I've also received e-mail notice from Red Cat of a price hike with a "buy what you want now before x date to save yourself money" notice tossed in there.

You'll also see people complaining about orders being cancelled for no reason with various different RC retailers. That too is a direct result of the tariffs as these companies scramble to adjust pricing to counteract the hit that will occur at the border.

 

[ZaneC]

Unfortunately, Axial is owned by Horizon. Horizon's response to the tariffs was a 10% price hikes across the board. You'll be able to get the parts, they're just going to be 10% more expensive. Same thing happened in 2018. We just blamed inflation and moved along until things balanced back out.

I've also received e-mail notice from Red Cat of a price hike with a "buy what you want now before x date to save yourself money" notice tossed in there.

You'll also see people complaining about orders being cancelled for no reason with various different RC retailers. That too is a direct result of the tariffs as these companies scramble to adjust pricing to counteract the hit that will occur at the border.

I wish Horizon would just move production to Taiwan. Better quality and I think the US has a good relationship with them.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Pun intended?

No, but I’m not going there on here.

 

[luke66]

99% chance of China. Parts availibilty won't get SO much worse that you'll be able to notice longer wait times.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

it all sounds like an excuse to buy more Tamiya's to me. there stuff is made in Japan and i think Philippines (?) which i doubt will be effected.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Kyosho, Japan.

 

[9x19]

GMade

Get a piece of the ROK

 

[luke66]

it all sounds like an excuse to buy more Tamiya's to me. there stuff is made in Japan and i think Philippines (?) which i doubt will be effected.

Ewwww Tamiya.....

 

[WickedFog]

Kyosho, Japan.

Kyosho is now made in China.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Kyosho is now made in China.

I heard the same... incorrect. These are new, not from the vintage pile.

 

[DavidB1126]

Japan

Yokomo?

 

[WickedFog]

I heard the same... incorrect. These are new, not from the vintage pile.

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That may be true of those parts. But all 4 of my Legendary kits say made in China, clearly on the box.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Yokomo is based in Japan. I don't know where the parts come from though.

 

[Doom!]

That may be true of those parts. But all 4 of my Legendary kits say made in China, clearly on the box.

That's just because China thinks they own Taiwan.

 

[CertifiedMike]

That may be true of those parts. But all 4 of my Legendary kits say made in China, clearly on the box.

Wiki and contact address for Kyosho is in Japan.
A Japanese headquartered company.
Kyosho America is in California.

153 FunakoAtsugi, Kanagawa Zip code 243-0034

I have piles of parts here from Kyosho and the only parts from China are a set of titanium turnbuckles.
I can survive with Avid turnbuckles. I like them!!!