Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux Canada or Germany?
From: "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 22:22:29 -0800
References: <3.0.6.32.20010227135555.009a9540@POP6.sympatico.ca>
 
> What???   Surely there are Land Rover factories in Britain, and Chrysler
> companies in America.   It makes perfect sence for BMW to label Land
Rovers
> as British and Mercedes to label Chryslers as American.   They are both
> British and American cars, respectively.
>
> How does this have anything to do with Cosina labelling one of their
> products as German?     Why not label them as Tibetan or Austrian?   Makes
> about as much sense.

Indeed, Chrysler also sells rebadged Mitsubishis.  Do they say Chrysler
Japan?  Nope.
In reply to: Message from Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca> (Re: [Leica] Noctilux Canada or Germany?)