“Visio’s for example are an American company.”
Vizio was founded by a Taiwanese immigrant. He had good connections in Taiwan where most of the electronics are made. The glass is from Owens Corning in the USA. The final assembly is near Newport Beach CA where the founder has his home. I guess his commuting time is reduced.
How does one guy do all that assembly? lol
Question: “Are Vizio TV’s made in the USA?”
Answer: NO! Not one screw is turned in the states during assembly. They are made in China/Taiwan. According to the Vizio rep I spoke to, they are made to Vizio’s spec overseas. Vizio has absolutely no hand in the manufacturing of Vizio TV’s. Vizio gives the requirements to AmTran and they make them for from whatever parts fit the bill. The Vizio reps justification for this was that many other companies don’t make their own products, so why should Vizio? “AmTran is the best maker of HD televisions, which is why they were chosen by Vizio”.
The CEO of Vizio, William Wang, is the former owner of Princeton monitor company. Princeton went out of business a few years ago. This left Wang free to be the mastermind of Vizio televisions. Your “American Made” Vizio only employees about 100 employees in the states and has no say over the people or talent responsible for the Vizio phenomenon. Accoding to William Wang, Vizio aspires to be the next Sony by selling their discount televisions at Costco and Wal-Mart.