[mister]

Lexus has built a reputation on the quality of their vehicles which consistently out rank all their competitors. Lexus isn't going to build cars in China because it is afraid that quality would suffer.

The news comes from an interview with Lexus design chief Tokuo Fukuichi. Here is a quote from the interview with Reuters:

Customers would leave us if we have any problems with quality because that is what they are seeking in a Lexus.

This is despite the effect on sales. China has tariffs on imported cars, and those tariffs have had an impact on Lexus sales. Lexus sells about a fifth of what BMW sells, for example.

Do you think that concerns over quality in China are warranted?

 

[Kennedy]

Thank god, I don't think other car makers get this.

 

[mister]

SO you do think that China has quality control issues? I think it partly depends on the factory. I just am not so sure that you can say that China blanketly has worse quality cars that it is producing.