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This is because Stihl is not selling as much equipment as they were during the pandemic when people were doing more home DIY and landscaping projects and there is some sort of supply issue.
It may have been referenced several times but there is zero evidence to support it.The other post referenced the move to battery equipment with a plant in China.
My quote was specifically rebutting the statement that they are shuttering operations in Virginia Beach for Chinese manufacturing.From Stihl, 2013:
STIHL produces chainsaws, brushcutters and hedge trimmers in China for the Asian and international markets. The 5 millionth product produced by STIHL in Qingdao will come off the assembly line only one day after the inauguration ceremony.Oct 31, 2013
But more up to date, Stihl opened facilities in Romania in 2022 for battery powered tools, with Virginia Beach, Germany and China already producing them.
Stihl has a lot of dumb policies. Their "dealers only" and "can't ship" have to be huge contributors to their less than stellar performance.
Their massive overage of inventory must be batteries bought by the green managers.
Yes it was and I apologize for getting off focus. But let's face it, Stihl is global and batteries are something that generally get built by the zillions in China for most companies. The better ones avoid Chinese cells. I have electronic equipment that cost > $20k and while it is actually built in the US or Germany, the packs are still of China origin.My quote was specifically rebutting the statement that they are shuttering operations in Virginia Beach for Chinese manufacturing.
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