When I see that an item is manufactured in a certain country I always wonder what the motive is. In many cases domestically produced items tend to be sold domestically, no matter what country you live in. If someone goes to the trouble of importing a product there is always a reason. For example Mercedes-Benz is well known for producing automobiles and they are based in Germany so if I'm in the market for a car I know why mine came from Germany and it's not because they were the lowest bidder. If I'm shopping for something like a pair of sneakers and I see a pair made in Germany that are not distinctively different than other sneakers I've got to wonder what someone's motive was for going through the hassle of importing them.

Since the Chinese at this point in history are well known for fast and inexpensive manufacturing, unless there is evidence to the contrary, I have to assume that a product made in China was made there mainly because it will put more money in the pocket of the person or company marketing the product. Now if I were in the market for a distinctively Asian product I would not be suprised at all to find the best example of that product was made in China.

Experience has taught me that it is more often than not it is false economy to buy something simply because it has the lowest purchase price. I would much rather buy injector nozzles from a company because they are known to produce quality nozzles and not because they've figured out a way to save a few bucks by farming out the manufacturing to a far away land. If it turns out that there is a heretofore unknown to me factory in China that has a proud tradition of producing quality diesel fuel system components and whose nozzles are the subject of songs of praise then I would certainly consider those nozzles the next time I was in the market for a set.