01/11/2024
Here is a set of American made brake pads for a 2005 Acura TL in comparison to a Korean made set of brake pads for the same car. Don’t believe everything you read about American manufacturing making the cost of the product more expensive.
Ask your car friends and your mechanics about the difference in these two brake pads.
Jacob Trainer American made brake pads for 2005 Acura TL, amazing life , greater stoping power, money in American works hands, stimulating the American economy.
Akebono has four manufacturing centers in the U.S., including facilities in Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Farmington Hills, Michigan; Glasgow, Kentucky; and Clarksville, Tennessee. Akebono's aftermarket brake pads are manufactured in the U.S.
They are known for their superior quality and superior performance to other brake pads on the market, and you can feel good about buying American. I have many other examples. I’m willing to share buying American does not mean expensive.
Not all foreign products are garbage the Japanese are known for high-quality parts and high-quality hand, tools and precision measuring devices. They’re the golden standard when it comes to fine hand tools these products already have a premium price established.
Other countries, such as China and Taiwan and Korea are known for using subpar materials and fit and finish in their products, they manufacture disposable products for a throwaway society.