I just bought eight wix filters for my diesel trucks (air, fuel, transmission, oil). Very surprised to find out the tranny filters were made in China. Dammit!! I was a little ticked. What filters are made in the USA any more? Is Baldwin all that's left? I don't expect any responses to this; just read for your information. I'm not trusting two $6000 transmissions to some piece of crap Chinese filters. Thanks for listening.
I wrote them an e-mail response. Here it is.
I am very disappointed. I just bought two wix transmission filters for my 2004 and 2012 GMC 2500HD pickups. After spinning the filters onto the transmission of ONE of them, I noticed "MADE IN CHINA" stamped on it. I couldn't believe my eyes. I have been using WIX filters almost exclusively since GM outsourced filters to China and their quality went to "bad". I was so dumbfounded, I checked the other wix filters I bought (air, oil, fuel for both trucks) to see if they were made in the "poor quality capital of the world". Luckily none of the others were, so I installed them.
I know your response is going to have some flowery language about how wix filters are made at the highest quality facilities, and tested to the same criteria as the USA products, but the fact remains that has more to do with quality. I will also note that the pricing of the CHINESE filter has not changed, although I'm sure YOUR costs have changed. Keep you products made in the USA; pass the additional costs on to the consumer. Most people who are choosing wix filters are choosing them for a reason, and will pay a couple of bucks extra to buy USA. My reason USED to be that I was buying a high-quality filter made in the USA. It can only stand to reason that since ONE of your filters is made in CHINA, there are several others as well. And since I've not heard that labor prices are on the "up" in China any time soon, it would only stand to reason that soon MORE will be made there. At that point, my choice in filters will change.
It would be nice if executives could see this (and pay attention to it), but I doubt it will make it very far.
Sincerely,
Disappointed American Consumer
I wrote them an e-mail response. Here it is.
I am very disappointed. I just bought two wix transmission filters for my 2004 and 2012 GMC 2500HD pickups. After spinning the filters onto the transmission of ONE of them, I noticed "MADE IN CHINA" stamped on it. I couldn't believe my eyes. I have been using WIX filters almost exclusively since GM outsourced filters to China and their quality went to "bad". I was so dumbfounded, I checked the other wix filters I bought (air, oil, fuel for both trucks) to see if they were made in the "poor quality capital of the world". Luckily none of the others were, so I installed them.
I know your response is going to have some flowery language about how wix filters are made at the highest quality facilities, and tested to the same criteria as the USA products, but the fact remains that has more to do with quality. I will also note that the pricing of the CHINESE filter has not changed, although I'm sure YOUR costs have changed. Keep you products made in the USA; pass the additional costs on to the consumer. Most people who are choosing wix filters are choosing them for a reason, and will pay a couple of bucks extra to buy USA. My reason USED to be that I was buying a high-quality filter made in the USA. It can only stand to reason that since ONE of your filters is made in CHINA, there are several others as well. And since I've not heard that labor prices are on the "up" in China any time soon, it would only stand to reason that soon MORE will be made there. At that point, my choice in filters will change.
It would be nice if executives could see this (and pay attention to it), but I doubt it will make it very far.
Sincerely,
Disappointed American Consumer