Economics

[Neil Morrison]

In New Zealand, up until a few years ago, there was a car assembly business.
Most major manufacturers had a plant. The kits for the cars cost more to
import than complete cars!
All gone now, along with subsidiary businesses derived from that. A lot of
Kiwis now drive cars bought used from Japan, some drive vans still with
Japanese signs on the sides.

Regards,

Neil

----- Original Message -----

> The main reason that the electronic kit business declined is simple
> economics.
>
> Back in the 40's, 50's and 60's, the labor required to assemble a piece
> of electronic gear was quite extensive.....

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