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As French, I don't remember the last time I've seen "Made in France" for a mechanical/technological good.
by monsieurbanana 9y ago
As French, I don't remember the last time I've seen "Made in France" for a mechanical/technological good.
- qume 9y agoCars
- iuguy 9y agoWine, Cheese, Cars. D.O.C. seems to be more common than Fabrique en France. ISTR Citroens having Fabrique en France on their manuals back in the day.
- dagw 9y agoCalling wine and cheese technological goods seems to be pushing the definition a bit far.
- dx034 9y agoI'd guess the French rating is mostly due to the high quality food they export. Same as Italy. Outside of Europe, you probably won't see a "made in France" label on anything except for cheese, wine and champagne.
- dagw 9y agoAlso fashion. Paris is still considered one of the great fashion centers of the world so any clothes coming out of there gets an extra reputation 'bonus'
- ucaetano 9y agoSurprisingly, those are a very large share of France's exports. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_France#/media/File:2014_France_Products_Export_Treemap.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_France#/media/File:...
- Boothroid 9y agoFrench cars have a pretty poor reputation - budget, unreliable cars, vintage Citroen notwithstanding.
- leonroy 9y agoDevialet are a recent one. Very, very impressive engineering indeed and all designed and made in France: https://www.devialet.com/ https://www.devialet.com/