ADV Production Modular Hardtop!

[604Bronco]

As of today they told me they are awaiting containers to be loaded in China and expect delivery end of August / September. I then had to ask is mine on that container in which they replied they have no idea! This company has no control over their own product and have been lying to me for 21 months since I ordered it. They are horrific at communication. Not sure anyone will ever see their hardtop.

So, they are confirming these were made in China now?

No need for green screens anymore I guess…

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[broncosol]

So, they are confirming these were made in China now?

No need for green screens anymore I guess…

They stated "the manufacturing plant is overseas". I assume it's China. This entire time I figured it was being made in the US.

 

[woodsman44]

As of today they told me they are awaiting containers to be loaded in China and expect delivery end of August / September. I then had to ask is mine on that container in which they replied they have no idea! This company has no control over their own product and have been lying to me for 21 months since I ordered it. They are horrific at communication. Not sure anyone will ever see their hardtop.

ADV should be thanking you for the 21 months of interest they gained from you...

Dude, get your money back soon as you can

 

[SevenT]

They said it was being loaded. I do not believe a word they say. I figure best case is by December of this year.

Best case is 'never' of any year. Ask for a refund now like a sane person and move on.

 

[SierraBronco]

ADV should be thanking you for the 21 months of interest they gained from you...

Dude, get your money back soon as you can

If the interest was less than inflation it’s a win for the consumer

 

[Lonestar777]

They stated "the manufacturing plant is overseas". I assume it's China. This entire time I figured it was being made in the US.

I came across this in the original ADV announcement email from Feb 2, 2022: "Proudly Made in the USA."

 

[j_marinelli]

To clear up some confusion for customers, the bronco hardtops have parts that are made all over the world. Not 100% of parts are made in the USA. As stated on the hardtop page, it was designed in the USA at the bottom of the page. That stamp has been there since day 1 of launching this product. All of our other products are 100% made in the USA. To keep the price point desirable for the hardtop, we had to use manufacturers from all areas of the globe. USA manufacturers required MOQ's of 10k - 100k which was not an option for a lot of the components. Along with the high MOQs, the pricing was not in the ballpark needed for the project. All manufacturers from all over the world are tiered suppliers that do work for big names (OEMs), meaning the quality is great.

I came across this in the original ADV announcement email from Feb 2, 2022: "Proudly Made in the USA."

 

[BAUS67]

Come on now fellas have you not heard that it is all about deny, deny, deny now a days.


Have ya'all not heard of the Fruit of Looms denial of the cornucopia in their logo???? They even went so far as to wipe out/alter all of their old logos on the website. Pitiful. Funny how they deny it but yet people dug though their old t shirts and undies to prove them wrong, with pics.


Same thing here ADV will deny they ever said that and tell you it was always going to made in China.


Just remember we are all just dumb consumers. WTF do we know.

Ok, rant over.

 

[Snowdogyyz]

It’s “made in the USA” when the consumer spends 50 hours putting it together! It’s just “produced” in China.

 

[Ride Em Bronco]

Come on : Of course "Proudly Made In The USA" was referring to the "United States Of Asia".

 

[GroovyGeek]

Why does everyone assume that "Made in the USA" is somehow an automatic symbol of quality and "Made in China" is an automatic sign of shoddy workmanship? Need I point out that the Bronco is "Made in the USA" and has plenty of shoddy workmanship, as has been documented on this forum many times. While the iPhones that so many love are made in China and are impeccable at least 99.9% of the time.

 

[stampede1]

Almost as funny about that early ad is
“Industry leading customer service” and the hits just keep on coming…

 

[Beach_Bum]

Why does everyone assume that "Made in the USA" is somehow an automatic symbol of quality and "Made in China" is an automatic sign of shoddy workmanship? Need I point out that the Bronco is "Made in the USA" and has plenty of shoddy workmanship, as has been documented on this forum many times. While the iPhones that so many love are made in China and are impeccable at least 99.9% of the time.

For many, the "Made in the USA" promotion assuaged their concern for paying the premium that ADV charged knowing that it was supporting American workers.

It's weird to conflate the quality of a phone to that of a motor vehicle.

 

[GroovyGeek]

It's weird to conflate the quality of a phone to that of a motor vehicle.

Why? A phone actually is much more demanding with respect to mechanical and electronic tolerances and cosmetic defects. But if it will make the comparison easier, the Japanese and then Korean car makers have been putting out more reliable vehicles than anything made in the USA for decades. When it comes to quality I am much more concerned with the track record of the company producing the goods than their geographic origin.

 

[American Sender]

Why does everyone assume that "Made in the USA" is somehow an automatic symbol of quality and "Made in China" is an automatic sign of shoddy workmanship? Need I point out that the Bronco is "Made in the USA" and has plenty of shoddy workmanship, as has been documented on this forum many times. While the iPhones that so many love are made in China and are impeccable at least 99.9% of the time.

This is off point a little. It’s not necessarily a
question US made quality or overseas made quality. What was pointed out is that ADV clearly stated “Proudly made in the USA” when it is in fact not. That’s the matter at hand, although only one of many with ADV as they continue spinning their stories.

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