Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The issue becomes what the word "presence" means... Most if not all of the off shore manufacturers have a US company set up to handle their US sales.... that entity is distinctly and legally different from the manufacturer, who is a different company.... Leica GMBH is a separate company from Leica USA. Therefore Leica USA is (probably) nor required to service items sold by Leica GMBH outside their franchise area ( USA ). This is the basis for the Nikon USA stand on gray market import..... At one time, I heard Nikon USA would not service, for a fee, items that were not bought in the USA. Weasel wording sucks but it is a reality we deal with, along with lawyers and stupid lawsuits. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net