Point of concern is that Kubota gives the Chinese tractor a different model designation. I have had the opportunity to be responsible for a construction machinery model made in 4 different plants, 4 different countries, each gorgeous a designated market - USA for North America, Brazil for South and Central America, France for Europe, and China for Asia. Some parts had common source but most were locally sourced - as far as locally sourced goes. Having access to failure data I would not have a problem with a machine built in any of the 4 plants although the French plant did stand out a little above the rest. When a company puts their name on a product they are staking their reputation. Different models to differentiate requirements is another story. The 4 models I mentioned above no longer identically built, and the models have slightly different designations. US and France are mow Tier 4/Stage 3B. Brazil and China are still Tier 2. Consequently a Chinese machine cannot go to Japan because of its stringent emissions requirement. Instead it will get a French built machine with a Japanese whisper kit to meet their found requirement. Japan demands quiet, Europe fairly quiet, North America a little noisy, South America and most of Asia don't care if you're deaf by 40.