Originally Posted by Totallyrandomvic
Not really, because they are made in the loncin factory(I think) with the same materials, so you may as well get a chonda and put the Briggs shroud on it, and tell him it is oem. (Bloody auto correct)

According to the 2016 Briggs & Stratton update seminar, all the horizontal single cylinder engines are made in Briggs & Stratton's BLTE Bai Li Tong plant in Chongquing, China. This includes the current 'all black' Vanguard range. (The Vanguard range was originally built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan)

The Vanguard V twins are still made in Japan by Daihatsu except for the 810 EFI, which is made in Auburn, USA.

Some clips from the update seminar in relation to the new cheap CR series engine:

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Note the qualification life of the CR!

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The CR range has Honda written all over it !!
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Here is a clip from The History of Briggs & Stratton (MS8751)

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