As has been posted several times, the question here is “Country of Origin”. Without a doubt CCM has provided a wealth of information on who makes what and where, and in some cases, provides his own opinion regarding the quality of the equipment. For example, I gleaned the following from several of CCM's postings:
Sicma, Coroni, Sitrex: Made in Italy, they also make private label equipment for others
First Choice Tillers: Made in Italy by Sicma, good quality
Based on what I have read in several postings, it leads me to believe that CCM was once, but is now no longer associated with First Choice.
Industrial Tillers: Made in Italy by Sicma, cheaper version, sold by Goforth
Rhino Tillers: Made in Italy by Sicma
Muratori Tillers: Made in Italy, sold by Leinbach
Kioti Tillers: Made in Italy by Sicma
…..and numerous postings that spell out who is using what components; what country they originate from; what models are no longer on websites; who is traveling where looking for alternate sources; who copied who, and so on.
…..but dances around direct questions (who makes what and where) regarding his own products. In my opinion, and I stress my opinion only, one should not make subtle digs on others if you are not willing to disclose the same information.
I do find some of the information very interesting, however, I can do without the digs.