I just noticed on Amazon that there was a heading by one Hitachi item that showed Hitach->Metabo. Then I saw it again. I did a search and saw that at Lowes, Hitachi was becoming Metabo. Further searches found that Hitachi bought out Metabo 100% back around 2016. (Actually Hitachi bought the holding company which owned 80% and bought the remaining 20% from the original owners.
And it looks like Hitach is letting their tools be renamed as Metabo.
As an aside, I enjoyed the Makita brands and always thought of them as the highest quality of Japanese tools, but in discussions with the Japanese master carpenters/skilled woodworkers that I knew, they all said Hitachi was the top brand to Japanese workers.
And it looks like Hitach is letting their tools be renamed as Metabo.
As an aside, I enjoyed the Makita brands and always thought of them as the highest quality of Japanese tools, but in discussions with the Japanese master carpenters/skilled woodworkers that I knew, they all said Hitachi was the top brand to Japanese workers.
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