I can see that, for once anyway, it is good to be living in Norway. My Husqvarna Viking was made in Sweden and my dealer has a repairman that comes to the store every Monday to work on machines. They sell primarily this brand but have other brands one can purchase as used models.
Most people in my quilting group have Janomes. I don't like them as much as my little Swedish baby. I have the Sapphire 870 quilt and the area for bunching the quilt roll is probably one of the largest in the industry.
German engineering is going the way of most European countries because the cost of labor is so high the products simply cannot compete with the Chinese (junk :oops:)