I heard on the grapevine (Aussie expression) that Huskvarna and Pfaff joined together and Janome joined up with Elna too.
This came from the mouths that sold me 2 machines that I brought two weeks ago.
I have 3 Janomes (one being a serger) and a Pfaff.
I cant remember not having a Janome as I love their machines but with the GrandQuilter went to Pfaff as the Janome 1600P didnt have as much 'throat space' for quilting.
I was also told by 2 Janome and Pfaff dealers that a lot of the machines are now made in Japan.
I researched the machines for months to make sure I brought the one that would do the job of quilting with ease.