The sooner the Chinese take over Linde and shut the UK planrt the better if the shocking unreliability, service-unfriendly design and rubbish build quality of the 12 tonne Linde I'm unlucky enough to own is representative of what they do there. Still what else can you expect from the factory that gave the world Lansing Bagnalls complete with factory -fitted oil leaks?
As I've said before, prejudices and accept the fact that manufacturers like Hangcha build a **** good machine at very competitive costs and they are the future of the forklift industry.