Leica prides itself on making most of its products in Germany - and uses this notion in much of its marketing. And while I accept that many products are actually assembled in Wetzlar, I ask myself how much we actually know about the extent to which (electronic) components are only cobbled together there. How much do we know about the in-house production depth of Leica products?
More to the point: how much of the product is engineered in Germany, how much of the final value of the product lies in its components and how much value is added in Wetzlar? Is enough value added in Wetzlar for the product to actually qualify as being made in Germany?
Research along these lines has been done about Apple products, but I have never come across a similar analysis for Leica. Anyone have any answers?