Originally Posted by
willibrord
Is Specialized American? I always thought they were Japanese/Taiwanese.
Yes. I believe, subject to correction, that Specialized is still 51% U.S. owned (Mike Sinyard?), with Merida (Taiwan) holding the other 49%. Corporate headquarters etc. are all still in California.
Merida makes many of Specialized's frames. The ownership also explains why we can't buy Merida-branded bikes in North America.