Last year Japan's Bridgestone Corporation made the decision to purchase OEM products (finished products made under one brand by a different company) from abroad, and they considered several companies. The suggestion was made to buy from the Merida Industry Company, which had just been nominated for the National Award of Excellence. Their reason was that Merida had been endorsed by the nation; their quality should be trustworthy.
黃興國笑呵呵地說道，去年日本石橋公司要向國外買 OEM 產品，正考慮好幾家，其中有一部分人主張向台灣剛入圍台灣精品的美利達公司買，他們的理由是美利達得到國家的保證，品質應該可以信賴。