Perform a simple search for Ryobi power tools, and you may fall into a rabbit hole. While Hart Tools is a pretty straightforward brand with only one presence that may be manufactured in any of TTi’s global plants, following the development of Ryobi tools will throw you off course for a spell.
Why? According to Ryobi’s official website, the company was wholly purchased and transferred to the Kyocera Group in 2018. According to Kyocera’s website, it has distributors and factories all over Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Does that mean that Ryobi power tools have a greater chance of coming from factories that Hart tools have never graced?
The answer is a somewhat confusing “not really.” The Ryobi that Kyocera purchased is actually not the same Ryobi that’s sold in stores in North America, Europe, and Mexico. While the branding was identical (before Kyocera purchased what was Ryobi Ltd.), the branch of Ryobi sold in 2018 served very specific markets in Japan, parts of Asia, and Africa, and those tools now carry the Kyocera branding.
