I ordered these as replacements after the Bosch Euro Line pads I had initially ordered ended up being terrible. (FCP refunded me for the Bosch pads without any questions. Their warranty is very real.) These pads have been great. I wanted to wait until they had been on the car a bit before reviewing, and now they have. They seem to bite harder than the noisy Bosch pads I first ordered, and retain that bite even after heavy braking while going down curvy hills for 5-10 minutes. Overall, they're great pads for the price. And totally, completely silent. If they remain this way until they're worn down, I won't hesitate to order them again. There is no country of origin listed by FCP, but the pads I received were made in Romania.