Depends on which marque it's from, i observe.
If it's a world class leading reputable marque like M-B e.g. then
whether from Korea even India etc. the 'standard' is more less
still there as the QC remains stringent with some German
supervision.
But if it's some home grown marque then it's far less promising
!!
Just look @ the KIA vans, minibuses & trucks in Singapore e.g.
in terms of their diesel engine technology (noise vibration
harshness performance areas), suspension ride comfort, even safety
engineering etc. compare them to the what i'll call true 1st world
standard vehicles like those from Germany or France & it's
really quite easy to see the 'gap' between these Continental
marques & the Korean ones ! These Korean stuff tend to be
backdated 'hand me down' based products whereas the better
Continental ones tend to be truely the state-of-the-art ! [Of
course they also cost more].
