This is good news although who knows what the end result will be. My Vanguard has "JAPAN" stamped all over it and I do have to say that it is one smooth running and quiet engine! My step-dad has the new Vanguard 28 EFI in his Ferris and that thing is a beast. I really do wish that more commercial and consumer zero turns would use Briggs. Aside from John Deere at Home Depot, you do not see many Briggs engines out there. Kohler seems to dominate the low end consumer rider and zero turn mowers with companies like Toro switching to their own branded engines. I have always been a big fan of how well the Briggs ran and how easy they are to work on.