I was with JD for 20 years.. when they moved their Canadian plant to Mexico we got garbage afterwards of the production moved there.
Now I have had 2 possibly 3 Mexico pickups. The 18 had some decal alignment issues. Other than that I didn't see any other build issues, but I never took them apart so if there was some that could cause a shortened life span I never seen them. It probably doesn't matter for me anymore that Im able to trade every few years.
With my good GM experiences at hand, the JD experiences will always linger in the back of my mind... if I had the chance to have an identical pickup build from Canada or US I would do everything in my power to get it