Though this topic is old (I found it in 2017), it would appear to still be a current question on many people's minds.

The answer is that, as far as I can tell, only SOME (stressed enough? LOL) of the round reels are still both Made in Sweden and of the ORIGINAL design and using the original spec materials. The BCX, S, SX (and others in these lineups) are a highly modified design using VERY inferior materials. They only look like a classic Swedish Abu!

Look for the Made in Sweden logo when buying an Abu Round Reel. Anything else in the round reel line will be [censored]. Parts are not interchangeable and will not last as long as the classic Abu's. I can still buy parts for my 1970's reels, will I be able to buy parts for a BSX? Note: I did not say "My BSX". Here is an excellent video by a professional who Pimps Abu reels, who goes into a quite in depth assessment of the reel, stripping it down and comparing parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rueo-ptwICY

As regards products made in Korea: Korea is the New Japan with a reputation for high quality products and engineering. This reputation has been around for about 20 years so some of you are a bit behind the times.

The Swedish Abu reels are worth every penny, the Chinese Abu's are not worth your time to investigate them!

This is why you're an aggie. The difference is profound.

If you want to see a top-quality Abu baitcaster made in Sweden, look at the Abu Morrum:

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Abu_Garcia_Ambassadeur_Morrum_ZX_Casting_Reels/descpage-AZX.html

Catfish Connection shows the country or manufacture for all of the round Abu reels they sell, which is probably just about all of them.

Watch the YouTube video referenced by mangoeater then see if you still think they are all made to the same specs.

Have a garage full of Swedish Abu's.. Recently got a new Revo ALX (Korea made) and took that piece of [censored] back the next day and got another Concept C. Biggest POS reel I've ever used