From what I can make out, the Grizzly Bear (green) tools are made in Taiwan, whereas the Polar Bear (white) is made in China. I think the Grizzly Bear is being phased out in favor of Chinese manufactured Polar Bear series tools. At least I saw this happen with the G0562Z dust collector.
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