Japanese Automakers Make Way More Cars in U.S. Than They Import From Home
- 3.8 million American-built autos, double those from Japan
- Imports ‘do not threaten’ national security: trade group
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After speaking with Shinzo Abe in March, President Donald Trump tweeted that he’d pushed the Japanese prime minister to negotiate a “much better’’ trading relationship with the U.S.
When it comes to cars, Japanese companies are already assembling more than twice as many vehicles in the U.S. than they import into the country. That’s the result of measures taken since the 1980s, when laid-off Detroit autoworkers vented their frustrations by bashing Japanese cars with sledgehammers.