US-Japan Automobile Trade Relations

Needs to be updated; current situation as changed Quality is good, but more quantity is necessary It is unfortunate that the U.S. chose to use automobiles as its wedge to open the alleged 'closed' markets of Japan. One Japan-based managing executive of the Big Three has even admitted that they consider the Japanese automobile market to be open. Japan is not the island of protectionism in a sea of free trade that its critic …

…Taurus mid-size sedan and Explorer - Taurus will be available in spring '96 and Explorer in fall '96 - aims to expand distribution outlets to 700 from 310 by year 2000 - aims to push sales to 200,000 annually by year 2000 from 56,000 this year Chrysler - displayed five right-hand drive model which will be available by fall '95 - aims to expand oulets to 200 by next yeat from 100 this year - payed Seibu group $100 million to expand distribution network