Ron Bookbinder, general director of the association, said Japanese automakers were providing Americans with the vehicles they wanted but that U.S. automakers were not giving Japanese consumers the tiny cars they desired.
Continue readingBookbinder said the regulations that Levin and others refer to as non-tariff barriers had legitimate purposes and were not intended to discriminate against U.S. imports. “Each country is entitled to its own fuel economy, emissions and safety standards,” he said.
Continue readingIn 1989, amid serious trade tensions, just 22% of Americans held the view that Japan had a fair trade policy with the U.S., according to a Times Mirror survey. In 2015, 55% of Americans see Japan as a fair trader.
Continue readingAs the line between foreign and domestic products continues to blur, the important thing to remember is that, regardless of the brand, Americans benefit most when we have the freedom to buy the highest-quality products at the lowest price.
Continue readingJapanese companies led the way, claiming the top four spots in fuel efficiency standards. Mazdas had the highest fuel economy at 28.1 mpg and lowest greenhouse gas emissions. Nissan, meanwhile, achieved the greatest improvement among all classes of new personal vehicles in the categories of fuel efficiency standards and greenhouse gas reductions.
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