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March 18, 2018 12:00 AM

Japan's automotive industry concerned by Trump tariffs

Patrick Raleigh
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    Tokyo – Japan's automotive manufacturing lobby warned that prices will increase following US president Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminium but said it was too early to say by how much.

    The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said March 15 that it is still waiting to see what kind of exemptions might be made for US trading partners beyond Canada and Mexico.

    But the new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to the US are nonetheless expected to drive prices higher across the board, JAMA Chairman Hiroto Saikawa said. Saikawa also is CEO of Nissan Motor Co.

    "If there is going to be a tariff levied, then everyone will have to raise their prices," Saikawa said at a news conference. "I don't think this will have any good impact."

    Trump said last week he will impose tariffs of 25 %on foreign steel and 10 %on foreign aluminium, despite a torrent of opposition from his fellow Republicans and the US business community.

    Trump said the tariffs temporarily will not apply to Canada and Mexico, pending the outcome of NAFTA negotiations. He said other countries will be able to apply for exemptions based on their contributions to US national security and how much they pay into alliances such as NATO.

    While JAMA expects prices to rise, Saikawa declined to put a monetary figure on the impact. That will depend on possible exceptions and vary by part and by manufacturer.

    Japanese auto makers, for example, already locally source much of their commodity steel, making steel parts less vulnerable to tariffs than aluminium products, he said.

    "We do not see the full picture," Saikawa said. "We have to wait and see."

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