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TEHRAN, October 02 -Toyota, Nissan and Mazda welcomed on Tuesday the revised North America trade deal that left Japanese automakers unscathed but they may face a bumpy ride when Washington and Tokyo hold new talks on over $40 billion of annual U.S. auto imports from Japan.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Toyota, Nissan and Mazda welcomed on Tuesday the revised North America trade deal that left Japanese automakers unscathed but they may face a bumpy ride when Washington and Tokyo hold new talks on over $40 billion of annual U.S. auto imports from Japan.
The United States and Canada reached an agreement on Sunday to update the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement after Washington had forged a separate trade deal with Mexico in August.
The updated deal effectively maintains the auto industry’s current footprint in North America, and spares Canada and Mexico from the prospect of U.S. national security tariffs on their vehicles.
Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T), which ships cars to the United States from Mexico and Japan, called the deal a “big step forward”. Nissan Motor Corp (7201.T), which makes the cars it sells in the United States locally as well as in Mexico, Japan and other countries, said it was “encouraged” by the agreement.
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), Japan’s biggest automaker, said it was “pleased” that a basic deal was reached. Other automakers were not immediately available for comment.
While the deal has removed the risk that the disintegration of the pact would have posed to automakers, bigger risks loom large for Japanese firms as a chunk of the roughly 7 million cars they sold in the U.S. last year were shipped from Japan, and a trade deal between Washington and Tokyo has yet to be agreed.
The United States and Japan last week agreed to begin fresh trade talks, with U.S. President Donald Trump seeking to address Japan’s $69 billion trade surplus, of which nearly two-thirds comes from auto exports.
Washington is also investigating the possibility of slapping 25 percent tariffs on auto imports on national security grounds, although it has agreed with Japan to put any new tariffs on hold during the talks.
Analysts say the United States may take a tougher stance on auto imports from Japan than from its neighbors.
“If Japan requests an exemption from the 25 percent tariffs under consideration, Washington could propose a more strict cap on imports than it agreed to with Mexico and Canada,” said Koji Endo, senior analyst at SBI Securities.
Source: Reuters
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