Japanese-American Trade

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This paper analyzes the Japanese-American automobile conflict. It discusses the history and development of the trade relationship that exists between Japan and the United States. The paper then describes the implications of Japanese market infiltration on both the American way of life, in general and the automobile industry, in particular.

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"However, Japan's sole investment in the US market in the form of plants and other centers were not enough as the trade deficit continued to grow. As the production of transplants increased by the mid 1980s, US auto part makers became frustrated that Japanese manufacturers were not purchasing from them, but rather from their traditional Japanese companies. The next major agreement came about on this subject. The talks occurred in the latter half of 1986 to 1987, and it was called the Market Oriented Sector Specific Talks (MOSS). The focus was on the existence of Keiretsu relationships between Japanese manufacturers. Keiretsu relationships allude to traditional Japanese manufacturing relationships where Japanese companies remain loyal to each other in order to promote greater cultural identity. The MOSS report concluded that there was not enough strong evidence to make the claims made by the auto parts makers legitimate and therefore no tangible agreements were made. This represented a victory for the Japanese auto makers, and as a result, their sales continued to sky rocket from late 1980s to the 1990s."

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