JAPAN MANUFACTURERS MONITORING US TRADE POLICY CLOSELY, AS TRUMP DUMPS TPP
January 1st, 2017
Japanese car companies are watching US trade policy closely, following President Donald Trump's decision to scrap the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
"It is a bit early to gain a full understanding of the impact of this decision, although we are obviously monitoring the situation closely," a spokesman for Toyota Motor Corp told wardsauto.
"It would be premature of us to adopt a new position because there are still so many uncertainties," he said, adding that there appears to still be "a lot of flexibility in these early days of the administration."
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