“They do things to us that make it impossible to sell cars in Japan,” he said to U.S. auto executives in January. The vast majority of Japanese just don’t see American cars as viable alternatives for Japanese brands, with local perceptions tainted by past American cars being gas-guzzlers, too big for Japanese roads and unreliable. American cars are now far more reliable, more fuel-efficient and some smaller models are even suitable for Japan’s narrow road network. Mr Trump, before bellowing that more American cars should be sold in Japan, just take a breath and consider the following. To add insult to injury, Ford Japan was selling fully optioned Explorers and Mustangs which cost a lot more in Japan than they did back in the U.S.

Source: Forbes February 24, 2017 12:00 UTC