Word: isuzu
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...fashioned Jeep lovers sneer at the toys and their trappings. According to George McVey Sr., 48, headmaster of St. Christopher's School in Richmond and owner of two Jeep Cherokees, the Japanese versions just do not have the oomph needed to haul his 3,000-lb. boat: "The Isuzu Trooper just couldn't pull it." Nor are the teeny trucks well suited to long-distance drives. Atlanta Salesman Stewart Powell, 25, describes a "miserable" 200-mile journey in his Samurai: "It's like driving a go-cart. On the highway the engine is really loud, and you feel like...
...growth of Japanese manufacturing facilities on U.S. soil. Honda and Nissan operate plants in Ohio and Tennessee, respectively, that together produce 560,000 vehicles annually. They will soon be followed by Mazda (Michigan), Toyota (Kentucky) and a joint venture, location to be announced, between Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru) and Isuzu...
...Like most major Japanese banking concerns, it belongs to a keiretsu, an industrial group made up of dozens of interconnected companies. The bank owns stock in the companies and extends them much of the credit they need. The Dai-Ichi Kangyo keiretsu includes such well-known firms as Hitachi, Isuzu and Kawasaki. As part of his duties, Hagura meets once a month with the heads of client companies to discuss, among other things, ways of increasing foreign business...
...Japanese exports to the U.S., it is now almost impossible for an American auto company to build a car in the U.S., sell it for less than $7,000 and make a decent profit. GM imports some subcompact models for sale in the U.S. from Japan's Suzuki and Isuzu, and it has plans to bring in more from its South Korean partner, Daewoo. GM is also manufacturing small cars in a venture with Toyota in Fremont, Calif...
...worst setbacks because they have made no deals to distribute Japanese cars. Chrysler might be able to maintain its market share by selling more models from its Japanese partner, Mitsubishi. The only company to favor a removal of import curbs is General Motors, which plans to sell Suzuki and Isuzu cars through its Chevrolet dealers...