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...high tariff walls, are bracing for a possible wave of competition from abroad after the country's import quotas are lifted later this year; this will be the first step toward lowering the restrictive 35%-40% duties on foreign cars. Under present tariffs and taxes, for example, a Volkswagen that sells for $1,250 in Germany is marked up to $2,600 in Japan. When tariffs drop, the increased competition could be rough...
...Volkswagen. To ensure markets for its output, the Japanese auto industry is selling hard overseas, particularly in Southeast Asia. Last year Japan's auto exports rose 53%, to 150,000 cars and trucks. Hustling Japanese automakers have established assembly plants in India, Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines, as well as in South Africa and Latin America. By this fall, the Japanese will be shipping cars to the U.S. and Canada aboard specially constructed auto freighters designed to carry 1,200 cars a trip. Japan sold only 12,000 cars in the U.S. in 1964, but has its sights...
Passing two highway patrol cars that had stopped a Volkswagen bus, Thomas slowed, then sped up. When Rowe argued again for turning back, Thomas replied, "I done told you, Baby Brother, you're in the big time now. We're gonna take that automobile...
Prosperous West Germany's most heated industrial race has pitted General Motors' sprightly Opel against front-running Volkswagen for dominance of the burgeoning auto market...
Opel has been doing pretty well: it has jumped from 14.3% to 21.1% of the German market since 1952 (v. Volkswagen's 32.5%). It has just discovered, however, that while pursuing Volkswagen it will have to keep a sharp eye on the rearview mirror. Reason: Ford's German subsidiary is coming up fast from the rear. Fortified by new and attractive models, heavy investment and good management, Ford has captured 19.6% of the German market with its Taunus cars, pulling to within honking distance of Opel and bringing the two U.S.-owned companies closer to domination of Germany...