When American automakers expressed their opposition against Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations due to its closed market, the U.S. makers also pressed Tokyo to end special tax treatment for the country’s unique “kei” super-minivehicle segment.
The outside pressure to end the low taxation for one of Japan’s most popular car segments has jolted the industry, which has protected the smaller end of the domestic car market for half a century.
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