NAGOYA, Japan -- Japan's long-established machine tool industry is coming to a turning point as the auto industry's pivot to electric vehicles changes the needs of a major set of customers, even as geopolitical developments cloud the market's short-term outlook.
At the Japan International Machine Tool Fair in Tokyo this past November, Yamazaki Mazak caught visitors' attention with an EV platform complete with tires and steering wheel.
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