Philippine auto tariffs send chill through pandemic-hit industry

Foreign automakers expect greater disruption from new safeguards

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A Toyota Motor factory in Laguna, close to the capital city of Manila. The Philippines subsidizes automakers that assemble vehicles in the country. (Photo by Neal Oshima)

JUN ENDO and YOHEI MURAMATSU, Nikkei staff writers

MANILA/BANGKOK -- As the Philippines prepares to enact import safeguards on automobiles next week in a bid to protect domestic business, foreign automakers are bracing for a major disruption to their supply chains and the market as a whole.

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