US auto tariffs push Mitsubishi, Mazda toward Latin America

Duties in No. 2 auto market still high for Japan carmakers even after cut to 15%

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Mitsubishi Motors will start exporting to Latin American markets via Brazil. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Although the U.S. has belatedly followed through on a promise to lower its tariff on Japanese autos to 15%, Japanese carmakers are still keen to develop sales channels in regions such as Latin America that do not impose hefty levies.

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