Toyota and Honda suspend exports to Vietnam

Carmakers hit by rule imposing stringent checks on imported vehicles

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A new CR-V model manufactured in Thailand is displayed at a Honda showroom in Hanoi on Jan. 16.

YUKAKO ONO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Toyota Motor and Honda Motor have suspended exports to Vietnam since the beginning of the year following the implementation of a rule that requires stringent checks on imported vehicles, a move viewed as protectionism by industry officials.

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