Japanese transplants have not diminished Japanese exports
- Japan has implemented an automobile production outside of Japan since the 80s. Cars manufactured outside Japan were sold on foreign markets and very little reimported back. The main regions of Japanese plants were transplanted first in North America and Europe. Then Japanese carmakers also established themselves in India and several countries in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and also in Australia. Finally, they created JVs in China with local carmakers and recently attempted a foray into South America.
- Offshore plants did not replace the exports of Japanese carmakers but added to them, at least until 2007, this is due to a strong demand for Japanese models worldwide. Indeed, exports from Japan remained stable at around 4 to 5 million units per year in the 80s and 90s. They even reached a peak in 2006, 2007 and 2008, reaching nearly 6 million units per year. It was in 1995 that transplants replaced exports from Japan.
- Total exports and transplants represented 13 million units in 2012 (level already achieved in 2007) including 9 million transplants and 4 million for exports.
Data source: File #101 - Worldwide production detailed by models
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