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Japan will freeze auto exports to EC states
BRUSSELS. July 26 : Japan would freeze auto exports tc the European Community (EC) at their current level of I 23 million vehicles a year while boosting output from its EC plants under a proposal here, informed sources said Thursday. reports AFP.
The draft agreement put to EC ministers this week by the European Commission would see French Imports almost double from 80.000 cars to 150.000 by 1999. after which the European market would be fully opened up.
The other countries which currently impose strict limits on Japanese cars would also see imports rise, to 138.000 for Italy 190.000 for Britain. 79.000 for Spain and 23.000 for Portugal
But while direct imports would be held at 1.23 milhon vehicles a year, virtually unchanged from last year's 1.25 million, output at Japanese markers plants in EC countries would grow from the current 260.000 to some 1.2 million.
No quota as such is being officially set for production in Europe. but the commission gave a production forecast based on the planned increase in capacity in the European plants to 1.2 million by the turn of the century.
This gives a combined total of Japanese brand cars, both European-made and Imported of 2.46 million, or some 16 per cent of a market estimated at 15.1 million vehicles at the turn of the century.
The current Japanese market share Is around 11 per cent. The EC has been negotiating with Japan for some kind of agreement on voluntary restraint on Imports until the end of the century to allow the European industry to prep: Itself for a fully open compel! five market.
EC ministers were generally favourable to the latest proposal when It was put to them in talks on Monday and Wednesday this week, and the commission has asked them for a formal response on
French Prime Minister Edith Cresson said Wednesday that the talks with Japan would be 'completed within days tn conditions that will be good for Europe* with quotas on Japanese cars lifted "according to procedures and a rhythm which suits us."
But a senior official from Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry said In Tokyo Thursday that the talks were not likely to be completed before September.
Japan was still opposed to the inclusion of European made cars tn any quota, he said.
"When the EC requests something about restricting production among Japanese subsidiaries outside Japan, including those tn Europe, we cannot agree with this request". he added.