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- BUSINESS, Page 43Business NotesAUTOMOBILESSticker Shock Made in Japan
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- Car buyers may soon be paying a price for the bitter trade
- tensions between the U.S. and Japan. Several Japanese auto
- manufacturers, including Honda and Nissan, said last week they
- were contemplating price hikes on some models sold in the U.S.
- Toyota has already raised the price of its redesigned 1992 Camry
- sedan by nearly 18%, to $14,368.
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- Nissan and Toyota cite the rising value of the yen. But
- several analysts say the Japanese firms are anticipating a move
- by Tokyo trade officials, responding to pressure from
- Washington, to limit the number of Japanese cars exported to the
- U.S. Raising prices would be one way of maintaining profits
- while curtailing sales.
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- A jolt of sticker shock from the Japanese could be a boon
- for Detroit. If the Big Three U.S. carmakers can hold the line
- on their own prices, they would offer consumers an incentive to
- buy American.
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