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U.S. car sales in S. Korea soar after FTA, official says
24-Jul-2013
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said Tuesday that U.S. automobile sales to South Korea have sharply grown since a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) went into effect in March last year.
US auto workers send petition demanding No Free Trade Agreement with Japan on same day Japan formally joins 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
23-Jul-2013
U.S. auto workers have started delivering to Washington petitions demanding trade concessions from Japan on the same day Japan formally announced it had joined in U.S.-led effort to create the multi-lateral Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the largest free-trade agreement in history that would cover 40 percent of the global economy.
Brazil admits postponing free trade with Argentina
25-Apr-2013 Folha de S.Paulo
The Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Commerce, Fernando Pimentel, suggested that Brazil could postpone the date the auto parts and automobile free trade agreement between Brazil and Argentina will become effective - the scheduled date is July.
EU free-trade car ’quota’ buzz has makers in a tizzy
22-Apr-2013 DNA
India’s passenger vehicle industry is in a tizzy over the import quota proposed in the free trade agreement between India and the European Union.
Cars and cattle clash on Japan free trade agreement
19-Apr-2013 The Australian
Australia’s meat exporters believe they are being sacrificed for the benefit of the car industry as negotiations for the Australia-Japan free trade agreement draw closer to conclusion.
Indonesia overcharging on Japanese car imports - Nikkei
18-Apr-2013 Reuters
Indonesia has not reduced its import duties on certain Japanese cars as required under a trade agreement between the two countries, the Nikkei said.
Automakers fear free trade pact with EU will hit investments
10-Apr-2013 Hindu Businessline
Indian auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Monday came with a White Paper on the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (EU-FTA). It has said the pact will curtail investments in automotive manufacturing in India and, consequently, employment opportunities.
Auto industry an unlikely roadblock in Ottawa’s ambitious free-trade talks
1-Apr-2013
Agriculture has long been the bane of Canadian trade negotiators. No trade deal gets done without crossing farmers first.
EU FTA: Cars may not see sharp cut in customs duty
30-Mar-2013
In a move that could spell relief for the domestic auto industry, India may not offer the European Union (EU) a sharp customs duty cut to 10-30 per cent for imported premium cars as previously envisaged under the upcoming free trade agreement (FTA).
S.Korea’s auto body concerned about trade deal with China, Japan
26-Mar-2013
South Korea’s auto industry expressed fears of an influx of car imports as Seoul kicked off trilateral talks on Tuesday with Japan and China to allow free trade between over 1.5 billion consumers in the three Asian nations.
Europe’s carmakers look forward to US trade pact
8-Mar-2013 New York Times
Prospects for a trade pact have brightened the spirits of automakers along with many other types of Continental companies. And not only because it might make it easier for their products to compete in America’s giant consumer market.
Editorial: Time to renegotiate the KORUS FTA
7-Feb-2013 Hankyoreh
It has finally been revealed in Korea that the biggest reason that the implementation of the low-carbon vehicle incentive system has been delayed to 2015 was the South Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). Concerns that the KORUS FTA would endanger not only legal but also legislative sovereignty and jeopardize Korea’s ability to create and enforce public policies are being realized.
Mercedes supports SIAM view of excluding auto sector from FTA
20-Jan-2013
Luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz India said it supports industry body SIAM’s position on not including automobile sector in the proposed free trade agreement with European Union.
VDA urges heads of state to fast-track EU-US FTA
15-Jan-2013 just-auto.com
Germany’s automotive industry association (VDA) is calling for any revamped European Union-US Free Trade Agreement to concentrate on establishing common standards in a bid to slash billions of dollars from development costs.
Export firms eagerly await EPA talks / Deal could even playing field with S. Korean automakers in EU, offset surging yen
3-Dec-2012 Daily Yomiuri
News that Japan and the European Union have agreed to start negotiations for an economic partnership agreement was a breath of fresh air for Japanese export-related companies, as it is highly likely an EPA deal will give a boost to their businesses.
Praful Patel for import duty cuts on luxury cars from EU
26-Nov-2012
Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel Monday said his ministry is agreeable to cutting duty on luxury cars imported from Europe as part of the proposed India-European Union free trade agreement.
Auto : Bruxelles veut évaluer les accords de libre-échange
8-Nov-2012 Les Echos
La Commission Européenne devrait annoncer que des études d’impact vont être menées sur tous les accords de libre-échange signés, notamment celui conclu avec la Corée du Sud.
Sri Lanka to be home to exclusive auto SEZ for Indian companies
17-Sep-2012 Business Standard
The development assumes importance as Sri Lanka did not show positive response to India’s offer to expand FTA between two countries to Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Libre-échange auto: la Corée s’insurge contre la France
9-Aug-2012 La Tribune
Le gouvernement sud-coréen réfute les allégations de la France, selon lesquelles le marché tricolore serait envahi de voitures produites en Corée.
Free trade agreements roil global auto manufacturers
8-Aug-2012 PDI
When I was in South Korea for five days last month, I noticed that very few European and American cars were on the road in Seoul and Keosu.