The role of Japanese automakers in Asean

This paper examines existing literature regarding the automotive industry in ASEAN countries. There are two questions that this paper tries to answer.First, how has the automotive industry developed and what are the strategies used by the automakers to face the effects of globalization. Second, how...

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Main Author:	Hanny Zurina Hamzah
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Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5841/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5841/

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spelling	ukm-58412013-01-14T01:56:14Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5841/ The role of Japanese automakers in Asean Hanny Zurina Hamzah, This paper examines existing literature regarding the automotive industry in ASEAN countries. There are two questions that this paper tries to answer.First, how has the automotive industry developed and what are the strategies used by the automakers to face the effects of globalization. Second, how have ASEAN countries intiated the investment of automobile manufacturers in their countries and what was the response from the industry players. In order to fill the research gap related to the role of the japanese automakers in Southeast Asian countries, we have attempted to clarify the issues and problems of trade agreements in ASEAN region only.The conclusion is that Japan and ASEAN could not depend on the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) because trade agreements signed between non-ASEAN countries are attracting the investment of multinational firms in their countries. THe liberalization in protected industries, such as the automotive industry, should be promoted to increase the competitiveness of local firms in ASEAN countries. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012-06 Article PeerReviewed Hanny Zurina Hamzah, (2012) The role of Japanese automakers in Asean. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 46 (1). pp. 173-180. ISSN 0127-1962 http://www.ukm.my/penerbit/jem.htm
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description	This paper examines existing literature regarding the automotive industry in ASEAN countries. There are two questions that this paper tries to answer.First, how has the automotive industry developed and what are the strategies used by the automakers to face the effects of globalization. Second, how have ASEAN countries intiated the investment of automobile manufacturers in their countries and what was the response from the industry players. In order to fill the research gap related to the role of the japanese automakers in Southeast Asian countries, we have attempted to clarify the issues and problems of trade agreements in ASEAN region only.The conclusion is that Japan and ASEAN could not depend on the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) because trade agreements signed between non-ASEAN countries are attracting the investment of multinational firms in their countries. THe liberalization in protected industries, such as the automotive industry, should be promoted to increase the competitiveness of local firms in ASEAN countries.
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title	The role of Japanese automakers in Asean
title_short	The role of Japanese automakers in Asean
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publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2012
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