Plans in doubt
The Australian Government may refuse applications by Nissan and Toyota to make cars in Australia, Australian sources report. The Japanese companies want to manufacture in Australia because of Government regulations which will require locallyassembled vehicles to have a local content of 85 per cent, later rising to 95 per cent. This decision has already led to several brands of car going off the Australian market, as they have not been sold in sufficient num0E301—..
ber to justify local assembly to such a local content factor. If the Australian Government does decide not to allow the Japanese companies to manufacture in Australia, it may permit the importation of built-up Japanese four - cylinder models under a protective tariff. In any event, the future for Japanese six-cylinder models in Australia seems clouded, as sales might not justify local manufacture even if permission were forthcoming, and the importation of built-up units may not be permitted
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33252, 15 June 1973, Page 6
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154Plans in doubt Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33252, 15 June 1973, Page 6
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