Japanese automakers saw their South Korean vehicle sales slump in July, data sho...
FILE PHOTO: A South Korean woman attends an anti-Japan rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL - Japanese automakers saw their South Korean vehicle sales slump in July, data showed on Monday, as Japan’s export curbs to Korea invited a consumer backlash. Japan tightened controls in July on exports to South Korea, escalating a row over wartime forced laborers and sparking a boycott by South Korean consumers of Japanese products and services, from cars, beer and pens to tours.
Japanese automakers worry that the sales declines would continue this month, as Japan escalated tensions on Friday by removing South Korea’s fast-track export status. “Showroom visits are declining while consumers are holding off on signing contracts,” a Honda Korea official told Reuters, asking not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.
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