The Japan-United States
Autos and Auto Parts Consultations

Steadfast implementation of the Measures and increased foreign access to the Japanese autos and auto parts market

General Motors President John F. Smith, Jr.

On 16 November 1995, Mr. John F. Smith, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and President of General Motors Corporation, stated at the New York Japanese Chamber of Commerce that Japan should not be a scapegoat for the United States trade deficit, which is mainly due to the United States' own economic practices. He also stressed that Japan should not be blamed for the loss of U.S. jobs and that Japan bashing only harms the trust that needs to be rebuilt between the peoples of the United States and Japan. He went on to say that there is much U.S. and Japanese companies and industries can do to ease frictions, and that U.S.-Japan relations must not be allowed to deteriorate further.