Japanese Carmakers Boosting Exports from other Asian Countries

Japanese carmakers can't make enough autos to keep up with demand.

Improved worker skills and tariff-free agreements make increasing exports from other Asian countries quite desirable.

Honda Motor Co. is boosting this year's exports from Thailand to Australia and New Zealand by 40%.

Nissan Motor Co. is doubling exports this fiscal year of its Tiida subcompact from Thailand to Australia.

Toyota Motor Corp. exported 100,000 Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicles to more than 90 countries from Thailand.

Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to triple output

capacity at its second Indian assembly plant in 2008.

At a joint venture for export models in the Chinese province of Guangdong, Honda doubled output this past spring.

And, of course, GM, Ford, and DiamlerChrysler continue to restructure.