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Oct 31, 2025 8:00 AM

Toyota, Nissan May Import US-Made Cars To Japan To Woo Trump: Report

Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (OTC:NSANY) could import their own U.S.-made vehicles to Japan in a bid to curry favor with the Trump administration, according to a report published Thursday.

Reverse Imports To Ease Trade Tensions

"Rather than doing it for business reasons," Takaki Nakanishi, an expert cited in the report by Reuters, said that the companies are mulling imports as a way to showcase cooperation by them "to reduce trade friction and the trade deficit."

Nakanishi added that volumes could stand at 20,000 units annually.

However, any decisions to undertake reverse ...