Autoparts Complementation in East Asia
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The prolonged recession in Japan and on-going globalization have changed the purchasing policies of Japanese automobile and autoparts makers. Because Japanese auto and autoparts makers maintain operations of Japanese transplants in East Asia, Japanese autoparts imports have been increasing since the Asian economic crisis in 1997. This paper uses simple statistical analysis (trade specialization coefficient and appropriate weights) in autoparts trade between Japan and Korea, China, Taiwan, and Thailand. From the analysis, Japanese-Chinese and Japanese-Thai trade show the process of autoparts complementation.In spite of the fact that autoparts imports from Korea have increased, the comparative advantage of the items is that same as that in Chinese. That is, Chinese products have a cost advantage if Korean autoparts makers produce then same items. Korean makers may lose their position as exporters of Japanese autoparts. Taiwanese autoparts makers are building transplants in China. Japanese-Taiwanese trade of autoparts may decrease in its importance because Taiwanese makers shift production from Taiwan to China, and in addition, the Taiwanese industrial structure is changing to the high-tech sector. The reason why China and Thailand will likely increasingly be autoparts suppliers to Japan is that there are many Japanese transplants of auto and autoparts makers in China and Thailand. Japanese autoparts imports from China and Thailand are likely to increase because there is a trend for Japanese auto makers to purchase from Japanese parts makers. In addition, the items imported from Thailand are different from those imported from China. Chinese automotive industry shows rapid growth, and China already has an established industrial structure. Thailand is accumulating its automobile industry, and Thailand has a long-term experience of working within the Japanese style.Imports from East Asia of low and middle value-added items will likely increase. It is expected that especially China and Thailand will play an important role as autoparts suppliers to Japan.
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