Trump says Japan is to import huge pickup trucks from Ford

His comments came as the best Tokyo negotiator went to Washington to pressure the Trump administration to follow up a pledge to reduce the definitions of cars and auto parts to 15 % of the current unemployed by 27.5 %.

“They are taking our cars,” Trump said of Japan in an interview by phone by CNBC on Tuesday. “They take the very beautiful FORD F-150, which works very well. I’m sure we will do very well there and other things that work well here, you’ll do well there.”

Confusion hangs about different details about a commercial deal that highlighted between the United States and Japan, which raises concern in Japan about its enforcement, especially with regard to cars. Trump’s administration’s letter on commercial deals often showed differences with its partners, which is suspicious of its validity.

“This is a very urgent issue, so the government will do its best to ensure its implementation,” said Japanese Prime Minister Shigro Eshiba on the deal at a parliamentary session held on Tuesday.

The US car tariff in Japan is now 27.5 % – a mixture of previous 2.5 % and new 25 % new applied by Trump. Although the reduction to 15 % would reduce the strike, this rate will continue to affect a long -standing sector of the Japanese economy.

“It should be noted that the United States Convention took 54 days,” Japanese negotiator Riozi Akazawa told reporters when they were asked about the decrease in the tariff of cars after his arrival in Washington on Wednesday in Japan.

Another question is whether the collective tariff is accumulated by 15 % at the top of the current prices or whether all the current fees will be united to 15 %, in another possible difference in the United States and Japan’s understanding of the commercial deal.

Although Akazawa claimed that the drawings would be cut by 15 % instead of adding them to the highest current prices, which is an executive matter Absolute Last week indicated that 15 % cut only to the European Union and will not be implemented for Japan.

Akazawa added: “There are many details involved in this customs tariff rate, so we are seeking to discuss these points in detail.”

While Trump has long expressed his regret that American cars are unpopular in Japan, most experts agree that the lack of vehicles appropriate for the market, rather than any barriers against trade.

Trump’s FORD F-150’s offer in the interview is more than two meters even without mirrors, and it is likely to limit its benefit on Japan’s roads, which is more than four meters wide for two cars, according to a government report issued in 2012.

In the same interview with CNBC, Trump called the $ 550 billion investment package with Japan in the commercial deal as a “signature bonus” very similar to the baseball player.

He said: “I got a signature reward from Japan worth $ 550 billion. This is our money. It is our money to invest as we want.”

The Japanese side said that only 1 % to 2 % of the total amount will be the actual investment, as the rest will be loans and guarantee loans. Japanese Prime Minister Shigro Ishiba said that investments will be made at the request of private companies, and to benefit from Japan and the United States