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Car industry still set to lose importance

Japanese carmakers are rapidly losing global market share as the country’s vehicle industry is a laggard in the rollout of electric vehicles. While the industry’s share of GDP has held up well in recent years, we still expect it to fall sharply over the coming decade.

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