TOKYO: Foreign vehicles now hold a record share of the Japanese auto market even as U.S. President Donald Trump assails what he sees as unfair access hurdles, a sign that the struggles of some car companies have more to do with appeal than legal barriers.
Audi Japan unveiled Thursday a revamped version of the German automaker’s best-selling A3 compact line, now on sale at dealers nationwide. Driver assistance features come standard on the new models, while prices at the bottom end of the line have been trimmed 100,000 yen ($875) to less than 3 million yen. Audi sold 28,502 vehicles in Japan in 2016, double the figure from a decade ago.
