Abstract
Three years ago, South Korea exported hardly any cars. In 1987, it will probably send more than 450,000 cars abroad; most will go to the United States. It is a prospect that thrills the South Koreans, worries protectionist Americans, and frightens the Japanese carmakers, whose dominance of the small-car market the South Koreans are challenging.
("South Korea's Carmakers Count Their Blessings," The Economist, 3 January 1987, p. 45)
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