ASEAN for harmonization<\/p>\n
BANGKOK (Reuter): Automotive and components manufacturers met
\nand agreed to harmonize auto part production in an attempt to
\npromote and support the car industry throughout the region.<\/p>\n
\"All members concluded that our first priority is to harmonize
\nthe standard of auto parts production in each member country to
\nenable to future export to other countries outside ASEAN,\"
\nNinnart Chaithirapinyo, acting president of the ASEAN Automotive
\nFederation (AAF), told reporters late on Friday.<\/p>\n
AAF, which consists of automotive and parts manufacturers from
\nIndonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, held a meeting
\nhere on Friday.<\/p>\n
AAF members said the initial step was to enhance safety and
\npollution standards in auto parts in each of the countries,
\nNinnart said.<\/p>\n
\"The move will enable the exchange of car parts with the same
\nstandard among these countries,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The AAF will also try to diversify production of auto parts in
\nthe region to achieve the most efficiency in part production, by
\nmaking sure they are produced in the country that can make the
\npart most efficiently, said Herman Z. Latif of the Indonesian
\nAutomotive Federation.<\/p>\n
Annual car sales in ASEAN countries are expected to reach 2.0
\nmillion units by the year 2000 from about 1.3 million in 1995, he
\nsaid.<\/p>",
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