Why GM struggles in Japan

Yanase & Co.'s main GM showroom in Tokyo is among just 13 left. Yanase had 114 at the peak.

August 31, 2014 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- Selling General Motors' U.S.-built vehicles in Japan has never been easy and these days it is harder than ever.

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