KASUS RECALL TOYOTA sebagai Proteksionisme dagang USA terhadap Jepang

Isu recall 8 juta unit Toyota secara global dan menjelang dialog pendapat antara
Presiden Toyota Motor Corporation Akio Toyoda dan Kongres Amerika Serikat, Rabu
(24/2/2010), makin menghangat. Kini, hal itu malah berkembang ke ranah politik.
Sebuah analisis menunjukkan bahwa recall tersebut sengaja dimunculkan karena ada
"konflik kepentingan". Bahkan, berbagai kemungkinan recall, misalnya power steering
Corolla dan kasus terbaru penghentian pembuktian cacat Toyota pada Oktober 2007 sering
dimunculkan. Dalam hal ini, lembaga yang sangat bertanggung jawab adalah National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA). Lembaga tersebut bagian dari Departemen
Transportasi yang telah melaporkan hasil penyelidikan gangguan pada pedal gas dan rem
pada beberapa produk Toyota dalam jumlah banyak. Bahkan, hal itu berkembang menjadi
recall global. Karena recall, beberapa pabrik Toyota di Amerika Serikat menghentikan
produksinya. Hal ini tentu saja menyusahkan kehidupan dan ekonomi masyarakat setempat.
Karena itulah, seperti dilansir Bloomberg, empat gubernur dari negara bagian Kentucky,
Indiana, Mississippi, dan Alabama tempat pabrik Toyota berdiri di empat wilayah itu menilai
pemerintah federal punya konflik kepentingan dalam masalah recall Toyota. Para gubernur
tersebut memprotes tindakan pemerintah federal yang membuat kesimpulan terlalu cepat.
Beberapa media Amerika Serikat mencoba menganalisis masalah lebih dalam. Mereka
melihat, lembaga berwenang yang meminta produsen melakukan recall adalah NTHSA.
Lembaga ini berada di bawah Departement Transportasi, Amerika Serikat. Nah, kalau sudah
sampai ke pemerintah federal, kaitannya adalah konflik kepentingan. Seperti diketahui,
Pemerintah Federal Amerika Serikat punya saham 61 persen di General Motors (GM) dan 10
persen di Chrysler melalui talangan yang dikucurkan pada tahun itu. Sementara itu, penjualan
produk kedua merek tersebut belum bisa mengalahkan Toyota, yang tetap menjadi nomor
satu di dunia. Karena itu pula, muncul kritik yang cukup pedas dari harian The Washington
Examiner yang terbit di Washington. Harian tersebut pada 4 Februari lalu menulis di media
cetak (juga online) bahwa pembantu Obama yang menangani masalah industri otomotif tak
ubahnya "Gangster Goverment". Cara mereka menangani masalah yang dihadapi Toyota
dengan General Motors (GM) dan Chrysler berbeda.
Penyebabnya, "GM dan Chrysler adalah kompetitor Toyota. GM dan Chrysler milik
Obama, milik pemerintah federal," katanya. Kritik itu muncul karena dasar penanganan

terhadap produk Toyota yang bermasalah itu tidak lagi sekadar mengarah ke aspek keamanan,
tetapi mendiskreditkan."Inilah alasan mengapa kami tidak mau pemerintah ikut berbisnis
mobil," komentar Mitch Daniels, Gubernur Indiana dari kubu Partai Republik. Ia adalah salah
seorang gubernur yang menandatangani surat protes. "Kesannya, pemerintah melakukan
diskriminasi terhadap kompetitor," tambahnya. Media Jepang menyatakan bahwa kecurigaan
muncul terhadap tindakan recall besar-besaran Toyota di Amerika Serikat. Pada 5 Februari,
koran bisnis paling laku di Jepang, Nikkei, mengatakan bahwa Pemerintah Amerika Serikat
bersikap terlalu keras terhadap Toyota. "Peran raksasa produsen mobil Jepang ini terus
meningkat di AS, sementara GM dan Chrysler mengarah pada kebangkrutan," tulis Nikkei.
Di lain hal, Junko Nishioka, Ketua Dewan Ekonomi RBS Securities di Jepang, mengatakan
bahwa Amerika telah menerapkan kebijakan proteksionisme dagang. "Saya tidak melihat hal
ini bisa membuat tren penjualan mobil buatan Amerika naik. Namun yang pasti, Amerika
Serikat makin defensif," komentarnya. Berbagai bukti kecurigaan dukungan pemerintah
untuk melemahkan Toyota di Amerika Serikat juga diperlihatkan melalui demo para anggota
International Brotherhood of Teamsters dan United Auto Worker (UAW) pada 27 Januari lalu
di depan kedutaan besar Jepang di Washington. Para demonstran mengecap Toyota "ancaman
bagi Amerika". Mereka menunduh, Toyota mengambil uang Amerika pada program diskon
cash for clunkers dengan menjual mobil rusak.

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TOYOTA RECALL CASE as trade protectionism USA against Japan

Issues Toyota recalled 8 million units globally and dialogue ahead of
opinion between Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda and the
US Congress, on Wednesday (24/2/2010), getting warmed up. Now, it
actually evolved into the political sphere.
An analysis showed that the recall is intentionally left because there
is a "conflict of interest". In fact, a variety of possible recall, for example,
power steering Corolla and the latest case of termination proving
defective Toyota in October 2007 is often raised. In this case, the
institution that is responsible is the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NTHSA). The agency of the Department of Transport which
has reported investigation results disruption in gas and brake pedals in
some Toyota products in large quantities. In fact, it evolved into a global
recall. Because of the recall, some Toyota factories in the United States to
stop production. It is certainly troublesome and economic life of the local
community. That's why, as reported by Bloomberg, four governors from
the states of Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, and Alabama where the
Toyota plant stand in the four regions that assess the federal government
had a "conflict of interest" in the Toyota recall issue. The governors of the
protest actions that the federal government make conclusions too quickly.
Some US media tried to analyze the problem more deeply. They
saw, the competent institution which requested the manufacturer to recall
is NTHSA. This institution is under the Department of Transportation,
United States. Well, when it comes to the federal government, that
connection is a conflict of interest. As is known, the United States Federal
Government has 61 per cent stake in General Motors (GM) and 10 percent
in Chrysler through bailouts disbursed in that year. Meanwhile, sales of the
two brands can not beat Toyota, which remains the number one in the
world. Hence, appeared fairly scathing criticism of The Washington
Examiner published in Washington. The newspaper on February 4 and
then write in print (also online) that Obama aides who deal with the auto
industry is like "Gangster Government". How they deal with problems
faced by Toyota with General Motors (GM) and Chrysler are different.
It cause of "GM and Chrysler are competitors Toyota, GM and
Chrysler belonging to Obama, belongs to the federal government," he
said. The criticism comes as the basic handling of the troubled Toyota
product is no longer merely lead to the security aspect, but discredit. "This
is why we do not want the government to follow the car business,"
commented Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana from the Republican camp.
He was one governor who signed the protest letter. "The impression that
the government is discriminating against competitors," he added.
Japanese media claimed that the suspicions raised against the massive
recall action Toyota in the United States. On February 5, the top-selling

business newspaper in Japan, Nikkei, said that the United States

government were too hard on Toyota. "The role of giant Japanese
automaker is increasing in the US, while GM and Chrysler lead to
bankruptcy," writes the Nikkei. On the other hand, Junko Nishioka,
Chairman of the Economic Council at RBS Securities Japan, said that the
US has implemented a policy of trade protectionism. "I do not see this
trend could make American-made car sales go up. But certainly, the
United States increasingly defensive," he commented. Various evidence of
the suspicion of government support to weaken Toyota in the United
States is also shown through a demo of the members of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Auto Workers (UAW) on 27
January in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington. The
demonstrators branded Toyota "a threat to America". They accuse, Toyota
take American money on discount cash for clunkers program by selling
damaged cars.

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