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03-04-2005, 07:10 AM

Ken Marcet wrote:
> and the effect of such bikes on Canada's bike industry.
> http://www.thanhniennews.com/busines...=2&newsid=5295
> And I didn't even know Canada had a bike industry!
> Well anyway, they need to stop complaining about cheap imports.
>
> Ken
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Interesting. I am, in theory, a big proponent of free trade. I'd be
interested in seeing what kind of imports Vietnam is getting from any
other countries, and if they are tarriffing products from Canada. If
so, I think Canada is more than justified in balancing the trade
defecit to an equal degree through tarriffs.

Then again, Canadian manufacturers might consider looking to see if
they're losing market share to Vietnamese imports and if so, what they
can do (short of tariffs) to rectify the situation. Perhaps they can
find ways to reduce labor costs, improve quality, or achieve some other
competitive advantage besides pricing that Vietnamese commpanies can't
match. Customer service and product quality are the two obvious areas
where they might be able to beat Vietnam manufacturers.

-Bill Henry

03-04-2005, 07:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bill H. Posts: n/a	Re: Canada officials concerned about import bikes Ken Marcet wrote: > and the effect of such bikes on Canada's bike industry. > http://www.thanhniennews.com/busines...=2&newsid=5295 > And I didn't even know Canada had a bike industry! > Well anyway, they need to stop complaining about cheap imports. > > Ken > > -- > More of my mind dribblings: http://mind-dribble.blogspot.com/ > And my homepage: http://kcm-home.tripod.com/ Interesting. I am, in theory, a big proponent of free trade. I'd be interested in seeing what kind of imports Vietnam is getting from any other countries, and if they are tarriffing products from Canada. If so, I think Canada is more than justified in balancing the trade defecit to an equal degree through tarriffs. Then again, Canadian manufacturers might consider looking to see if they're losing market share to Vietnamese imports and if so, what they can do (short of tariffs) to rectify the situation. Perhaps they can find ways to reduce labor costs, improve quality, or achieve some other competitive advantage besides pricing that Vietnamese commpanies can't match. Customer service and product quality are the two obvious areas where they might be able to beat Vietnam manufacturers. -Bill Henry