Taiwan Vehicle Production By Brand : 2014

Luxgen7 SUVs rolling along the assembly line...


Like many Asian nations, Taiwan applies import  duty to encourage local car production. Imports account for about a third of all sales, so the tariff - which is I believe is 17.5% - keeps assembly going but is also low enough to allow imported cars to sell. VW had contemplated starting up a plant but has decided not to, stating the import duty