8 Honda was the first of the Japanese car makers to manufacture its cars in Ohio for the US market. The success of its assembly plant in Marysville (Ohio) led to a second Ohio plant. Honda also began exporting its cars from the American plant to Japan. Mazda and Mitsubishi followed suit. Other Japanese companies that export or plan to export products or components made in the USA to Japan include Hitachi, Yamaha, Fujitsu, and Sony. Politically and financially, what are the benefits of

(a) manufacturing cars in the USA for US consumption, and

(b) exporting cars to Japan?