Now, over the last four years, Korean manufacturers have been coming on very strong.

Indeed, even Korean manufacturers have a hard time eking a profit out of small cars, making at most, analysts say, about $600 on every car sold.

South Korean manufacturers accounted for the remaining share, about nine-tenths of a percent.

Saulabi is a South Korean manufacturer of video game accessories.

Korean manufacturers estimated they lost $100 million of sales to China in the 40 days the tariff was in effect.

Although there were some protest from korean manufacturer.

Korean manufacturers last month exported 186,727 vehicles, up 13.9 percent from November 2001.

Korean manufacturers and the government argue that American automakers simply do not offer the right products.

Chinese and Korean manufacturers are now producing models that occupy the same market niche.

Maneuvering continues today to gain access to that market, which is monopolized by a government-owned Korean manufacturer.