It's a good question.
Right now, upwards of 96% of the Canadian vehicles produced in this country are exported to the United States. It's a choice that our Canadian auto producers make. Our job is to open up the Japanese market, and other markets, for them to benefit from.
What we're trying to do is clear those barriers away. There is no automobile tariff that Canadian vehicle producers face if they choose to export to the Japanese market. We've addressed some of the non-tariff barriers in the side letter and through other areas of the agreement. Once this agreement enters into force, we will be using our trade commission network to make a concerted effort to encourage Canadian vehicle manufacturers, as well as other producers, to access these key markets through our trade commissioner service abroad.
We feel that the market is more open now to Japan. The figures I have are that over the last three years, we've sold on average about 500 cars to Japan. I understand that some of our vehicle producers are in a position to have a more versatile production line where they can convert from a right-hand drive to left-hand drive, and that would open up markets for certain Canadian-made vehicles. We are very hopeful that there will be new opportunities as a result of this agreement.