Japanese automobile production for the first half of calendar 2016 came in at 4,844,101 units, according to data released on July 31 by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). This marks a year-on-year increase of 7.8 percent and the first increase for the figure in three years. The increase primarily came from cars for the...
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JAMA, MLIT to Submit Autonomous Steering Proposal to WP29 in Bid for Leading Role
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) will compile a proposal for standards on autonomous steering technology by the end of 2017. JAMA will submit the proposal with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and other organizations to a specialist conference of the U.N.’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29). The...
JAMA Chairman: Japan’s Auto Industry Welcomes TPP With or Without US
Hiroto Saikawa, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) and president of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7201), has addressed JAMA’s approval of a joint statement supporting the early ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by 11 nations. During the regularly scheduled press conference on May 22, Saikawa stated that the automobile industry prefers the...
Car Production in Japan Increases for First Time in Three Years
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) recently announced Japanese automakers’ production and export results for fiscal 2016. Production volume in Japan totaled 9,360,278 units for a 1.9-percent year-on-year increase, the first such increase in three years. This was helped by favourable domestic sales for cars with engines 660 cc or larger and positive growth in...
JAMA Forecasts New Vehicle Sales to Top 5 Million Units in 2017
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Inc. (JAMA) on March 16 announced its forecast that 5,000,300 new vehicles will be sold domestically in fiscal 2017, which is 0.8 percent lower than that forecast for fiscal 2016. According to figures compiled by JAMA, the number of registered vehicles for the domestic market for fiscal 2017 is forecast...
JAMA Eyes to Standardize 3D Drawings
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) is setting out to standardize 3D drawing for designs of automobiles and parts. Along with aiming to make it part of the Japan Industrial Standards (JIS) by fiscal 2018, JAMA is looking at ISO classification as well over the medium–long term. Although ISO standards for 3D drawings already exist,...
Japanese Car Production Down Second Year in a Row, Exports Up 1.2%
According to automobile production numbers for 2016 compiled by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) on Jan. 31, domestic production for four-wheel vehicles was 9.20459 million units, a 0.8-percent year-on-year decline. It marks the second year in a row that domestic production was down compared to the previous year. With a tax increase on kei-class...
