JAMA Worldwide Head Office Jidosha Kaikan, 1-30, Shiba Daimon 1-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0012 Japan Tel: +81 3 5405-6126 Fax: +81 3 5405-6136 http://www.jama.or.jp Common Challenges, European Office Singapore Branch Avenue Louise 287 143 Cecil Street, #09-03/04, GB Building 1050 Brussels, Belgium Singapore 069542 Common Future Tel: +32 2 639-1430 Tel: +65 62 21-5057 Fax: +32 2 647-5754 Fax: +65 62 21-5072 North American Office Beijing Representative Office Japanese Auto Manufacturers Contribute to 888 17th Street, N.W., Suite 609 Unit 1001B, Level 10, China World Tower 2 Washington, D.C. 20006, U.S.A. No.1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue the Competitiveness of Europe’s Motor Industry Tel: +1 202 296-8537 Beijing 100004 China Fax: +1 202 872-1212 Tel: +86 10 6505-0030 http://www.jama.org Fax: +86 10 6505-5856 2018 Please visit us at: www.jama-english.jp DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD. KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1-1 Daihatsu-cho, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8651 Kobe Crystal Tower, 1-3 Higashi NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota, Aichi 471-8571 Tel: +81 (72) 751-8811 Kawasaki-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, 1-1 Takashima 1-chome, Nishi-ku, Tel: +81 (565) 28-2121 https://www.daihatsu.com/ Kobe, Hyogo 650-8680 Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 220-8686 http://www.toyota-global.com/ Tel: +81 (78) 371-9530 Tel: +81 (45) 523-5523 http://global.kawasaki.com/ http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/ HINO MOTORS, LTD. MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION SUBARU CORPORATION UD TRUCKS CORPORATION 1-1 Hinodai 3-chome, Hino, 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Ebisu Subaru Bldg. 20-8 1-1 Ageo, Saitama 362-8523 Tokyo 191-8660 Hiroshima 730-8670 Ebisu 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tel: +81 (48) 781-2301 Tel: +81 (42) 586-5111 Tel: +81 (82) 282-1111 Tokyo 150-8554 http://www.udtrucks.co.jp/ http://www.hino-global.com/ http://www.mazda.com/ Tel: +81 (3) 6447-8000 http://www.udtrucks.com/ http://www.subaru-global.com HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1-1 Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, 33-8 Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku, 300 Takatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, 2500 Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556 Tokyo 108-8410 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8611 438-8501 Tel: +81 (3) 3423-1111 Tel: +81 (3) 3456-1111 Tel: +81 (53) 440-2061 Tel: +81 (538) 32-1115 http://world.honda.com/ http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/ http://www.globalsuzuki.com/ http://global.yamaha-motor.com/ ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK & BUS CORPORATION 26-1 Minami-Oi 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, 1-2, Kashimada 1-chome, Saiwai-ku, Tokyo 140-8722 Kawasaki, Kanagawa 212-0058 Tel: +81 (3) 5471-1141 Tel: +81 (44) 330-7700 http://www.isuzu.co.jp/world/ http://www.mitsubishi-fuso.com/en/ Former Member & Friend of JAMA GENERAL MOTORS JAPAN, LTD. 12-8, Higashi-Shinagawa 4-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8687 Tel: +81 (3) 6711-5700 http://www.gmjapan.co.jp/ September 2018 Common Challenges, Common Future About “Beyond the Motor, Beyond Borders” Established in 1967, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Collaboration between the EU and Japan for innovative and (JAMA) is a non-profit industry association which comprises Japan’s sustainable mobility fourteen manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles. Since the launch of an alliance producing commercial vehicles in Portugal in 1971 and of full-scale JAMA works to support the sound development of the automobile industry, passenger car manufacturing operations in the United Kingdom in 1986, Japanese automakers have domestically and globally, and to contribute to social and economic welfare. made extensive investments in the European Union, based on the principle of building automobiles where significant demand exists. Over the years they have become an integral part of the European As directions in auto manufacturing increasingly influence the world we live landscape, conducting their business in Europe as constituent partners in the EU economy. JAMA in, JAMA takes its role and mission ever more seriously, on the road to member companies currently operate 14 production plants and 17 R&D centres in the EU. sustainable mobility. In 2017: - Those plants’ annual vehicle production totalled 1.51 million units, of which 287,788 were exported globally. - In JAMA member companies’ EU-based operations and in related distribution, sales and other activities, 169,629 people were employed across the EU. - JAMA member companies’ purchases of EU-made parts in value terms totalled €15.02 billion. Contents The auto industry today is facing a once-in-a-century period of major transition in regard to the very nature of mobility, while critical challenges including climate change, energy sustainability, Foreword 3 urbanisation and greying populations are at the forefront of society’ s concerns. Investing in the EU 4 To address these issues in the development of future mobility, new technologies will need to be Japanese Automakers’ EU Production versus Imports 8 applied in the areas of connectivity, big data and artificial intelligence, among others. Automakers are accelerating their efforts to introduce to the market high-quality next-generation vehicles, including EU-Made Japanese-Brand Exports Worldwide 9 electrified models, equipped with automated-driving functions and connected systems. Japanese Automakers’ Purchases of EU-Made Parts 10 Meanwhile, because automobile manufacturing depends on global supply chains, it will remain necessary to promote the development of a fair and open business environment facilitating trade and New Investment and Employment in the EU 11 investment for greater auto-sector sustainability. EU-Based Partnership Projects 12 In that context as well, the challenges that lie ahead cannot be solved solely by the motor industry or by one country or region. Instead, Japan and the EU should work together, across borders, on the Automotive Ties between Europe and Japan 13 initiatives that will need to be undertaken. In such efforts, JAMA believes the EU-Japan Economic News from Our Members 14 Partnership Agreement will serve as a constructive and robust framework. The fact that Japan and the European Union are principal partners who share the same fundamental values will be a driving force for collaboration, at both the public and private levels, under the “beyond the motor, beyond borders” concept. 2 3 Common Challenges, Common Future About “Beyond the Motor, Beyond Borders” Established in 1967, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Collaboration between the EU and Japan for innovative and (JAMA) is a non-profit industry association which comprises Japan’s sustainable mobility fourteen manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles. Since the launch of an alliance producing commercial vehicles in Portugal in 1971 and of full-scale JAMA works to support the sound development of the automobile industry, passenger car manufacturing operations in the United Kingdom in 1986, Japanese automakers have domestically and globally, and to contribute to social and economic welfare. made extensive investments in the European Union, based on the principle of building automobiles where significant demand exists. Over the years they have become an integral part of the European As directions in auto manufacturing increasingly influence the world we live landscape, conducting their business in Europe as constituent partners in the EU economy. JAMA in, JAMA takes its role and mission ever more seriously, on the road to member companies currently operate 14 production plants and 17 R&D centres in the EU. sustainable mobility. In 2017: - Those plants’ annual vehicle production totalled 1.51 million units, of which 287,788 were exported globally. - In JAMA member companies’ EU-based operations and in related distribution, sales and other activities, 169,629 people were employed across the EU. - JAMA member companies’ purchases of EU-made parts in value terms totalled €15.02 billion. Contents The auto industry today is facing a once-in-a-century period of major transition in regard to the very nature of mobility, while critical challenges including climate change, energy sustainability, Foreword 3 urbanisation and greying populations are at the forefront of society’ s concerns. Investing in the EU 4 To address these issues in the development of future mobility, new technologies will need to be Japanese Automakers’ EU Production versus Imports 8 applied in the areas of connectivity, big data and artificial intelligence, among others. Automakers are accelerating their efforts to introduce to the market high-quality next-generation vehicles, including EU-Made Japanese-Brand Exports Worldwide 9 electrified models, equipped with automated-driving functions and connected systems. Japanese Automakers’ Purchases of EU-Made Parts 10 Meanwhile, because automobile manufacturing depends on global supply chains, it will remain necessary to promote the development of a fair and open business environment facilitating trade and New Investment and Employment in the EU 11 investment for greater auto-sector sustainability. EU-Based Partnership Projects 12 In that context as well, the challenges that lie ahead cannot be solved solely by the motor industry or by one country or region. Instead, Japan and the EU should work together, across borders, on the Automotive Ties between Europe and Japan 13 initiatives that will need to be undertaken. In such efforts, JAMA believes the EU-Japan Economic News from Our Members 14 Partnership Agreement will serve as a constructive and robust framework. The fact that Japan and the European Union are principal partners who share the same fundamental values will be a driving force for collaboration, at both the public and private levels, under the “beyond the motor, beyond borders” concept. 2 3 Common challenges, Common Future Investing in the EU Key figures for Japanese automakers’ EU-based operations in 2017 are as follows.