Chairman's Message
- Address at the Press Conference for the Inauguration of the President at the Annual Meeting on May 23, 2024 –
I am Takashi Kayamoto, and I have been appointed Chairman of the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA). It is a great challenge for me to continue the path of my predecessors who have supported the Japanese automobile industry for more than 80 years.
7 Aug 2024・・・☞ read more
What’s New
Special Feature Article
Parts Suppliers taking on the challenge of new technologies
-Responding to the electrification and intelligence of vehicles-
Automobile manufacturers are developing new models based on vehicle electrification and intelligence, while at the same time further promoting carbon neutral (CN) compliance.
29 Oct 2024・・・☞ read more
Accelerating tire innovation
-Electrification and environmental issues are increasingly being addressed-
Tires are the only security component of a vehicle’s components that are in contact with the road surface and have a significant impact on safety and comfort. Rubber pneumatic tires were invented in the late 1800s.
23 Aug 2024・・・☞ read more
Increased entry of parts suppliers into new businesses
～Seeking next-generation businesses for the arrival of the EV era～
As the automotive industry faces a "once-in-a-century" transformation, automotive parts manufacturers are scrambling to establish new businesses. Although there have been moves to diversify businesses in the past, the company sees new businesses as a promising source of future earnings against the backdrop of a decrease in the number of parts due to the spread of EVs and a shortage of labor.
27 May 2024・・・☞ read more
EVs infrastructure network to be advanced through public-private partnership
~Current Status and Challenges for the Full-Scale Dissemination of EVs~
An essential element for the widespread use of EVs is a well-developed recharging infrastructure network. The government is planning to announce a new charging network strategy at the end of August 2023, and to move forward rapidly with the development in Japan.
14 May 2024・・・☞ read more
Activities of JAPIA
No.17 : Circular Economy Task Force”
Report: Circular Economy Task Force
Special team responds to EU resource recycling obligations Working hard to collect and analyze information in preparation for the 2031 obligation
A new trend in the automobile business is beginning: the EU's ’Circular Economy (CE) Action Plan 2020/ (Resource Recycling)’ proposes to make the use of recycled materials mandatory in the manufacture of automobile parts.
29 Oct 2024・・・☞ read more
No.16 : RS (Resilience) Sub-Committee”
Report: RS Sub-Committee
Specialized Sub-Committee to prepare for various risks, including contingencies Aimed at becoming the person Desk or Hotline for member companies, supports the mitigation of supply chain risks
The spread of COVID-19 four years ago had a major impact on economic activity, and since then, conflicts and divisions between countries show no sign of abating. Production cuts in new vehicles due to a shortage of semiconductors have also caused confusion.
23 Aug 2024・・・☞ read more
No.15 : Voluntary Action Plan for Logistics”
Report: Organizational Affairs Committee, Transaction Optimization TF, Production Management Logistics Team
A Specialized team has formulated JAPIA's own voluntary action plan for logistics to address the "2024 Logistics Problem," aiming to maintain and strengthen the supply chain
The "2024 Logistics Problem" will have a major impact on various industries and people's lives, including Japan's manufacturing industry. As part of the reform of work styles to address the long working hours of truck drivers and the shortage of workers, a cap on truck driver overtime hours (960 hours per year) will be applied from April this year, which is expected to lead to a serious situation in Japan's trucking capacity.
27 May 2024・・・☞ read more
No.14 : Task Force Activities for the Realization of Data Distribution” Report: Data Distribution Realization Task Force
A New public-private partnership launched in May 2023 to connect the automobile industry’s supply chain with digital information
In the automobile industry, which is said to be undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation, digitalization is having a significant impact in the areas of car manufacturing and distribution. In Europe, as electric vehicles become more widespread, digital battery passports, which record information about car batteries, are becoming mandatory.
14 May 2024・・・☞ read more