History

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. was established in 1967 to promote the sound development of the automobile manufacturing industry and contribute to social and economic welfare through research, information exchange, public service and international cooperation activities.

JAMA Chairmen, 1967-

1967-1972 Katsuji Kawamata President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
1972-1980 Eiji Toyoda President, Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
(today's Toyota Motor Corporation)
1980-1986 Takashi Ishihara President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
1986-1990 Shoichiro Toyoda President, Toyota Motor Corporation
1990-1994 Yutaka Kume President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
1994-1995 Tatsuro Toyoda President, Toyota Motor Corporation
1995-1996 Masami Iwasaki Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
1996-2000 Yoshifumi Tsuji President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
2000-2002 Hiroshi Okuda Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
2002-2004 Yoshihide Munekuni Chairman, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
2004-2006 Itaru Koeda Co-Chairman, Board of Directors, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
2006-2008 Fujio Cho Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
2008-2010 Satoshi Aoki Chairman, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
2010-2012 Toshiyuki Shiga Chief Operating Officer, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
2012-2014 Akio Toyoda President, Toyota Motor Corporation
2014-2016 Fumihiko Ike Chairman, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
2016-2018 Hiroto Saikawa Chief Competitive Officer and Vice Chairman, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
2018-2023 Akio Toyoda President, Toyota Motor Corporation
2024- Masanori Katayama Chairman, Isuzu Motors Limited

Significant Events

1967
  • The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. is established on April 3 through a merger of the Automotive Industrial Association and the Japan Small Vehicle Manufacturers Association.
1969
  • JAMA's Paris office opens.
1970
  • JAMA's New York office opens.
  • JAMA exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
1974
  • Four organizations including JAMA launch discussions on the
    recycling of end-of-life vehicles.
1976
  • JAMA's North American office opens in Washington, D.C.
1979
  • JAMA's exhibit space opens in the Science Museum (Tokyo).
1983
  • A JAMA liaison office opens in Canada.
1985
  • JAMA exhibits at the Tsukuba Science Expo.
1990
  • JAMA's European office opens in Brussels.
1991
  • Four organizations including JAMA establish the Association for Cooperation in Abandoned Car Disposal.
1993
  • CAD data exchange standards are established.
  • A groundbreaking "Japan-China Automobile Industry Development and Exchange Meeting" is held (with a special JAMA mission dispatch).
1994
  • Release of JAMA's International Cooperation Action Plan.
1995
  • Formal signing of a U.S.-Japan automotive agreement.
1996
  • JAMA opens a representative office in Singapore.
1997
  • JAMA celebrates its 30th anniversary.
  • JAMA establishes within its own organizational structure a CFC Recovery and Disposal Registration Center.
1998
  • JAMA launches its official website
2002
  • GM Japan officially joins JAMA.
  • The Japan Motor Industrial Federation (JMIF) and the Japan Automobile Industry Employers' Association (JAIEA) are merged with JAMA.
2003
  • Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. joins JAMA.
  • GM Japan becomes a "Former Member and Friend of JAMA."
  • JAMA’s Beijing office opens.
2004
  • JAMA’s head office moves to the newly opened Jidosha Kaikan.
  • JAMA launches a new publication focusing on its members' and its own activities related to safety and environmental protection in road transport.
2005
  • Japan’s End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law enters into force and the national ELV recycling system is launched.
  • JAMA operates its “Wonder Wheel Pavilion” at the Aichi World Expo 2005.
2008
  • JAMA members and Japan Auto-Body Industries Association (JABIA) members agree to reduce plant-emitted CO2 on a joint basis.
  • "Tokyo Motor Week" is held, focusing on passenger cars.
  • JAMA rennovates its exhibit space in the Science Museum (Tokyo).
2011
  • Japan’s auto industry shifts its summer work schedule to include weekends, to reduce peak electricity demand in view of potential electricity shortages (post-March 11).
2012
  • The “Odaiba Festival-Tokyo Motor Week 2012” is held.
2013
  • Four new events?the “Bike Love Forum,” the “Senior [Automaker] Executives Discuss the Charisma of Cars” program for university students, the Odaiba Motor Festival and “Mobilityscape Tokyo”?are held to increase the numbers of car and motorcycle fans.

2014 
  • "Bike Day 2014," an event to promote motorcycle safety, is held in Hamamatsu
2015
  • "Bike Day 2015" is held in Akihabara, and becomes annual event in Tokyo
  • JAMA releases a document derailing its roadmap for the promotion of automated driving.
2017
  • JAMA releases Mid- and Long-Term Mobility Vision.
2020
  • JAMA carries out a comprehensive restructuring of its administrative organization and committee framework.
2021
  • Ad campaign encouraging 5.5 million people across Japan’s automobile industry conducted to cope with COVID-19 pandemic.
  • JAMA launches is official social media channels
2022
  • Vice chairmen increased to six officers
  • "Committee on Mobility" established by Keidanren, participated by JAMA senior executives
  • JAMA renovates its official website
2023
  • JAMA holds "Diversity in Carbon Neutrality" exhibition to highlight initiatives by the Japanese automobile industry to achieve carbon neutrality, as a side event on the occasion of the G7 Hiroshima Summit
  • JAMA releases "Mobility Vision 2050"
  • "Japan Mobility Show" is held, renewing former Tokyo Motor Show
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