Media Center - Positions

JAMA strongly urges the governments of both nations to engage in productive dialogue to forge a future-oriented positive path at the earliest opportunity, in order to maintain a business environment that continues to support the sustained development and success of both nations’ automotive industries.

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) submited the following comments to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Department of Commerce in response to the September 26, 2024, request for comments regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking entitled, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles.”

On January 18, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) submitted comments to the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in response to the December 4, 2023, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Section 30D Excluded Entities. Below is a summary of those comments.

As JAMA members remain committed to the transition to electrified vehicles and continue to invest in the transition. However, building and bringing new facilities online takes time, and the timelines associated with the Section 30D tax credit’s critical minerals requirements remain very challenging.

Statement on Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Road Transport by 2050: Reaffirmation by the Automobile Industry

We welcome the fact that this agreement will maintain and enhance the cooperative relationship between Japan and the United States as allies.

JAMA emphasizes the importance of broad and flexible incentives, consumer choice, and partnerships with allies, like Japan, to get more clean vehicles on American roads.

On Ferbuary 4, 2022, the Japan Autombobile Manufacturers Association submitted the following public comment on the draft Policy Statement on Licensing Negotiations and Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to F/RAND Commitments issued by the Department of Justice, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, on December 6, 2021.

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) is profoundly disappointed by President Trump’s announcement that imported vehicles and parts “threaten to impair” the national security of the United States.

Read Chairmen Akio Toyoda's statement on the submission of the U.S. Department of Commerce's 232 report on imported vehicles and automotive parts