A recap of this year’s Japan Mobility Show, where Japanese-brand automakers, startups, and suppliers showed that even after decades-long legacies, the Japanese auto industry still leads with innovation and is always finding new ways to move the industry forward.

Manufacturing Month resonates deeply with Japanese-brand automakers because it’s at the heart and soul of what they do.

While these automakers’ global headquarters are in Japan, their investments have created high-quality jobs and fulfilling careers for thousands upon thousands of hardworking Americans. This good-quality foreign direct investment has driven 40+ years of manufacturing and 50+ years of research and development and design.

With the annual SelectUSA Investment Summit underway this week, it is important to remember just why Japanese-brand automakers continue to ‘select’ the United States as an automotive production center.

Whether it be through the expansion of existing facilities, new investments, or further advancement of innovation through R&D investments, Japanese-brand automakers are steadfastly committed to continuing these efforts into the future.