Category: News & Insights

AL.com: Japanese automakers, including Alabama plants, increase U.S. output, purchases

Japanese automakers’ U.S. operations reached record highs last year, as production and exports climbed, along with other benchmarks….74 percent of Japanese-brand vehicles sold in the U.S. are built in North America, up from 71 percent in 2013.

Bloomberg: U.S. Automakers Leery as Pacific Trade Deal Emerges

“Given the Japanese automakers’ commitment here, I don’t see much change in the US market if a TPP is reached,” Mr Bookbinder said.

AL.com: Japanese Auto Investment Climbs in the U.S., Including Alabama

“These figures demonstrate the ongoing commitment of Japanese automakers to the U.S. auto market and they signal a new day in Japanese brand auto manufacturing in America,” Ron Bookbinder, General Director of JAMA USA.

Cars.com: The 2015 American-Made Index

…Cars such as the Camry show the impact that foreign-based automakers can have on the U.S. economy. Indeed, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association says its member companies, which include every major Japanese automaker, directly employed more than 90,000 Americans and invested some $43 billion in U.S. manufacturing cumulatively by 2014.

Consumer Reports: What makes a car ‘American’?

In 2012, Japanese-brand car-production facilities and their suppliers generated almost 700,000 manufacturing and other jobs in America, according to a report by Rutgers University economics professor Thomas J. Prusa, Ph.D. Including dealer networks, Japanese-brand companies accounted for an estimated 1.3 million American jobs.