“Given the Japanese automakers’ commitment here, I don’t see much change in the US market if a TPP is reached,” Mr Bookbinder said.
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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.
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…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.
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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.
Continue readingJAMA: JAMA Chairman attends the Japan-U.S Economic Forum as a panelist in Los Angeles
On May 1st in Los Angeles, CA, Mr. Fumihiko Ike, Chairman of JAMA and Chairman and Representative Director of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., attended the Japan-U.S. Economic Forum as a panelist. The forum was organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).
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