On December 2, 2025 JAMA submitted the following comments to the USTPO regarding IPR proceedings.
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JAMA Comments in Response to the USTR Request for Public Comment on USMCA
As Japanese-brand automakers have built upon their successful manufacturing investments in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, the USMCA has helped them make efficient and predictable investments, which only further fuel investments in the region as the market grows.
Continue readingChairman’s Comment on Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations
JAMA welcomes this deal not only for helping to limit the impact on the entire Japanese automotive industry, including its supply chain, but also for avoiding negatively affecting our members’ customers in the U.S.
Continue readingJAMA Comments on the Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Trucks
JAMA’s truck manufacturing members strongly urge the U.S. to support policies that encourage continued growth in the U.S. Possible tariff measures in response to this investigation would add costs and decrease the momentum in U.S. truck manufacturing as downside price increases would generate a negative outcome for commercial customers who are primarily concerned with increased costs to their (U.S.) business.
Continue readingChairman’s Comment on the U.S. Tariff Measures on Imported Automobiles and Parts
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.
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