What’s New
A Special Feature Article
The Year 2023 and Beyond
～Electric vehicles and automated driving will be the key～
Auto parts manufacturers are reorganizing their supply chains and accelerating the capacity expansion of their domestic facilities. In order to respond to automakers' battery electric vehicle strategies and the full-fledged spread of automated driving, companies need knowledge that differs from the areas in which they have strengths, and it appears that acquisitions and business alliances with companies that possess such knowledge are becoming more common.
10 Feb 2023・・・☞ read more
Activities of JAPIA
The 11th :Trade Fairness
Report: Procurement and Production Subcommittee / Task Force (TF) for Trade Fairness
Supporting members for coexistence and co-prosperity with business partners Voluntary Action Plan revised annually
JAPIA's Procurement and Production Subcommittee works daily to resolve issues throughout the supply chain of members. Currently, we are focusing on activities to support the Trade Fairness for the purpose of coexistence and co-prosperity with business partners.
10 Feb 2023・・・☞ read more
A Special Feature Article
Toward Decarbonization by 2050
~Parts manufacturers accelerating efforts~
Automotive parts manufacturers are moving full steam ahead in their efforts to decarbonize their operations. In parallel with their own efforts to reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, automakers are taking action throughout their supply chains ("Scope 3") and are asking parts suppliers to do the same.
2 Nov 2022・・・☞ read more
Activities of JAPIA
The 10th Raising Awareness of the Industry
Report: Public Relations Subcommittee
Disseminating information widely within and outside the industry Taking on the challenge of digitization and video distribution
The automotive industry is undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation, and it is essential to secure talented human resources who can respond to the rapid technological evolution.
2 Nov 2022・・・☞ read more
Introduction
KOJI ARIMA: Chairman, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association
(President & CEO, DENSO CORPORATION)
At the Ordinary General Meeting held on May 26, I was elected as the 19th Chairman of Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA), succeeding Mr. Odo, the former Chairman. I am humbled by this major role in leading JAPIA, which has a history of more than 80 years.
3 Aug 2022・・・☞ read more
A Special Feature Article
Toward Accelerating the Spread of Self-Driving Vehicles
~Strategies and Current Status of Parts Suppliers~
The automotive industry is accelerating its efforts to advance self-driving technology. In April this year, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced its next-generation driver assistance technology with improved emergency avoidance performance.
3 Aug 2022・・・☞ read more
Activities of JAPIA
9th Voluntary Action Plan for the Environment
Report: Environmental Management Committee
Promoting environmental activities for members for more than a quarter of a century
JAPIA has been promoting environmental activities for its members under its "Voluntary Action Plan for the Environment”. The first plan was formulated in 1996 in response to a call from Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) for industrial organizations to formulate their own voluntary environmental action plans, and the Environmental Management Committee has been playing a central role in its implementation.
3 Aug 2022・・・☞ read more
A Special Feature Article
Addressing to Automotive Cybersecurity - Requirements and Countermeasures for Parts Suppliers
Time to address automotive cybersecurity is just around the corner. The Working Party on Automated and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) of World Global Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Standards has announced that the international standards for automotive cybersecurity and software updates that were approved in June 2020 came into effect in January 2021 and will be apply to new models released in Japan on or after July 1, 2022.
12 May 2022・・・☞ read more