Japan's top automobile companies and METI officials recently held its second meeting in Tokyo to explore the East Japan earthquake how to improve the auto industry's ability to resist risks. To improve supply chain security, the conference promoting the common parts and the origin of the discussion of decentralization agreed. Cooperation is expected by officials and the public, the auto parts universal discussion will further warming.

    As parts plant in the earthquake affected, the supply stagnation after the earthquake problem. And Industry of Japan in May by the Consultative Council was established to study measures to solve difficulties in supply of spare parts.

    The draft interim report recently published says, "Some fields have producers across boundaries, to promote universal values." The province will soon be aggregated and published interim report.

    The advantages of component commonality of emergency mutual facilities to facilitate the car dealer. On the other hand, there are suggestions that the decision because many automotive performance parts, if too much damage may promote the universal superiority of Japanese cars, so the implementation of the specific degree of generalization is not clear.

    High taxes, lack of appreciation of the yen and power issues become more worried about the Japanese automobile industry will lead to industrial hollowing. Japan's trade relative to sea-miles at the meeting on Eda car purchase tax and weight tax that "in the post production phase through to have a problem before. As will be effective by the sound production phase", said the study will consider the repeal or reduced. Toyota Motor Corporation president Akio Toyoda told reporters: "I hope the Government to develop practical measures, especially the appreciation of the yen's measures."