Category: Comments

April 16, 2020•Comments

Joint Letter from JAMA Canada and Global Automakers of Canada requesting a delay in the EIF of the CUSMA until January 1, 2021, due to the impact on vehicle and auto parts manufacturing in Canada from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the critical need to complete the Uniform Regulations for automotive Rules of Origin (ROO) prior […]

May 22, 2019•Comments

JAMA Canada welcomes the recent agreement between Canada and the US to eliminate the US 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as Canada’s retaliatory tariffs applied in response. This positive development will not only reduce the costs associated with the tariffs, but also removes a key impediment to the ratification of the Canada […]

February 20, 2019•Comments

February 20, 2019 On behalf of the members and directors of JAMA Canada, we appreciate the timely release of ‘Driving Prosperity’ and the ongoing efforts that the Ontario Government is taking to increase competitiveness, reduce red tape, foster innovation and skills development as part of its Open for Business Strategy. Our members look forward to […]

November 1, 2018•Comments

The members and directors of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association of Canada (JAMA Canada) applaud the Minister of International Trade Diversification, the Hon. Jim Carr, and the Government of Canada for their extraordinary efforts in passing Bill C-79, ensuring a timely ratification of the CPTPP.

October 25, 2018•Comments

JAMA Canada supports diversified trade liberalization for the mutual benefits accruing to all trade signatories from enhanced business opportunities, as well as advantages for consumers.

October 23, 2018•Comments

JAMA Canada represents Japanese-brand vehicle assemblers and dealerships responsible for 85,000 direct and indirect jobs, that in turn supports 115,000 intermediate and expenditure-induced jobs across Canada.

October 2, 2018•Comments

JAMA Canada, while seeing the need for careful review of the final legal text, is encouraged by the successful conclusion of negotiations toward a modernized NAFTA, now called the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

June 8, 2018•Comments

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA) is gravely concerned that the investigation launched by the United States Department of Commerce on May 23,2018, to determine the effects on national security of imports of automobiles,including cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks, and of automotive parts, will create uncertainty among automobile users in the U.S. and people involved in the motor vehicle industry.

January 31, 2018•Comments

For JAMA Canada and our members, CPTPP is simply a matter of fairness – equitable tariff treatment for all automakers in Canada.

July 22, 2014•Comments

The tabling of the final text of the bilateral free trade agreement with South Korea earlier this  month has brought Canada another step closer to its first trade agreement in Asia.