• The dynamics of the market:
  • The Japan automobile and auto parts market/industry.
  • Trends in domestic production/supply, exports and imports.
  • Offshore manufacturing
  • Globalisation and new strategic alliances/realignments
  • Dissolution of traditional “Keiretsu” relationships.
  • Advent of common use platforms and parts, IT, environmental-friendly technology.
  • Rationalisation and cost-cutting programmes.
  • Polarisation of auto parts suppliers.
  • Advent of foreign capital and foreign players.
• Profiles of the 11 Japanese automakers:
  • The role of globalisation in domestic and overseas strategies/activities.
  • Development of manufacturing bases at home and overseas.
  • New trends in domestic and international supply.
  • New cost-cutting, rationalisation and international imperatives.
• Who supplies whom and with what parts:
  • List of each automobile manufacturer’s associations and suppliers.
  • Overseas parts procurement.
  • Organisation charts of automakers’ purchase divisions.
• Directory of major auto parts manufacturers:
  • 666 auto parts manufacturers in alphabetical order.
• Overseas Investments by Japanese automobile and auto parts manufacturers:
  • 1,597 overseas subsidiaries and joint ventures.
  • 173 automobile manufacturers’ overseas investments.
  • 1,424 auto parts manufacturers’ overseas investments.
• Who to contact in Japan

PARTⅠ The Japanese Auto Parts Industry

1. The Japanese Auto Industry
   1. Domestic Production
   2. Exports
   3. Imports
   4. Domestic Sales
   5. Offshore Production by Japanese Automakers
2. The Structure of the Auto Parts Industry
   1. Market Overview
      1. Domestic Production
      2. Exports
      3. Imports
   2. Parts Sourcing Structure
      1. Pyramidal Structure
      2. Relations between Automakers and Parts Suppliers
   3. Business Performance Analysis of Major Parts Makers
      1. Overall Business Performance
      2. Toyota Group Vs. Nissan Group
   4. Assembly Parts Market
      1. Market Overview
      2. Parts Procurement Practices
      3. Overseas Expansions of Auto Parts Makers
      4. International Realignment of Auto Parts Industry
         

PARTⅡ Profiles of the 11 Automakers

Plant Locations of Automobile Manufacturers
Equity Ownership and Partnerships between Automobile Manufacturers

1. Toyota Motor Corp.
   1. Overview
   2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
   3. Supply Structure
      
2. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
   1. Overview
   2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
   3. Supply Structure
      
3. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
   1. Overview
   2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
   3. Supply Structure
      
4. Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
   1. Overview
   2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
   3. Supply Structure
      
5. Mazda Motor Corp.
   1. Overview
   2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
   3. Supply Structure
      
6. Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.
   1. Overview
   2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
   3. Supply Structure
      
7. Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
   1. Overview
   2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
   3. Supply Structure
      
8. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
   1. Overview
   2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
   3. Supply Structure
      
9. Isuzu Motor Ltd.
   1. Overview
   2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
   3. Supply Structure
      
10. Hino Motors, Ltd.
    1. Overview
    2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
    3. Supply Structure
       
11. Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.
    1. Overview
    2. Automotive Manufacturing Bases
    3. Supply Structure

Appendix: Motor Vehicle Production and Sales in Japan: 2000



PARTⅢ　-A-　Who Supplies Whom

1. Who Supplies Whom
2. Auto Manufacturers Associations
   1. Overseas Parts Procurement
   2. Organisation Charts of Automakers’ Purchase Divisions
      

PARTⅣ　Directory of Major Auto Parts Manufacturers



PARTⅤ　Overseas Investments by Japanese Automobile and Auto Parts Manufacturers

1. Automobile Manufacturers’ Overseas Investments
2. Auto Parts Manufacturers’ Overseas Investments

PARTⅥ　Statistics


PARTⅦ　List of Trade Associations

1. Automobile Trade Associations
2. Auto Parts Trade Associations
   

INDEX