Auto manufacturers team up for common environmental standards
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Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 13 Jan 2003 21:59
Thirteen of the world’s leading passenger car and light truck manufacturers from Japan, Europe, and the US will collaborate this year to encourage governments to adopt the Global Technical Regulations, or a common set of environmental and safety standards, according to the latest Japan Auto Trends newsletter.
“One of the biggest challenges for the motor vehicle industry today is the global harmonization of technical regulations,” said Yoshihide Munekuni, Honda chairman and Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) chairman.
Munekuni said that while differences in regulations are not obvious to consumers, for manufacturers, different regulations require different designs and lead to added costs for tools and dies.
William Duncan, JAMA USA general director, underlined the need for a common set of standards in his latest quarterly commentary “These are lean economic times in Japan and so with the auto market,” he said. “Japanese makers are moving aggressively to introduce hybrid vehicles to the market. The big impetus is rapidly rising environmental consciousness in Japan, increasing environmental standards, and an overriding commitment on the part of the auto companies to develop ‘green’ technology to meet the needs of society and the consumer,” he said.
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