Shinichi Odo, chairman of the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association, which is made by parts makers about the fact that domestic automobile makers are launching plans to introduce EVs = electric vehicles one after another, said at the meeting on the 21st that parts making will change drastically, so the industry will change. He expressed the idea that the support mentioned above would be needed.
In the automobile industry, major automobile manufacturers have announced plans to introduce EVs powered by batteries and motors one after another, but if EVs increase as planned, demand for parts related to power source engines and transmissions will gradually decrease. It has been.
Regarding this, Chairman Odo of the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association said at a press conference on the 21st, "I take it as a message that we must speed up."
After that, he said, "It is no wonder that companies that make similar parts collaborate and integrate with each other. I would like to support new areas and investment," said the parts manufacturer in response to electrification. He expressed the idea that industry-wide support would be needed to continue.
On the other hand, Chairman Odo said about the logistics cost, which remains high due to the influence of the new coronavirus, "It is inevitable that it will continue to rise from the next fiscal year onward. ", He said, saying that the upward trend will continue for the time being.