| Kyushu and the neighboring region produce 4 million vehicles annually |
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Nissan, Toyota, and Daihatsu have plants here, making Kyushu a core location for the Japanese automobile industry and earning it the title of “Car Island”. At present, the annual automobile production in the northern part of Kyushu is estimated to have exceeded one million. Including the nearby Mazda plant in Hofu, and plants on the neighboring coast of Korea, the annual production in this region exceeds four million vehicles, making it the largest center for automobile production in Asia.
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| The perfect time and place for automotive and parts manufacturers |
Furthermore, Honda Motor. plans to eventually have their sole motorcycle production plant in Japan here in Kyushu. As their master plant in the field of two-wheeled vehicles, their Kumamoto facility provides new technologies to their other production bases around the world.
To meet the demands of the areas numerous manufacturers of ready-for-market vehicles, many parts manufacturers are also expected to locate their operations in Kyushu in the future. In fact, recent years have already seen a number of foreign enterprises setting up shop in Kyushu, including two German companies—automotive safety inspection equipment manufacturer MAHA Maschinenbau GmbH and major automobile design company EDAG Engineering + Design AG—that have opened branch offices in Fukuoka. All of this just goes to show that there is no better time for parts manufacturers to establish a foothold in this huge and still growing market. |
| Source: "Towards the Age of the Cluster Conglomeration (The Automotive Sector and Semiconductor Clusters in the Kyushu region)", The Development Bank of Japan, Kyushu Branch |
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