JARA NEWSfromJapan Automotive Recyclers Alliancewww.jara.co.jp

August 2018, No. 126

Published by JARA Corporation
Tokyo Head Office: Shinawa Bldg. 1-2-2-7F,
Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 103-0027
Phone: +81 3 3548 3010 / Fax: +81 3 3231 4690

JARA Group holds
workshop for production
management staff
JARA joins disaster reconstruction efforts after record rainfall

Parts of western Japan were hit by deadly floods and landslides in July 2018. To assist its
members, the Japan Automotive Recyclers Alliance Corporation (JARA) will undertakereconstruction efforts. Because the number of collected damaged vehicles is expected to increase,
JARA will be engaged in the groupwide support activities.
On July 9, JARA checked the damage situation of its members and found that there were nocasualties among the members, although the offices of some member companies were damaged by
the flood. JARA is dispatching field survey staffs to the stricken areas. Because the July 2018
heavy rain left a widespread damaged area in western Japan, JARA’s regional block bodies aremostly involved in the efforts. “We should prepare necessary organizational structure suitable foreach project,” said JARA President Sosho Kitajima (Daily Automotive News, July 12 issue).

JARA holds next-generation
vehicle seminar
JARA Corporation held a seminar on July
12–13 titled “JARA Next-Generation Vehicle
Seminar” at Aioi Nissay Dowa Automobile
Research Institute in Susono City, Shizuoka
Prefecture. It was the first holding of thec o m p a n y ’s s e m i n a r f o c u s i n g o n n e x t generation vehicles. The participants could
experience a test ride on fuel cell vehicles(FCVs), electric vehicles (EVs) and hybridvehicles (HVs). The seminar provides lectureson the aiming procedures (adjustment work) ofadvanced safety technologies and maintenancework of advanced safety vehicles (ASVs), as
well as the diffusion status of next-generation
vehicles in the market. Ten participants wereinvolved in the two-day seminar to acquire theknow-how on such next-generation vehicles.
On the first day, the seminar’s lecture

covered basic knowledge of next-generation
vehicles, such as vehicle types and features, aswell as an explanation of the roadmap that thegovernment has forth. The lecturer pointed out
that, in Japan, the diffusion of HVs isprogressing, whereas the EVs are laggingslightly. He also suggested that, in the future,when the era of FCVs and EVs arrives, “Youwill not be able to produce engines.” The statusof the auto industry’s efforts to realize aHydrogen society is also introduced.
After the lecture, vehicles weredemonstrated by means of the test rides.
Participants drove the Toyota Mirai, Prius PHV
plug-in hybrid vehicle, Nissan Leaf, Honda FitEV, and Mitsubishi Motors Outlander PHEV
plug-in hybrid vehicle. They experienced thedriving performance of these vehicles and theactivation status of safety systems, such as
cruise control and lane departure alert.
On the second day, participants learned theaiming adjustment work for cameras andmillimeter-wave radar, which are used asdetection devices in advanced safetytechnology. They also experienced theactivation of low-speed automated braking,accelerator-pedal-misoperation prevention
devices, and vehicle parking assist systems.
Finally, appropriate processes of bake fluid
replacement, which are required when the nextgeneration vehicle arrives in the recycler’s
f a c i l i t y, w e r e a l s o i n t r o d u c e d ( D a i l y
Automotive News, July 19 issue).

On June 20–22, JARA Group hosted theP r o d u c t i o n M a n a g e m e n t S t a ff S t e p 1
Workshop at the Aioi Nissay Automobile
Research Institute’s Higashi Fuji Center,Shizuoka Prefecture. The three-day event was
designed to enhance skills in the area ofquality control and the productionmanagement of recycled parts, as well as toexplore how to distinguish the repaired recordof the vehicle. Ten attendees participated in theworkshop.
On the first day, participants learned
JARA’s quality criteria of recycled parts,
efforts for establishing an effective flow
ranging from the arrival of an end-of-lifevehicle (ELV) to parts production, and front
staff operations. On the second day, theyreceived a lecture on the checking points forthe shapes of parts, such as damages and repair
record, which are required for registration ofexterior parts. They also confirmed therepaired portion of an actual vehicle. On thefinal day, they undertook a paper examinationand then received a completion certificate of
the workshop.
The workshop focused on ELVs withdamage-repaired records. For such vehicles,
JARA Group members should accuratelyidentify the appropriate vehicle conditions,
thereby providing accurate information aboutsuch parts to vehicle repair shops (JARA’scustomers). To increase the number ofregistrations of recycled parts, JARA Groupaims to establish clear standards for ELVs withdamage repair records, from which recycledparts can be produced (Daily AutomotiveNews, July 5 issue).

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The entire administration will assist
reconstruction efforts

Transport ministryoffers special measuresin response to thewestern Japan heavyrain, extending thelicense period of vehicles
involved in the disasterTo benefit the sufferers from thewestern Japan heavy rain disaster,
the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT) decided

Scan tool subsidy toinclude BP shops
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced
that the ministry newly added “automotivefacility which employs full time automobile
mechanics and offers inspection and repair
service” to the eligible service operators for
subsidy of scan tool purchasing. Before that,eligible operators were automobile
overhauling and maintenance providers andexcellent automobile maintenance providers.
Henceforth, the coverage of the subsidy

Scan tool is indispensable for future
OBD vehicle inspection

to extend the validity period for vehicles
in nine categories. Passenger transport,
forwarding service, and issuance forvehicle certificates for vehicles that oncefailed vehicle inspection, and a safety
standard compliance certificate will beincluded. The expiration date of thevehicle inspection certificate, however,will not be extended because of specificregulations under the Road Transport
Vehicle Act. The entire automotiverelated administration will assist earlyrecovery from the disaster.
Under the Road Transport Vehicle
Act, the validity of licensed vehicles for
extraordinary transport in disaster-hit
areas will be extended to November 30,
2018. The validity of forwarding services
of vehicles for which the operator’s
service offices are mostly located in thedisaster-hit area will also be prolonged
until November 30, 2018.
In the automobile registration
regulations, deadlines for the submissionof applications and certificate issuance forvehicles involved in the disaster will beextended until November 30, 2018.
In the regulations related to the Road
Transport Act, the license of the general
passenger bus service will be extended

until November 30, 2018. The samemeasure applies to the taxi service
registration and passenger-paid transport
operator registration.
If the vehicle owner failed to submit
the owner change or other applications
after June 28, 2018, any administrativeand criminal responsibilities will not becharged, only if it is recognized that itis because of the western Japan heavy
rainfall (Daily Automotive News, July 20
issue).

program will expand to vehicle bodymaintenance shops, which offer oil andbattery changes, car accessory shops, tireshops, electric parts service shops, and body,
paint and light repair shops (BPs).
The ministry began providing subsidy forpurchasing scan tools in fiscal year 2013
with an annual budget of 200 million yen.
For fiscal year 2018, it is starting to accept
applications during the period from July 24
to October 31, 2018. The subsidy is as muchas 150,000 yen per single location. If theservice provider receives the subsidy, it isrequired to use the scan tool on more than 20
vehicles and report diagnostics results to theministry.
The subsidy program was introduced
because the scan tools are indispensable forvehicle inspection, which uses lots ofelectronics. The expansion of the coverage,
this time, is “part of projects eyeing on
on-board diagnostic (OBD) inspection,”
according to the Maintenance Department ofA u t o m o b i l e B u r e a u a t M L I T. T h egovernment is planning to introduce OBDbased vehicle inspection in 2024. For theinspection, a “legal scan tool” to read the
diagnostic trouble code (DTC) set for
specific troubles will be required. All vehicle
inspection providers, hence, must have scantools.
Service equipment providers also expect

the move, Inter Support Co., Ltd. says: “Theexpansion of coverage will help increase theu s e o f s c a n t o o l s . U n t i l n o w, s o m ebusinesses were not able to apply subsidy
applications.” A major service equipment
trader also has a great interest in theexpansion, “We hope to upgrades facilities
in places of service providers. We want tooffer scan tools to a wider range of service
provider” (Daily Automotive New, July 11issue).

ELV acceptance up
3.1% in April–June
2018, JARC says
According to the Japan Automobile
Recycling Promotion Center (JARC),
acceptance of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) bydesignated operators in the first quarter (Aprilthrough June) of fiscal year 2018 increased
3.1% from a year earlier to 882,000 units. The
increase was supported by the continuing highprice of steel scraps and steady new vehicle
sales, especially in less than 660-cc engine
minivehicles. JARC says, “With these positivefactors, the yearly increase continues.” (DailyAutomotive News, July 19 issue)

CO2 Reduction Effect(based on JARA System)

The use of Reuse Parts saved

2,281 tons of CO2 emissions
in June 2018
The reference figure represents the difference ofcarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at the vehicle repair
using genuine (new) parts and recycled parts.**: Based on "Green Point System", which was jointly
developed by the Japan Automotive Parts Recyclers
Association and Waseda University Environmental
Research Institute using a life cycle assessment (LCA)
technique.

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Dismantling process flow chart
How the Car Dismantling machine works
1. Receiving andevaluating cars
Incoming
vehicles tested
on dynamometerto check engine
condition

3. Parts collection

4. Collecting
undercarriageparts and engines

Efficiently collectreusable partsThe car is turned to safely
collect engine, exhaustsystem and suspension parts

Remove fluids such as fuel, various types ofoil and chlorofluorocarbon gas

13CuAlCopperAluminium

63.546

Tyres

Batteries

Doors

Seats

Bonnets

ExhaustEngine Suspension

After treating, the scrap cars
are cut up and crushed orpressed into materials thatmeet industry needs

After pre-processing,
the car is sorted into raw
components such asferrous, non-ferrous andplastics
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2. Collecting fuel, fluids andchlorofluorocarbon gas

6.Volume
reduction
processes

5. Car dismantlingprocess

HarnessesMotors

Radiator

26.982Blocks of material can then be
distributed to smelting plants
for recycling

5. Processes
after removingparts
Once thoroughly
cleaned, the parts
become good quality
recycled parts

The Evolution of car dismantling industry by Kobelco
Four times* the vehicle dismantlingcapability compared with hand dismantling.

EngineCatalytic
AgentsBody SteelSeats

Improved recovery
rate of rare earth metals
Windows26

1329

78

46

Fe

Al

Cu

Pt

Pd

Iron

Aluminium

CopperPlatinum

Palladium55.933*In one day (Kobelco test figures)

15 vehicles >Wheels/Tyres26.982

63.546

195.08106.42

Separation of these valuable
materials is quicker and easierand can be performed with one
Kobelco machine.

Sus pension

One operative
working by hand.
Radiator

60 vehicles >One operativein a Kobelco
Car Dismantlingmachine.

BrakesFront & Rear
Bumperswww.kobelco-kenki.co.jp/

www.samjung-kenki.co.kr/

KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
www.kobelco.com.au/

FAIR FRIEND ENTERPRISE CO.,LTD.
www.ffg-tw.com/

The machine’s special attachment
is designed to strip materials from
End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV)safely and thoroughly
Transmission

For Japan

For Korea

For Australia

For Taiwan

Doors

Harnesses

www.kobelco-jianji.com/

www.kobelco-usa.com/

www.kobelco-europe.com/

For China

For North America

For Europe