JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RECYCLE NETWORK NEWS

Vol. 92

OCTOBER 2015

http://www.jara.co.jp

CO2 Reduction Effect

JARA holds
front desk skills
competition
Highly competitive contest
serves as platform for
improving skills amongmembers

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

(based on Super-Line System)

The use of Reuse Parts saved

3,252 tons of CO2 emissions
in August 2015
The reference figure represents the difference ofcarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at the vehicle repair
using genuine (new) parts and recycled parts.*

From right, JARA Quality Management
Chief Hiroaki Watanabe, winner Tetsuya
Sasa, JARA Group Chairman Yuji Imai, andsecond place finisher Shizue Tomita.

*: 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.

JARA Corporation held its highly
competitive “Front Desk Skills Contest”
at its Nagoya Branch on Sept. 5 with thetop prize to going to Tetsuya Sasa ofhighest score of 105 points, outperforming
Mitsumori Corporation, followed by
Tomita by more than 10 points. He also
Shizue Tomita of Kawashima Co., Ltd. in
expressed his aspirations by saying, “I wantsecond and Tetsuya Kobayashi of Three R
to continue to help build a group in which
Nagano Co., Ltd. in third.
parts are mutually distributed.” Reflecting
The competition aims to improve skillson the competition, one of the organizing
The Recycled Auto-Parts Logistics
of front desk staff of JARA member
staff said, “In phone orders, general
Study Group recently held its 11th regularcompanies and is premised on thecustomers often get caught up technicalmeeting. The group consists of 9receiving of vehicle part on the phone. Interms used by front desk staff. So we needcompanies and groups from recycled autothe September competition, participants
to communicate in a way that is easier forparts sales groups and major transportation
were evaluated on how they respond to an
customers to understand.”companies. This time, packaging methods
order for a front bumper. EvaluatedBy using the competition as a platform
proposed by each group were reviewedcategories include how they search forfor improving skills among members of its
and evaluated and ideal specifications
parts, how appropriately they sought out
member companies, JARA aims to improve
were chosen. With discussions on
the customer’s needs, how well they
overall group performance. The competition
packaging methods expected to beprovided information on selected parts,
also motivates staff members in theirconcluded at the next meeting, the study
whether the parts they selected were in theeveryday work, and gives them an
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JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RECYCLE NETWORK NEWS No.92 OCTOBER 2015 < 2 >METI to keep subsidy for EVs and PHVs for next fiscal year
On August 26, the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry (METI) indicated that
it is likely to continue its subsidy programfor purchases of electric vehicles (EVs) andclean diesel vehicles for the next fiscal year
starting April 2016. Previously, the ministry
was thinking of slashing the subsidies at theend of this fiscal year and renewing them
only for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). However, inlight of the government’s goal to raise nextgeneration vehicles to 50 percent by 2020, theministry decided to continue to provide such
subsidies, thereby, accelerating the diffusionof next-generation vehicles, and to expand
tax breaks for eco-friendly vehicles.

Continuing subsidies for EVs and PHVs

Approximately 15.0 billion yen
is expected to be included into therough estimate of METI’s budget forFY2016. The subsidies will cover EVs,
plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs), clean
diesel vehicles and FCVs. Details ofrequirements, such as the vehicle priceand performance, are to be discussed
later.
In 1998, METI began to provide
subsidies for purchases of next-generation
vehicles and, in 2013, introduced asystem in which automakers’ efforts
to lower vehicle prices are reflected insubsidy rates. The system used a pricecurve that encourages manufacturers toachieve vehicle prices in line with that ofa FY2016 base vehicle. Vehicles plottedalong the curve are eligible for a subsidythat covers 100 percent of the pricedifference. For vehicles unable to staywith the curve, subsidies are only applied

to two-thirds of the price difference,reflecting the lower maintenance costs ofnext-generation vehicles. For example,
the selling price of the Nissan Leaf EV
has been reduced from 3.59 million yen
to 2.47 million yen, for an approximately
30 percent reduction, while that of theToyota Prius from 3.05 million yen to
2.71 million yen, for an approximately 10percent reduction.
METI had aimed to end the subsidy for
EVs and PHVs in FY2015 and then turns
its focus on FCVs for the future. However,cumulative sales of EVs and PHVs were
only 110,000 units as of March 2015, andprice remains high for some models. Inorder to meet the government’s goal ofa ratio of 50 percent for next-generation
vehicles, 1 million EVs and PHVs needed
to be purchased within 5 years. Therefore,
METI decided to continue the current
subsidy program for purchases of suchnext-generation vehicles.
At the same time,, METI is likely
to call for expanded tax breaks foreco-friendly vehicles. It will seek towiden the reduction rage of the vehicle
tonnage tax by 5 percent to 10 percent
if the consumption tax increases to 10
percent in April 2017, as well as seek an
exemption for vehicles that meet 2020
fuel economy standards, so owners, forthe first year after purchase, will not haveto pay the new, monthly “environmentalperformance tax” that is to be imposedon automobiles. These tax breaks would
amount to approximately 200 billion yen.
METI aims to help consumers replace
their cars with next-generation vehicles,
thereby achieving its goals of making
next-generation vehicle widespread andmaintaining a firm base for domesticindustry. (Daily Automotive News, Aug.
27 issue)–– Continued from Page 1

various methods were evaluated in terms ofthe time required, material costs,transportability, and flexibility in the caseof mixed shipments.
In addition, a cardboard manufacturer
explained the revised version of its“cardboard for wrapping doors (KarakuriCardboard)”, about which discussion isongoing. Although the previous version
featured an upper cover that needed to be
put on the package manually, the revised
one features a fix-type cover, resulting in a
substantially taller package. This led
voiced concerns about not being able to seeahead when transporting a door package as
such, as well as to worries about costs.
However, based on this sample, each groupwill conduct further discussions.

With packaging almost completelydiscussed, study group participants
exchanged opinions about the future
direction of the group’s activities. Potential
themes mentioned included thetechnologies of next-generation vehicles
and the development of recycled parts
markets overseas. “What if we turn this
into an industrial issues committee?”proposed one meeting member.
It is rare for different groups of recycled
auto-parts businesses to have a regularplatform for discussion. As such, many
will be watching to see in what direction
the study group will go from its next
meeting. (Daily Automotive News, Aug. 27issue)

Logistics study group meeting
At the 11th meeting, after reviewing
matters discussed at the previous meeting,the packaging specifications of each groupwere evaluated and discussed by parts
type. For fenders, the NGP Group’s
approach was deemed to be the best. Forhoods, because hoods come in various
sizes, the packaging methods of twoentities, ARN and JARA, received thehighest marks. JARA’s method ofpackaging hosing and System Auto Parts’s
method for packaging radiators were also
highlighted for their excellence. The

JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RECYCLE NETWORK NEWS No.92 OCTOBER 2015 < 3 >コベルコが提案する新しい考え方
1979年世界初の自動車解体機の発売以来、30年以上にわたって金属リサイクル分野で常にリードし、環境負荷の低減に貢献してきました。
マルチ解体機
使用済み自動車の解体以外にも廃家電などの金属製機器の解体およびさまざまな複合廃棄物の解体・分別作業が可能です。

New ideas comefrom KOBELCO
Since launching the world’s first car-dismantling machine in 1979,
KOBELCO has continued to take the lead in the metals recycling industry.
For over 30 years, we have contributed to reducing environmental impact.
Multi-Dismantling Machine

Car-Dismantling Machine

In addition to dismantling end-of-life cars,Multi-Dismantling Machine can break down
various metal products and equipment
such as used household appliances andcan separate and sort various composite
material wastes.

Car-Dismantling Machine efficiently
separates and sorts raw materials in
end-of-life cars and is able to recoverrare earth metals.

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新构想源于神钢
1979年世界第一台汽车拆除机发售以来，30多年来一直引领金属再生领域，在降低对环境压力方面功不可没。

http://www.kobelco-usa.com/

새로운 발상은KOBELCO에서
1979년 세계 최초로 자동차 해체기를 출시한 이래,30여 년에 걸쳐 금속 재활용 분야에서 항상 앞장서서환경 부하 저감에 공헌해 왔습니다.

多功能拆除机汽车拆除机멀티 해체기

不仅可以拆除不再使用的汽车，还可以可快速进行报废汽车内素材的分类作业，용도 폐기된 자동차의 해체 외에도 폐가전제품 등 금속제 기기의

拆除废家电等金属制机器以及各种复合

能够回收稀金属资源。

해체 및 다양한 복합 폐기물의 해체 • 분리작업이 가능합니다.

废弃物品的拆除、分类作业。

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