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Japan's Auto Companies at the Millennium:
Part of the Fabric of America

Employment Contributes to U.S. Economy

In 1998, 307,000 Americans were employed by Japanese-affiliated automakers (including distributors) and their dealers.

Japanese auto plants in the U.S. currently employ almost 46,000 Americans. Japanese R&D centers in the U.S. currently employ more than 2,500 Americans.

More than 6,500 U.S. auto dealers sell Japanese-brand vehicles and employ more than 240,000 Americans.

Eighty-six percent of Americans surveyed in September 1996 thought that the Japanese automakers' creation of 40,000 American manufacturing jobs and more than 300,000 American jobs in distributions and dealerships represents a significant contribution to the American economy.

Number of Americans Employed by Japanese Automakers in the U.S.

	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
Manufacturing Plants	11,035	20,092	27,038	28,571	32,900
R&D & Design Centers	201	556	809	967	1,660
Total	11,236	20,648	27,847	29,538	34,560

	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Manufacturing Plants	33,310	35,111	35,959	38,358	41,063
R&D & Design Centers	1,643	1,784	1,736	1,952	2,271
Total	34,953	36,895	37,695	40,310	43,334

	1997	1998
Manufacturing Plants	41,360	45,629
R&D & Design Centers	2,238	2,528
Total	43,598	48,157
Source: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.

Number of Dealers Selling Japanese-Brand Vehicles in the U.S. and Number of Americans Employed by Those Dealers

Number of U.S. Dealers Selling Japanese-Brand Vehicles	6,507
Number of Americans Employed by Those U.S. Dealers	242,077
Source: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.Source: Japanese Automakers

U.S. Public View of Number of Americans Employed by Japanese-Affiliated Automakers and Their Dealers