The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. was established in 1967 to promote the sound development of the automobile manufacturing industry and contribute to social and economic welfare through research, information exchange, public service and international cooperation activities.

1967-1972	Katsuji Kawamata	President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
1972-1980	Eiji Toyoda	President, Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (today's Toyota Motor Corporation)
1980-1986	Takashi Ishihara	President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
1986-1990	Shoichiro Toyoda	President, Toyota Motor Corporation
1990-1994	Yutaka Kume	President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
1994-1995	Tatsuro Toyoda	President, Toyota Motor Corporation
1995-1996	Masami Iwasaki	Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
1996-2000	Yoshifumi Tsuji	President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
2000-2002	Hiroshi Okuda	Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
2002-2004	Yoshihide Munekuni	Chairman, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
2004-2006	Itaru Koeda	Co-Chairman, Board of Directors, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
2006-2008	Fujio Cho	Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
2008-2010	Satoshi Aoki	Chairman, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
2010-	Toshiyuki Shiga	Chief Operating Officer, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

• The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. is established on April 3 through a merger of the Automotive Industrial Association and the Japan Small Vehicle Manufacturers Association.

• JAMA's Paris office opens.

• JAMA's New York office opens.
• JAMA exhibits at the Osaka Expo.

• Four organizations including JAMA launch discussions on the
  recycling of end-of-life vehicles.

• The first Japan-U.K. conference on automobiles is held.

• JAMA's North American office opens in Washington, D.C.

• An automobile parts promotion mission is sent to the United States.

• A JAMA Canada liaison office opens.

• Sudden-start prevention equipment is made standard in automatic transmission vehicles.

• JAMA creates a Global Environment Subcommittee as an addition to its Environment Committee.

• JAMA creates a Traffic Safety Subcommittee as an addition to its Traffic Affairs Committee.
• JAMA's European office opens in Brussels.

• Five organizations including JAMA establish the Association for Cooperation in Abandoned Car Disposal.

• JAMA hosts the OICA (International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers) spring general assembly meeting in Kyoto.
• Japan-U.S. auto summit meetings are held in Tokyo and Chicago.

• A Japan-European Commission conference on automobiles is held.
• CAD data exchange standards are established.
• A groundbreaking "Japan-China Automobile Industry Development and Exchange Meeting" is held (with a special JAMA mission dispatch).

• Release of JAMA's International Cooperation Action Plan.

• A Japan-European Union conference on automobiles is held.
• Implementation of JAMA's International Cooperation Action Plan.
• Formal signing of a U.S.-Japan automotive agreement.

• A joint JAMA-AAMA (American Automobile Manufacturers Association) cooperation committee is established and holds its first meeting.
• JAMA opens a representative office in Singapore.
• JAMA announces the creation of environmental guidelines for the industry.

• JAMA celebrates its 30th anniversary.
• JAMA and AAMA release a statement on their joint work in the area of internationally harmonized technical regulations.
• JAMA establishes within its own organizational structure a CFC Recovery and Disposal Registration Center.

• Operations are launched for the recovery and disposal of designated CFCs from vehicle air conditioners.
• JAMA releases its End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Initiative (a voluntary action plan).
• The first ASEAN Economic Ministers' Working Group on the Automobile Industry (AMEICC-WGAI) meeting is held with attendance by JAMA.
• JAMA launches its Web sites.

• An air bag recovery and processing system is established under industry auspices.
• Inaugural meeting of the APEC Automotive Dialogue takes place.

• JAMA announces the results of its research into and experiments with new automobile shredder residue (ASR) volume-reduction and treatment technologies.

• Action on vehicle recalls announced by JAMA.
• JAMA's Board of Directors approves membership application of General Motors Japan.

• GM Japan officially joins JAMA.
• The Japan Motor Industrial Federation (JMIF) and the Japan Automobile Industry Employers' Association (JAIEA) are merged with JAMA.

• Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. joins JAMA.
• GM Japan becomes a "Former Member and Friend of JAMA."
• JAMA’s Beijing office opens.

• JAMA’s head office moves to the newly opened Jidosha Kaikan.

• Japan’s End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law enters into force and the national ELV recycling system is launched.
• JAMA operates its “Wonder Wheel Pavilion” at the Aichi World Expo 2005.
• JAMA formally opposes moves to reallocate road-designated tax revenue to general revenue (for use for other purposes).

• JAMA announces the results of CO2 reduction trial study.

• Promotion of the greater use of rear seatbelts events is held.
• Car user meeting with JAMA chairman Cho is held in Tokyo motor show.