The Japanese car owner looks more toward innovation than long-term ownership which forces Japanese carmakers to refine new technologies and designs first in domestic vehicles. Japanese domestic market vehicles may differ greatly from the cars that Japanese manufacturers build for export and vehicles derived from the same platforms built in other countries. According to the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, a car in Japan travels a yearly average of over only 9,300 kilometers (5,800 miles), less than half the U.S. The term is abbreviated JDM.Ĭompared to the United States where vehicle owners are now owning vehicles for a longer period of time, with the average age of the American vehicle fleet at 10.8 years, Japanese owners contend with a strict motor vehicle inspection and gray markets. For the importer, these terms refer to vehicles and parts designed to conform to Japanese regulations and to suit Japanese buyers. Japanese domestic market refers to Japan’s home market for vehicles. The Full Form of JDM is Japanese domestic market.
