Hiroshi Okuda, new chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, is determined to push the government into rectifying the vehicle tax system and reducing the burden on car owners.
"The present auto-related tax system is too complicated and the tax burdens on car owners are too heavy," he said in an interview with a group of reporters.
Okuda, who is also chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., took over JAMA's top post last month.