A joint research initiative for developing car engines will be led by the Research Association of Automobile Internal Combustion Engines (AICE), it was announced Monday.
The aim of consolidating the industry's research into nonpolluting, fuel-efficient engines is to reduce development costs at each of the participating carmakers: Toyota Motor Corp., Honda R&D, Nissan Motor Co., Suzuki Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp., Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Daihatsu Motor Co., which will be working together with the Japan Automobile Research Institute.
AICE will help Japan's carmakers strengthen their technical platforms as the burdens of environmental engineering climb, said AICE chief Keiji Otsu at a news conference in Tokyo.