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The automotive industry is the largest destination market for industrial robots in Japan with a share of 36 percent of the total supply.Car manufacturers bought 48 percent more industrial robots than in 2015(2016:5,711 units).Japanese car suppliers are leading in the production of hybrid cars and will increase investments in automated driving technologies.The development of new materials which reduce weight and save energy will also foster investments in robot automation.However,the ongoing reduction of production capacities in Japan will impact domestic demand for robots.Investments abroad,on the other hand,will continue to increase.The Japanese car companies have been increasingly expanding production facilities overseas,particularly in China,as well as other Asian countries and in the United States and Mexico.

汽车行业是日本工业机器人最大的应用市场，占总供应量的36％。汽车制造商购买的工业机器人比2015年多出48％（2016年为5,711台）。日本汽车供应商在混合动力汽车生产方面处于领先地位，并将增加对自动驾驶技术的投资。减少重量和节约能源的新材料开发也将促进对机器人自动化的投资。但是，日本产能持续减少将影响国内对机器人的需求。另一方面，海外投资将继续增加。日本汽车公司越来越多地在海外扩大生产设施，特别是在中国以及其他亚洲国家，还有美国和墨西哥。