FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem to go to Japan to spotlight international function of mobility innovation and continued motorsport progress
The President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (FIA) Mohammed Ben Sulayem will embark on a high-level go to to Japan this week, underscoring the strategic significance of the nation in shaping the way forward for international mobility, automotive innovation, and motorsport improvement.
The go to reaffirms the FIA’s dedication, as the worldwide governing physique for motorsport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, to collaborating with Unique Tools Producers (OEMs), international governments, mobility golf equipment and nationwide sport authorities (ASNs) to advance sustainable mobility and inclusive motorsport progress. Japan, as a number one technological and industrial powerhouse, performs a important function in driving improvements which have far-reaching, worldwide impression.
Mobility innovation within the nation is setting international requirements, with superior public transportation programs, sensible metropolis improvement, ongoing analysis into different fuels, and rising Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platforms. Final 12 months’s Japan Mobility Present attracted document numbers of over 1.25m because it emphasised sustainability and cross-industry collaboration.
Within the sporting sector the Japan Vehicle Federation (JAF) reported over 200,000 licensed drivers actively taking part in motorsport – a progress of over 20% within the final 5 years, alongside document attendance at this 12 months’s System 1 Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, marking the best turnout since 2006.
Throughout his go to, Ben Sulayem will have interaction in key discussions with distinguished authorities leaders and stakeholders, together with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Koji Murofushi the Commissioner of the Japan Sports activities Company, and Hiromasa Nakano, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Hosted by JAF, Ben Sulayem may even participate in a tour of the Metropolis Circuit and JAF Management Tower, showcasing Japan’s funding in motorsport infrastructure and concrete racing ideas.
Talking forward of his go to, Mohammed Ben Sulayem mentioned: “Japan continues to be a beacon of technological management within the automotive sector, motorsport ardour, and progressive mobility options which enhance individuals’s high quality of life. This go to is an alternative to strengthen our ties and align our shared targets that may profit the worldwide group.
“It additionally displays the FIA’s broader imaginative and prescient to drive progress in innovation, security, and sustainability throughout mobility and motorsport. With its highly effective mixture of commercial energy, governmental dedication, and wealthy sporting heritage, Japan stands as a key accomplice in realising these international targets.”
This go to aligns with the FIA’s broader imaginative and prescient to foster innovation, security, and sustainability throughout mobility and motorsport, whereas selling accessibility worldwide. Japan’s distinctive mixture of commercial functionality, governmental assist, and sporting heritage makes it a pivotal accomplice in reaching these targets.
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The Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (FIA) is the governing physique for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations globally. It’s a non-profit organisation dedicated to driving innovation and championing security, sustainability and equality throughout motor sport and mobility.
Based in 1904, with places of work in Paris, London and Geneva, the FIA brings collectively 245 Member Organisations throughout 5 continents, representing hundreds of thousands of street customers, motor sport professionals and volunteers. It develops and enforces rules for motor sport, together with seven FIA World Championships, to make sure worldwide competitions are secure and truthful for all.
