U.S. Car Brands Will Skip Tokyo Auto Show, Again

General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles don’t plan to participate in the 45th Tokyo auto show Oct. 27-Nov. 5, organizers of the biennial event tell reporters.

GM and Ford also skipped the previous four shows. FCA displayed some of its Fiat and Jeep models at the most recent Tokyo show in 2015 but declined to return this year, The Japan Times notes.

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Assn. says October's show will draw displays from 150 car and motorcycle makers, suppliers and other organizations. That’s down from 160 participants for the previous show—and it includes only 13 foreign manufacturers, according to JAMA.

Participation in the Tokyo event has been declining for several years as manufacturers increasingly shift their attention to China’s huge alternating auto shows in Beijing and Shanghai. Foreign brands control for about 10% of the Japanese car market, with American brands accounting for less than one percentage point.

Even so, JAMA notes that Volvo Car Corp. (owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Ltd.) and U.S. motorcycle maker Harley Davidson are returning this autumn after skipping the 2013 show. And Volkswagen AG’s Scania commercial truck and bus company will display at the Tokyo show for the first time.