if the Japanese government remain committed to weakening of the yen. Canon is ready in the next three years to increase the share of manufactured products in Japan by 50% from the current 42%. For comparison - before the economic crisis in 2008, the figure was 60%, but in 2009 dropped to 40%. Fortunately, Canon deserted factory in Japan is not so difficult to bring back to life. Again, if the exchange rate and the economic situation will not work in favor of home production, Canon may move abroad some of the orders for production.
Certain hopes for production automation. In countries with expensive labor itself justify such measures. For example, in a factory producing lenses in Japan the company intends to increase the degree of automation from the current 10-20% to 50% by the end of 2014. Planned production automation will allow the company to increase profit margins by one percentage point to 48.3%. .
Canon representatives explain that the company is not going to represent a camera with which you can make voice calls. Popularity of smart phones does not affect sale pf digital SLR cameras - a product of a different genre, the company said. In the coming year, Canon hopes to further increase its market share and raise SLR sales to the level of 9 million.