The global auto industry is undergoing a revolution with basic structural changes. Manufacturing conglomerates that have long manipulated the global market, especially in Europe and the U.S., are being forced to restructure and modify their traditional production modes under high cost pressures tha

Asia's first automotive electronics fair, the 2006 Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2006), was held on Apr. 17-20 at the Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) in Taiwan. The main organizers of the show, which is to be an annual event, were th

Great Fortune Electric Co., Ltd. Is a leading electrical auto parts maker with a wide product range. The company currently supplies about 100 types of cigarette lighters (chrome plated, brass, stainless steel), lighter sockets, fog/auxiliary-lamp switches, and various kinds of sockets and plugs. Al

In a move to reverse export declines, Taiwanese suppliers of furniture-manufacturing equipment last year began to redouble their focus on turning out high-efficiency and specialized products. In 2005, Taiwan's exports of woodworking-equipment, the biggest slice of the furniture-making equipment

Taipei, June 1, 2006 (CENS)--China Electric Mfg. Corp. recently decided to enhance investments in profitable lighting business including light-emitting diodes, solar cells for lamps and cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) in hope of further boosting profits. The Taiwan' s No.1 lamp manufacturer

Taipei, May 16, 2006 (CENS)--Attracted by the huge potential of the emerging Indian market, growing numbers of Taiwanese firms are actively preparing to join the global craze for investments in India. On May 15, the Institute for Information Industry (III), a semi-official organization, inaugura

Taipei, May 10, 2006 (CENS)--Mainland Chinese Vice Minister for Information Industry, Jiang Yaoping, said yesterday that a cross-strait forum held in Taipei today marks wider cooperation, deeper topics and broader interchange than the one held last year in Beijing. Jiang made the remarks upon h

Taipei, April 13, 2006 (CENS)--Asia's first and only automotive electronics fair, the 2006 Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2006) will be held on Apr. 17-20 at the Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) in Taiwan. The chief organizers of the a

The 12th Cross-Strait Lighting Technology and Sales Seminar, jointly organized by the Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA) and the China Illuminating Engineering Society (CIES), was held in Chengdu, China on Nov. 9-11 last year. The seminar focused on green lighting and covered suc

Taipei, April 7, 2006 (CENS)--Qualified Taiwan companies are expected to win business opportunities in the rising global automotive electronics market as the trend toward globalization continues to accelerate with European and American automakers shifting their parts chains to lower-cost suppliers

Last year, Taiwan turned out US$169.7 billion worth of electrical and electronic equipment, over half of which went overseas. However, this export cash cow could face a serious setback next year if manufacturers of electronic devices fail to comply with a European Union (EU) environmental protectio

The global auto industry is undergoing a revolution with basic structural changes. Manufacturing conglomerates that have long manipulated the global market, especially in Europe and the U.S., are being forced to restructure and modify their traditional production modes under high cost pressures tha

As the world's top producer of information technology (IT) and electronics products, Taiwan surpasses global competitors in product design, innovation, manufacturing flexibility and cost control. But the slowdown in global personal computer (PC) demand and the increasingly competitive consumer elec

Taipei, March 29, 2006 (CENS)--Lear Corp. of the U.S., one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive interior systems and components, will look for about 10 qualified suppliers in Taiwan for joint development of business opportunities in mainland China, according to the Taiwan External Trade D

With more than two decades of stable development and backing from a strong electronics industry, Taiwan has become a major production base for high quality, reasonably priced automotive electrical parts. The island's strength in the line is increasing, as more companies that started as small- to

As the world's top producer of information technology (IT) and electronics products, Taiwan surpasses global competitors in product design, innovation, manufacturing flexibility and cost control. But the slowdown in global personal computer (PC) demand and the increasingly competitive consumer elec

Four local manufacturing associations-the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA), Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA), Taipei Computer Association (TCA), and Taiwan Mold & Die Industry Association (TMDIA)-recently established the Taipei Cart

Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--In the booming global automotive electronics market, Taiwan companies are expected to gain great opportunities in manufacturing onboard unit (OBU) equipment and telematics products, according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) of the Industrial Tec

The global auto industry is undergoing a revolution with basic structural changes. Manufacturing conglomerates that have long manipulated the global market, especially in Europe and the U.S., are being forced to restructure and modify their traditional production modes under high cost pressures tha

Taipei, Feb. 16, 2006 (CENS)--The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will spend NT$12 billion (US$375 million at US$1: NT$32) to subsidize the development of new technologies in Taiwan's information and communication technology (ICT) industry over next four years, according to Economics Minister M

Taipei, Feb. 10, 2006 (CENS)--As part of its plan to expand deployments in ecological-technology sectors, Delta Electronics Inc. will weigh in with its fuel-cell business this year after successfully migrating to producing solar cells and mercury-free backlight-modules, according to the company' s

Taiwan' s first automotive electronics fair, the 2006 Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2006) will be held on Apr. 17-20 in the Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center. The show, which is to be an annual event, is being organized by the Taiwan External Tr

Taipei, Jan. 23, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. (CPT), No. 3 maker of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels on the island, and Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Co., Ltd.(Xoceco), the largest LCD TV exporter in mainland China, recently signed a investment

Taipei, Jan. 20, 2006 (CENS)--Hyundai Motor Co., a leading South Korean carmaker, has decided to incorporate some Taiwan suppliers of automotive interior and electrical parts into its global supply chain, according to Huang Kuang-wu, president of Sanyang Industry Co., Ltd., the local maker of Hyund

Taipei, Jan. 5, 2006 (CENS)--The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) yesterday unveiled a consortium in Taipei, materializing its plan to help boost Taiwan' s automobile-electronics industry through collective strength. The automobile-electronics consortium evolv

Four local manufacturing associations-the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA), Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA), Taipei Computer Association (TCA), and Taiwan Mold & Die Industry Association (TMDIA)-recently established the Taipei Cart

Taipei, Dec. 15, 2005 (CENS)--Tatung Co., a leading electrical-machinery, information technology (IT), and home-appliance product maker in Taiwan, recently announced that it would upgrade its plant in Vietnam as the group's global home-appliance production base. W. S. Lin, president of Tatung, s

Taipei, Dec. 14, 2005 (CENS)--India, one of the so-called BRIC nations (the other three are Brazil, Russia, and China), is being hailed as a hot new overseas investment site by Taiwan' manufacturers of electric machinery and motorcycles. Taiwanese companies that have made or will make investment

Taipei, Dec. 9, 2005 (CENS)--As Google enters the final stage of its search for an Asian location for its mainframe computers and global back-up system, the electronic information management center of Acer Inc., dubbed Acer Edc, has emerged as a front-running candidate. If Acer can manage to bea

As the world's top producer of information technology (IT) and electronics products, Taiwan surpasses global competitors in product design, innovation, manufacturing flexibility and cost control. But the slowdown in global personal computer (PC) demand and the increasingly competitive consumer elec