These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
On the fast-growing trends of Internet of Vehicles (IoV), smart driving and high frequency transmission, Hu Lane Associate Inc., a Taiwanese supplier of metal stamped terminal products, is very likely to chalk up a double-digit growth in revenue this year, according to Chang Tzu-hsiung, chairman of Hu Lane. Despite facing the pressure of the appreciation of New Taiwan Dollar against the green...
With its sales continuing to pick up along with integrated insurance services slated for launch, Hotai Motor Co., a Taiwanese firm engaging in the distribution of automobiles and automobile parts and a prime agent for Toyota in Taiwan, is optimistic to remain the top car seller in the domestic market for the 17th consecutive year in 2018, according to Huang Nan-kuang, Hotai’s chairman. In a re...
With its exhibitor and visitor numbers both hitting record highs, Auto Expo in 2018 again consolidated its status as the world’s second-largest motor show as well as the prime entry gate for Taiwanese suppliers to the Indian market. Auto Expo 2018, held on February 8 through 11 at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, hosted over 1,500 exhibitors from 20 countries, leading the way for the glo...
The Taiwan-based Argosy Research Inc., a company principally engaged in the manufacture, design and maintenance of computer peripheral products and components, has seen the pay-off of its R&D for connectors for automotive application in the form of considerable orders received from globally known automakers, and planned to launch more new products in the near future. Argosy claimed that it has...
As the U.S. Congress moves quickly to pass the first federal law governing self-driving cars, many auto makers have poured considerable resources into R&D of autonomous vehicles, which, in turn, is very likely to trigger massive demands for auto lens, a core part to support the technology of autonomous driving system, in the coming years. Compared to a smartphone lens, an auto lens features a ...
Benefiting from the depreciation of Japanese yen and significant growth in domestic sales, Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, has seen its revenue steadily surge since the last season of last year. On this growth trajectory, the firm is very likely to end this fiscal year with a record high in net profits. As of the end of last year, Toyota scored oper...
In response to a diplomatic thaw between Japan and China, Nissan Motor Company, a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, has resumed its grand investment projects in China, announcing to pour RMB60 billion (US$9.4 billion) into the R&D, production and sales of electric vehicles (EV) in the country in the upcoming five years, according to local news agencies. With the investment, Nissa...
As China has promulgated a series of policies and regulations in favor of new energy cars, a high-nickel ternary battery, which is seen as a necessity for the next-gen cars, is gradually becoming the mainstream in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. A ternary battery is widely accepted by EV makers for high energy density, long cycle life, comparatively high security and relatively low product...
As Taiwan’s Industrial Production Index for 2017 just showed the strongest year-on-year (YoY) growth of 2.9 percent ever in history, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) expects overall output of the island’s manufacturing sectors to continue to grow this year. MOEA's statistics department reported, Industrial Production Index of Taiwan last December reached 113.42, up 1.2 percent from a year a...
With ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries having cut their import duties on merchandise originating and traded within the bloc from around 30 percent to zero since the beginning of 2018, ever more automakers have actively set up their production in Vietnam, to bring significant changes to the fast-growing Southeast Asian auto market. Before the removal of the tariffs...
