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.
Despite having built a solid reputation for high quality, innovation, and rapid market response, powered two-wheeler (PTW) makers in Taiwan have been pressured on two fronts. One is the combination of spiraling fuel prices and tightened credit market after the sub-prime mortgage crisis stateside, which likely pinches sales of PTWs that are often recreational vehicles bought with disposable cash; ...
The wheel is arguably the most important part of a vehicle. Safety, comfort, performance, and function are all qualities that wheels must meet. And with powered two-wheelers (PTWs, including both motorcycles and scooters), all terrain vehicles (ATVs), or utility vehicles (UTVs), style is another factor when choosing wheels and wheel rims. The PTW wheel-rim sector in Taiwan, like many other seg...
The 3rd Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan 2008) held from April 9-12 in Taipei once again proved it has plenty of horsepower to spare. This year the event went into overdrive, with the number of exhibition booths surging by 30% over the previous event. Over one thousand international buyers and more than 20,000 local visitors turned out for the four-day show, accord...
Taiwan has built up an impressive reputation for delivering high-quality parts to some of the world's top brands of powered two-wheelers (PTWs). They are also providing a solid foundation for Taiwan's push into the global assembled PTW market, a push that was widely apparent at the 3rd Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan 2008). LED Headlamps, Ready for the Road ...
Motorcycle makers in Taiwan have been forced to brainstorm, besides relying on filling OEM orders in rosier times, to come up with creative ways to effectively compete in the increasingly harsh global arena, especially with players in emerging economies ready to reduce costs and margins to paper-thin levels. One recent example of the local makers' innovative attempt is the prototype RoboSooter, a...
At the 65th Milan International Bicycle and Motorcycle Show (EICMA 2007), held from November 6-11, 2007 at Fiera Milano, Milan of Italy, almost all major Taiwanese makers of assembled motorcycles, scooters, all terrain vehicles (ATVs), buggies etc. showcased their latest products for international visitors. The new models on display showed the industry has clear improvements in everything from...
The Taiwan-based Mechanical & System Research Laboratories (MSL, formerly MIRL (Mechanical Industry Research Laboratories) under Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently premiered a brand-new urban-transportation concept vehicle, the ITRI LEV (Light Electric Vehicle), at the EICMA 2007, the 65th International Bicycle and Motorcycle Exhibition in Milan, Italy, making the R&D achiev...
Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. (KYMCO), the largest manufacturer of powered two-wheelers (PTWs) and all terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Taiwan, once again proved that it can ride at the head of the pack with the world's best by premiering several new models at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007 in Japan. The 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007, one of the largest and most important trade fairs for wheeled vehicles ...
As part of a group restructuring and a move into a large new integrated plant in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), the Amstrong Industry Corp., maker of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to sell under its own AMS brand and the brands of international buyers, has been transformed into the powertrain division of the Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., one of the handful of first-tier auto-parts supp...
More than just the biggest maker in Taiwan of high-end performance motorcycle and scooter parts, Tong Yah Electronic Technology Co. is also known in the sector by global buyers for its house-brand KOSO, which is widely regarded as a name to be trusted for quality performance parts and accessories that are on a par to even a small group of standard-setters from Japan and Italy. Knowing wel...