The recent 2005 Taipei Int'l Auto/Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA '05) proved once again why this is the biggest and best event of its kind in Asia, serving up cutting-edge products and giving visitors a good picture of where the industry is heading. The show also underscored Ta

Taipei, Aug. 16, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's Shung Ye Group is expected to distribute and locally assemble Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty trucks in Taiwan, according to the leading automobile-distribution conglomerate on the island. According to Shung Ye, it is commissioning its subsidiary Yue Ye Motors Cor

Taipei, July 20, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's Formosa Automobile Corp. (FAC) will start to sell Skoda cars imported from the Czech Republic on the island in the fourth quarter of the year, and it will also debut Taiwan's first hybrid-power (gasoline and electricity) car in 2007 at the earliest. FAC's a

The recent 2005 Taipei Int'l Auto/Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA '05) proved once again why this is the biggest and best event of its kind in Asia, serving up cutting-edge products and giving visitors a good picture of where the industry is heading. The show also underscored T

VIA Technologies Inc., a leading chip designer based in Taiwan, recently announced the establishment of a multimedia consumer-business division (MCE) to explore the automotive processor-chip market. The plan is to cooperate with major original-equipment (OE) auto-parts makers in Asia to turn out x8

Taipei, May 31, 2005 (CENS)--A bidding team formed by Taiwan's Sanyang Industry Co., Ltd. And International Truck and Engine Corp. (ITEC) of the U.S. recently won a government bid and is expected to release over NT$3 billion (US$95.54 million at US$1: NT$31.4) worth of business opportunities to loc

Kenneth Yen, CEO of the Yulon Group, Taiwan's largest automobile-manufacturing conglomerate, recently disclosed that the group's flagship company Yulon Motor Co. is participating in the development of new Nissan car models for sale in mainland China. Cooperation with Nissan, he stated, will gen

With over two decades of long-term cultivation' stable development' and backing from a strong electronics industry' Taiwan is a leading production base of high quality' reasonably priced automotive electrical parts. The domestic industry boasts over 700 firms of varying sizes' all connected to w

For international tuning-parts makers and exporters' 2004 would likely have been a cold year if they had depended heavily on the U.S. market' where many big importers and chainstores have gone bust. Many leading companies in the line in Taiwan expect the picture in the U.S.' the largest buyer o

Established in 1994, Fortuna Auto Industry Inc. claims that it is currently Taiwan's largest exporter of racing side-mirrors. It supplies about 20 mirror models, which can be installed on the company's globally patented mirror base to fit over 150 popular car, light-truck, and minivan models. Most

Established in 1969, Tong Hong Automobile Parts Co. is one of Taiwan's most experienced maker of engine gaskets, and its largest. The ISO9002- and QS9000-approved company also produces rubber parts, oil seals, and valve-stem seals. Its products are marketed worldwide under the THG, KP, and NR brand

Taipei, May 16, 2005 (CENS)--The Volvo Group of Sweden, a leading truck and bus manufacturing group, plans to invest in Taiwan and develop cooperation ties with local partners, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). MOEA confirmed that Volvo Group has expressed its willingness to

Taipei, April 26, 2005 (CENS)--A joint bidding team of Taiwan's Sanyang Industry Co., Ltd. And U.S.-based International Truck and Engine Corp. (ITEC) has recently won a government bid to supply 4,788 military trucks to the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in the coming five years. Sanyang, whi

Established in 1983, Yu Shine Precision Machine Co., Ltd. Is a ISO-9001- and CE mark-approved maker specializing in the development and manufacturing of computerized numerically controlled (CNC) vertical lathes, CNC drilling and tapping machines, inverted-spindle vertical CNC turning centers, CNC t

Continental AG of Germany recently held a meeting in Taiwan with over 30 local auto-parts makers-its first such--to evaluate qualified suppliers of brake-caliper parts and components. Zou Bo' chief of Continental's Asia procurement office' which is located in Shanghai' says that his office plans

DaimlerChrysler Vans (China) Co. (DCVC)' a joint venture between DaimlerChrysler AG (DCAG) of Germany' Fujian Motor Industry Group of mainland China (FMIG)' and Taiwan's China Motor Corp. (CMC)' recently became the first foreign automobile venture to be approved in China since the government began

Established in 1985, Yuh Lee Enterprise Co., Ltd. Is an ISO9000:2000-approved maker of high-level devices for automobile and other types of machinery-related applications. The company's wide array of product series includes switches (horn, door, brake, auto-lamp, fog-lamp, others), key locks, knobs

Taipei, Feb. 23, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's China Motor Corp. (CMC), in partnership with Mitsubishi Motors of Japan, will start local production of the Town & Country minivan model for Chrysler of the U.S. in April 2006, according to company sources. CMC did not rule out setting up a joint-venture co

Taipei, Feb. 17, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's Falcon Machine Tools Co., Ltd. (Chevalier-branded machine tools) announced that it would set up a strategic alliance with SKE Corp. of Japan to locally assemble vertical-type lathes with technical support from the partner. Falcon chairman Chang Bao-yuan sai

Taiwan's Hwa Fong Rubber Ind. Co., which makes rubber tires under the "Duro" brand, reported recently that its Thailand plant had won an order from Sumitomo of Japan for the supply of 750,000 all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) tires annually. Hwa Fong's chairman, Steven Chang, is touting this order (del

Taipei, Jan. 17, 2005 (CENS)--ArvinMeritor Inc. of the U.S. recently held an auto-parts procurement-policy seminar in Taiwan for many invited local suppliers, according to Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). ArvinMeritor procured over US$20 million worth of auto parts from Asia i

Continental AG of Germany recently held a meeting in Taiwan with over 30 local auto-parts makers─its first such--to evaluate qualified suppliers of brake-caliper parts and components. Zou Bo, chief of Continental's Asia procurement office, which is located in Shanghai, says that his office plan

Taipei, Dec. 24, 2004 (CENS)--Continental AG of Germany recently held its first procurement meeting with over 30 auto-parts suppliers in Taiwan, though the firm set up an international procurement office in Shanghai, mainland China early this year. Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAIT

DaimlerChrysler Vans (China) Co. (DCVC), a joint venture between DaimlerChrysler AG (DCAG) of Germany, Fujian Motor Industry Group of mainland China (FMIG), and Taiwan's China Motor Corp. (CMC), recently became the first foreign automobile venture to be approved in China since the government began

After nearly 20 years of operations in supplying commercial-use electronic scales, Shang Chuen Weighing Machine Co., Ltd. Has recently shifted its business emphasis to individual-user scales, and has enjoyed great success especially in body fat-monitoring scales. The company recently introduced

Hsiang Lun International Corp., one of Taiwan's top three combustion-engine gasket and repair kit makers, as well as the island!|s most comprehensive supplier of total solutions for engine overhauls, recently won ISO-14001 certification. It is the only local producer in its sector to earn the covet

With the global economy once again kicking into gear, manufacturers of machining centers in Taiwan saw both output and sales surge in the first half of this year, forcing many to work overtime to keep up with overseas demand. The machining-center sector, the largest export category for Taiwan-m

Northeastern China is the cradle of that country's auto industry. The first car made in China was "born" there on July 13' 1956. This was actually a handcrafted work; five or six central government leaders competed for the honor of naming it' but Mao Zedong in the end trumped all and dubbed it the

The booming growth of auto manufacturing in China¡¦s coastal regions has been receiving a great deal of attention recently' but in Northeast China the ¡§patriarchs¡¨ of the industry are not doing badly either. The China FAW Group Corp.' which is known as the ¡§eldest child¡¨ of automobile manufactu

Established in 1993, Ming Chang Rubber Co., Ltd., formerly Hung Pin Hsing Rubber Enterprise Co., is a UKAS ISO-9001-certified company specialized in the development and manufacture of valve-stem seals for automobiles and motorcycles. The enterprise was launched by founder Chen Yi-chang, who had