With increased car exports that offset sagging local new-car sales, Taiwan’s auto or transportation vehicle industry production value, including assembled vehicles, auto parts, powered two-wheelers (PTWs), and electric vehicles (including locally-produced Toyota Camry hybrids and electric scooters)

Taiwan has been making motorcycles for more than half a century, and has developed advanced techniques and a complete supply chain for the industry. The island is also one of the world’s major producers of motorcycle parts and components, including braking systems, engine systems, transmission syst

Femo Enterprise Co. has been supplying engine parts for motorcycles, all terrain vehicles (ATVs), and automobiles spare parts since 1985. With over almost three decades of experience and dedication in this field, the company sets a good example of pursuing steady growth through flexible adjustment

Taipei, Sept.10, 2012 (CENS)--Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., a major global lighting maker, predicts the market scale of LED (light-emitting diode) lighting system to reach NT$2 Trillion (US$66.67 Billion) by 2020. J.S. Bo, general manager of Philips Taiwan, says LED lighting (not includi

V-Tech Auto Parts Industry Corp. is a specialized manufacturer of quality spare parts for Komatsu industrial equipment, especially engine overhaul gasket kits. The company has accumulated abundant experiences and know-how in its business line. The company claims that it always manufactures pro

Pinnacle Machine Tool Co., Ltd. has launched feature-laden five-axis CNC machining centers to meet rising demand from high-end manufacturers looking to maintain precision production but reduce cost to be more competitive amid various discouraging economic news, including the lingering EU periphera

Founded in 1987, the ISO 9001- and ISO/TS 16949-certified Tesor Plus Corp. specializes in designing, developing and manufacturing car security alarms and many other advanced security system products. The firm's “Tesor”-branded quality products are popular with customers worldwide for their high qua

In the years following its establishment in 1982, Lu Chou Machinery Works has grown into Taiwan's largest supplier of rocker arms, valve lifters, and cam shafts for the aftermarket. Today it supplies approximately 2,000 items for the engines of many popular Japanese, American, and European cars, an

Driverless vehicles are expected to be on the roads within 10 years, thanks to technological innovation, their computerized brains smart enough to use satellite signals to navigate. Auto security systems, by then, should be mature enough to help cars negotiate streets and highways, spot obstacles,

The auto-parts industry in China has grown rapidly in the past one decade or so, with export value soaring from US$1.63 billion in 2001 to US$52.2 billion in 2011. Auto parts now play a bigger part to generate China's automotive-related revenue, while China-made parts make up for increasingly hig

Founded in 1979, Auto Parts Industrial Ltd. (AP) is a major player in the international auto aftermarket replacement parts industry. AP's commitment to quality is deeply rooted in staff's aim to provide excellent customer service, with all aspects of manufacturing and sales built on intelligent sys

At the 2012 Taipei Int'l Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) and Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei), held April 11-14 in Taipei and the largest automotive parts show in Asia, global visitors generally expect and do find a host of suppliers capable of meeti

Mow-Lin Electric Co., Ltd., a specialized maker of generators and pumps, is scheduled to launch a new fire fighting pump around the year-end or early 2013, to target a maximum suction lift (vertical distance from lowest suction point to centerline of pump impeller) of 90 meters, compared to the 72

Amid globally uncertain economy and sliding sales of new powered two-wheelers (PTWs), Taiwan's production value of transportation vehicles and parts, a category including automobiles, auto parts, powered two-wheelers (PTWs) and electric scooters (e-scooters), dropped 2.6% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) b

Living up to Taiwan’s reputation of “Kingdom of Hand Tools,” local suppliers of auto repair tools are earning plaudits for their long-term dedication to R&D and branding upgrades. Unwilling to compromise in the face of rivalry from emerging countries and realizing the danger of market erosion ca

A brand is a symbolic embodiment of all the explicit information connected to a company's name, products or services, and often represents implicit values, ideas and personality. Building a brand is a go-to-market strategy that, when successful, can create expectations and associations between own-

Taipei, Aug. 21, 2012 (CENS)--Tong Yang Industrial Co., Ltd., a maker of auto-parts in Taiwan, recently announced pretax earnings for July at NT$77.2 million (US$2.6 million), down 7.8% year-on-year (YoY), and at NT$685 million (US$22.8 million) for the first seven months, down 14.4% YoY and transl

The Innovation Awards is a key activity associated with the annual Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) and Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei), a 2-in-1 show that is one of the world's most important trade fairs for the automotive compo

Several major events in 2011 have given Taiwan's transportation equipment industry reasons to be hopeful for 2012. The Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC), the most important vehicle testing and R&D hub in Taiwan, reported on the following major events. New Car Sales in Taiwan up 15.5

Taipei, May 25, 2012 (CENS)--The Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) of Taiwan recently signed a cooperation letter of intent (LOI) with NAMI (Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute) of Russia, to engage in exchanges and cooperation in standardization, test

Established back in 1979, Yow Jung Enterprise Co. is a veteran developer and producer of top-quality aftermarket automotive electric and electronic parts. It has long since achieved its fundamental goal of becoming a specialist in ignition and electronics systems for combustion engines. The comp

Global tensions and competition take their toll, but a bright future lies ahead Overall production in Taiwan's machinery industry will decrease 4.18% year-on-year to NT$905.8 billion in 2012 due to a slump in orders in the first half of the year. That's the prediction made by Yeh Lih-lun, an ind

Taipei, May 4, 2012 (CENS)--Alternative fuel vehicles might offer fleet operators lower total cost of ownership (TCO), helping the operators against future fuel price shocks, according to Pike Research. In a recent report released by the market research and consulting firm, many fleet managers i

Taipei, April 23, 2012 (CENS)--The 2012 Taipei Int'l Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) and Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei), held in Taiwan April 11-14, set records for exhibitor number, according to show organizer Taiwan External Trade Development Cou

Taipei, April 11, 2012 (CENS)--While the rankings of Taiwan’s top five notebook PC manufacturers was slightly reshuffled in terms of sales revenues for the first quarter of this year, Quanta Computer Inc. remains atop the list despite suffering a revenue drop. Quanta reported sales revenue of NT

Taiwan auto parts exports grew 7.9% in 2011 to a new high of NT$184.8 billion (US$6.16 billion) despite the global recession causing fluctuating uncertainties. In 2010 the island's auto parts export sales increased 22.6%. Auto parts export sales have grown every year in the past eleven years exc

The European Union’s (EU) powered two-wheeler (PTW) market in 2011 saw the worst performance of the decade, with new-PTW registrations falling by another 9.5%, or about 170,000 units, to only 1.7 million units sold, according to statistics released by the ACEM (Association of Motorcycle Manufactur

Amid globally uncertain economy and sliding sales of new powered two-wheelers (PTWs), Taiwan's production value of transportation vehicles and parts, a category including automobiles, auto parts, powered two-wheelers (PTWs) and electric scooters (e-scooters), dropped 2.6% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) b

Despite sales slowdown relative to the peak a few years ago, China’s automobile sales broke 19 million units last year, maintaining its lead in both global vehicle sales and production, hence the reasonable prediction that China’s auto electronics market would reach US$16.471 billion in 2012 and th

As one of the most aggressive among global counterparts, the Chinese government continues to drive the development of its new-energy vehicle industry. In January 2012, the Chinese government has removed in the 5th edition of the "Foreign-funded Industry Guide" the "assembled vehicle" from the