As Taiwan continues to try to be politically-correct by staying with the global trend to become more green in its transportation options, mainly backed by policymaking that aims to reduce carbon emissions on the island through developing the electric vehicle (LEV) industry, with the authorities hav

The government, academic organizations, research institutions, and private manufacturers are all working hard to develop electric vehicles (EVs) in Taiwan; and the island, thanks to its position as a global production base for high-quality internal-combustion scooters, large domestic market for pow

Established in 1991, the ISO 9001:approved Guang Rong (originally known as Kuang Jung) Enterprise Co., Ltd. is a veteran specialist in developing and manufacturing exhaust pipes for motorcycles, scooters, ATVs etc. The company provides products made of stainless steel, titanium, carbon fiber and

Established in 1999, Wenzhou M&C Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. and its Deauto Branch (DEAUTO Group) specialize in finding the right auto part among some 600 makers for global buyers, with product lines that are extensive, high quality and competitively priced. DEAUTO Group's goal is simply to fill gl

Wenzhou Seineca International Corp. is an experienced and major auto-parts trading company in China providing quality products and services. The company is located in Ruian, Wenzhou of Zhejiang Province, one of the biggest auto-parts production bases in China. The company claims quality is the t

Thanks to the rapid economic development that has kept it a step ahead of most other regions, Southern China has emerged as one of the country's biggest auto-parts markets, sparking fierce competition among domestic and foreign suppliers alike. Two main reasons for the large demand for auto par

Along with the fast growing new car sales in China, which became the world's biggest car market in early 2009, the proportion of new cars equipped with automatic transmissions has risen steadily-from about 25% in 2005 to 40% in 2008; while the annual sales volume of automatic-transmission cars has

Onorino Di Tanna, 31, a mechanical engineer who has been working at Piaggio for the past five years in the Scooter Technical Innovation section, was invited by the 4th Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan 2009) as a key speaker to talk about the successful innovation of

Realizing that the market size in Taiwan may be too modest to realistically build an electronic-book sector to achieve a target revenue of NT$100 billion (US$3 billion at US$1:NT$33) by 2013, the Taiwan government has again been looking across the Taiwan Strait for opportunities with globally-envi

The Big Sleep—the comfortable world of mattresses There’s never been a better time to rest easy in the bed department. Mattresses, in particular, are resurrected as the savior of this division. Customers want comfort, as they always have. But particularly, in a time of economic uncertainty, this

Homegrown automobile brands have always been a nearly impossible dream for Taiwan, where the domestic market is so limited (with annual sales peaking at 550,000 units but running at only 230,000 units or so during the past three years) that few companies would dare to try to make such a dream come

Established in 2004, Tyco Automobile Co., Ltd. of Taiwan is an auto-parts trading company that serves customers worldwide with abundant experience, professional know-how, quality services, and comprehensive product lines. Tyco is headquartered in Taiwan and operates a branch office in Shanghai,

The ISO 9001: 2000 certified Lu Chou Machinery Works is a specialized maker of high-quality and -precision automotive engine parts, including mainly rocker arms, valve lifters, rocker shafts, cam shafts, tappets, filter, fuel pumps, water pumps, oil pumps, chambers, push rods, other transmission pa

As of the writing of this report on the Taipei AMPA 2009, held April 14 to 17 at the TWTC (Taipei World Trade Center) Nangang Exhibition Hall, the global automotive landscape has been changing. GM filed for Chapter 11 on June 1. Penske, the second-largest car dealership in the USA, is buying the S

Taiwan's Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) recently inaugurated the Automotive Optic Design Center (AODC) to help vertically integrate the island's automotive-lighting industry. Taiwan has been a key development and production base for aftermarket (AM) auto-lamp products for a very l

Taipei, Sept. 29, 2009 (CENS)--Taiwan is building independently its first hybrid bus that will likely be operational in 2011, according to the Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC), the largest transportation-vehicle testing and R&D organization on the island. The ARTC set up the "Low Chas

Taiwan's automotive industry, which for more than five decades has imported technology from foreign automakers, is now seeing a chance to become a technology exporter. During a recent interview with the Economic Daily News, Taiwan's foremost Chinese-language economic daily newspaper, Kenneth Y

Taipei, Sept. 11, 2009 (CENS)--Boeing Co. of the United States, a leading international aircraft maker, recently claimed that it continues to make progress on the assembly of the 747-8 Freighter, as mechanics completed the installation of the new GEnx-2B engines on airplane No. 1 in final assembly

Established in 1989 as a processor and exporter of high-voltage cables, Chung Kuang Co., Ltd. has developed into a professional manufacturer of ignition system spare parts. The firm now supplies a wide range of products, including rubber extruders, vulcanizing facility manufacturing, automobile ign

Since its establishment in 1990, Ming Chyan International Co., Ltd. has been a specialized developer and manufacturer of high-end scooter engine tuning parts. The company globally markets its products under its own-brand RUIMA. James Tsai, president of Ming Chyan, says that Taiwan is currently t

Excel Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. is the successor of Swi-Kuo Industrial Co. which has been engaged in manufacturing auto maintenance hardware for more than 30 years as one of Taiwan's major suppliers of auto maintenance hardware. Excel was founded in 2001 to expand overseas market share and b

Ecolighting Inc. builds many intelligent technologies into its LED lights including MR16, downlight, spotlight, grid lighting fixture, wall lamps, streetlights, garden lights and wall wash lights. The smart technologies include embedded power factor correction (PFC) IC and pulse width modulation

The Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) has, for years, provided a vital business platform for the global leisure marine and related accessory industries, bringing together yacht builders, marine architects, distributors, wholesalers, super-yacht owners and captains, marina owners and operators, and

The U.S. National Hardware Show (NHS) has been serving as a platform for showcasing the world's newest trends and innovations in hardware for more than six decades. This year's NHS was held in the South Hall, Central Hall, and North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center on May 5-7, attracting

Homegrown automobile brands have always been a nearly impossible dream for Taiwan, where the domestic market is so limited (with annual sales peaking at 550,000 units but running at only 230,000 units or so during the past three years) that few companies would dare to try to make such a dream come

The ISO 9001:2008-apporved Ching Tsang Industrial Co., Ltd. is one of the most professional suppliers of vehicle electronics systems and parts for motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, snowmobiles in Taiwan. The firm is capable of developing and making the most advanced systems and pars such as engine manag

Established in 1980, Shine Wheel Ind. Corp. is a specialized maker of carbon-fiber products. With long experience in manufacturing high-end carbon-fiber bicycles, the company stepped into production of high-level performance-tuning auto parts many years ago. The SW Racing sub-brand was develope

Boss Air Enterprise Co., Ltd. is a Taiwan-based manufacturer engaged in the automobile field for more than 20 years, capable of designing compressors, generators, motors and many other parts. The company's product lines are compressor, DC clutch, long-life DC motor, alternator, cool/hot air sepa

With its slogan of "quality is the most important part", Long Serng Auto Parts Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to supplying high-caliber aftermarket auto parts especially for Volvo and Saab car models. The firm supplies more than 3,000 parts items for most car models produced by the two Swedish au

Likely one of the most anticipated design events globally, regardless of the chilly economic climate worldwide in the winter of 2008, the 52nd Good Design Award 2008 or more popularly known as the "G-Mark" and its organizer The Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) had announced th