If there was any doubt that a green revolution is gathering force in the motorcycle and scooter sectors, 2008 INTERMOT Cologne put it to rest. Electric vehicles were the star attractions at the world's third-biggest motorcycle and scooter show, which ran from October 8 to 10. While pump prices a

The 2008 Automechanika Shanghai, the world's second-largest Automechanika series, is scheduled for December 10-12 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. To meet overwhelming demand from exhibitors, the organizer this year will be expanding the venue to 80,500 square meters, an increase

Around 500 exhibitors from Taiwan displayed their latest and most innovative, and competitive products with 4,200 exhibitors from 76 other countries at Automechanika 2008. While Taiwanese producers lack the cost advantage and domestic market scale enjoyed by counterparts in mainland China and o

With the continuing decline of new-car sales in Taiwan, the production value of the island's automotive industry (including both assembled vehicles and auto parts) in the third quarter of 2008 dropped 22.52% from the same period of last year to NT$60.26 billion (US$1.83 billion at NT$33:US$1), acco

Taipei, Nov. 24, 2008 (CENS)--To upgrade the quality of life, the Taiwan government plans to budget NT$140 billion (US$4.38 billion at US$1 = NT$32) to subsidize culture-oriented tech industries in the next four years, with NT$2.1 billion (US$65.63 million) to used to promote "cultural creation" in

Future Looks Bright for Youth Segment Despite rising fuel costs, other pricing pressures and waning consumer optimism, the future looks bright for the youth industry. Consumer spending for youth bedroom furniture is expected to grow by 23.5% in the next five years, with sales to reach US$6.3

After undergoing successful business expansion almost every year since its establishment in 1982, the ISO 9001-certified Chuen Jaang Precision Industry Co., Ltd., one of the most comprehensive and leading suppliers of precision turned parts in Taiwan, has grown into a world-class player, and yet it

Increasingly more trade show organizers realize that progress in especially technologically-intensive trades as the automotive industry hinges on innovation being made, which relies on inspiring and rewarding creative minds who are willing to turn cutting-edge ideas into reality, even better if suc

Leonardo Caputo, executive vice president of Piaggio Group, the largest powered two-wheeler (PTW) conglomerate in Europe, spoke in detail on the topic "Piaggio Group, the Asian Challenge" during the 3rd Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan 2008) show held early April thi

The Taiwan-based Pihsiang Machinery Manufacturing Co. (PMMC) recently introduced two new products, a battery and an electric vehicle (EV), that the company believes will certainly help reduce the global warming effect. The GREENRUNNER and GREENRIDER (both world-registered trademarks) pure EV boasts

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, w

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 fa

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 thousa

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 Inter

About two years and four months of considerable industry, eight months ahead of schedule, has finally enabled Active Mobiles Co., Ltd. (Adiva Taiwan) to start up mass production at a brand-new plant in the Benchou Industry Zone, Kaohsiung County of southern Taiwan. Total investment in the new pl

Apex Motor Corp. is a specialized developer and manufacturer of all terrain vehicles (ATVs) established in 2003. After finding a niche market a few years ago, the company now focuses mainly on supplying top-end racing kid ATVs (for under 12-year-old riders) with engine displacements of 50cc, 70cc,

Taipei, Oct. 15, 2008 (CENS)--Helped by Germany's SolarWaterWorld with propulsion system technologies and hull design, Horizon Yacht Co., the largest boat-builder in Taiwan, will unveil its first solar-powered yacht next year, according to company sources. Horizon specializes in building sizabl

Taipei, Sept. 26, 2008 (CENS)--China Motor Corp. (CMC), the assembler of Mitsubishis and Chryslers in Taiwan, recently launched the locally made SUV, the Mitsubishi Super Zinger. CMC expects the new SUV to grab a 50% share in its class. Auto dealers said that about 9,000 to 10,000 SUVs are sold

Soaring crude oil prices have driven gasoline prices at the pumps to record levels, to over US$4 per gallon in August stateside, the world's biggest car market. Coupled with the fallout from the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the U.S., record gasoline prices in North America and elsewhere are rattlin

Wenzhou Seineca International Corp. is an experienced and major auto-parts trading company in China that claimed to provide 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 q

Taipei, Sept. 22, 2008 (CENS)--Following the formation of the South Taiwan Textile R&D Alliance, another team will be set up in Tainan County Sept. 29 to help strengthen the automotive sector on the island, namely the South Taiwan Automotive R&D Alliance. Chen Liang, chairman of the preparatory

Years ago, as Japanese cars in the 1970s, Taiwan-made exports, as confirmed by a local supplier recently, were often the object of taunts and jibes in movies and real-life, targeted by foreign users as examples of poor quality and design; but such negative stereotyping generally does not apply toda

After many years of promotion, the International Building & Construction Trade Fair (IBCTF), held annually alongside the Kitchen & Bath China Show (KBCS), has evolved to become perhaps the leading fair of its kind in Greater China, playing sizable role to further drive the kitchen and bath sectors

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-th

Lu Chou Machinery Works is an ISO 9001: 2000 approved company specialized in manufacturing high-quality and -precision automotive engine parts, including mainly rocker arms, lifter valves, rocker shafts, cam shafts, tappets, filter, fuel pumps, water pumps, oil pumps, chambers, push rods, other tra

Equally significant as seeing CENS' September issue of Taiwan Transportation Equipment Guide (TTG), the largest, longest-running and most influential trade magazine focused on automotive products and services trades in Greater China, at key auto-parts shows worldwide in the fourth quarter is that C

A weakening U.S. market, soaring oil prices, and inflationary pressure are bringing change to the global automotive industry, forcing Taiwan's auto-parts industry to explore new strategies to cut costs and stay competitive. One insider, Huang Wen-fang, offers suggestions on what that course migh

The Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) has over the years successfully built itself into one of the most important trade fairs of its kind worldwide, serving also as a stage to showcase innovative auto parts that underline the endless R&D potential held by Taiwan-based

At the 2008 Taipei Int'l Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA 2008), the largest annual auto parts and accessories fair in Asia and a top-three in the field globally, co-organizers Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Associati

Taiwan has traditionally been known as a follower in wireless technology-a position that once consigned it to a peripheral role in mobile-technology forums and the base-station equipment market. With the rise of the WiMAX era, however, Taiwan's wireless communications sector is finally taking cente