Like most other industries, the automobile and auto parts industry was seriously affected during the rail workers strike in Germany last November. The strike brought operations at many auto companies to a standstill due to delays in auto part deliveries. The strike, which was called the la

Huadu Auto City is in the southwest of downtown Huadu, a city in Guangdong Province, China, boasting convenient land, marine and air access. It's only 22 kilometers away from Guangzhou and 12 kms from Guangzhou International Airport. Huadu also features a harbor in the south of the city, and a ligh

Three top automotive and motorcycle trade shows will take the stage together in Taipei this April, promising an unprecedented opportunity for industry buyers and sellers. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) recently announced that the 2008 Taipei Int'l Auto Parts & Accessorie

By QUINCY LIANG Taiwan's automobile market has been stalled in low gear for more than two years, with annual sales stuck in the range of about 320,000 to 340,000 units. The saturated market has pushed some local automakers out of business in recent years, and the rest have been scrambling to su

Taipei, Jan. 25, 2008 (CENS)--Taiwan's Yulon Group, the largest automobile manufacturing conglomerate on the island, has been actively developing own-brand car products, and has started developing distribution channels and recruiting needed talents. In order not to upset the technical partnershi

Taipei, Jan. 21, 2008 (CENS)--Under active helps of the government-sponsored Best E-Services export of Taiwan (BEST) information service export promotion project, several local information technology (IT) companies have been continuously winning orders from foreign customers, according to Industria

Taipei, Jan. 9, 2008 (CENS)--The highflying gas prices pushed sales of powered two-wheelers (PTWs) in Taiwan to 780,000 units in 2007, according to statistics compiled by Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. (KYMCO), maintained its No. 1 position in 20

Rainbow Trust Industrial Co., Ltd. specializes in hose assemblies for the automotive, motorcycle, and home-appliance segments. The company is a fully integrated manufacturer and offers one of the widest varieties of hose types, fitting designs, and tube shapes to meet the different requirements of

Taipei, Jan. 4, 2008 (CENS)--To live up to its promise made before its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a member in 2002, Taiwan government has reduced its tariff on imported cars to 20.36%, effective on the first day of 2008. The tariff ratio was 21.8% in 2007. With the tari

Taipei, Aug. 7, 2006 (CENS)--Multimedia personal computers powered by Intel's Viiv and Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD's) Live microprocessor solutions are highlighted at the five-day Taipei Computer Application Show 2006, which ends today. The solutions enable personal computers to double as a pe

For most auto-parts manufacturers with strong ambitions to further expand their global sales, the international original equipment manufacturing (OEM) parts market is often the final goal, allowing a maker to demonstrate its R&D capability, show its ability to compete in terms of quality and cost w

Taiwan's leading information and communication technology (ICT) makers' efforts to diversify into the automotive-electronics business recently bore fruit when Ford Lio Ho Motor Co., the local subsidiary of Ford of the U.S., announced it would add BenQ Corp. (a leading computer-peripheral and consum

Asia's first automotive electronics fair, the 2006 Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2006), was held on Apr. 17-20 at the Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) in Taiwan. The main organizers of the show, which is to be an annual event, were th

The Hsiang Lun International Corp., one of Taiwan's top three makers of combustion-engine gasket and repair kits as well as the island' s most comprehensive supplier of total solutions for engine overhauls, says that it will soon complete construction of a new Automated Storage & Retrieval System (

Established in 1984, Jiu Men Industry Co., Ltd. Is an ISO 9001-certified auto-parts maker that specializes in manufacturing aftermarket window regulators and window-regulator motors, as well as engine-related items such as belt-tensioner bearings, clutch release forks and bearings, idler pulley bea

Taipei, April 19, 2006 (CENS)--The Aeronautical System Research Division, under the Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, announced on April 18 its plans to jointly develop super-light aircraft with six aeronautics-related from next year. Price tag for the super-light aircrafts is set

Taipei, April 13, 2006 (CENS)--Asia's first and only automotive electronics fair, the 2006 Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2006) will be held on Apr. 17-20 at the Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) in Taiwan. The chief organizers of the a

As the world's top producer of information technology (IT) and electronics products, Taiwan surpasses global competitors in product design, innovation, manufacturing flexibility and cost control. But the slowdown in global personal computer (PC) demand and the increasingly competitive consumer elec

For many international automotive performance tuning parts makers and exporters, 2005 was a low-powered year after seven to eight years of high sales growth, especially for those depending heavily on the U.S. market, where many big importers and chain stores filed for bankruptcy and dumped their pr

With more than two decades of stable development and backing from a strong electronics industry, Taiwan has become a major production base for high quality, reasonably priced automotive electrical parts. The island's strength in the line is increasing, as more companies that started as small- to

As the world's top producer of information technology (IT) and electronics products, Taiwan surpasses global competitors in product design, innovation, manufacturing flexibility and cost control. But the slowdown in global personal computer (PC) demand and the increasingly competitive consumer elec

The Taiwan Automotive International Forum & Exhibition (TAIFE), the first of its kind, was held on Oct. 17-19 in Taipei. The aim was to boost the development of the domestic auto-parts industry and facilitate its transformation from pure manufacturing to system development, and to help give local p

Four local manufacturing associations-the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA), Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA), Taipei Computer Association (TCA), and Taiwan Mold & Die Industry Association (TMDIA)-recently established the Taipei Cart

With the global all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) market growing at double-digit rates every year, most of Taiwan' s manufacturers in the line are pouring increasing amounts of money into R&D in a bid to keep their own ATV sales growing. Almost all of the island' s major makers of powered two-wheelers (

Taipei, Feb. 6, 2006 (CENS)--All the top-four motherboard manufacturers in Taiwan have announced ambitious operation goals for 2006, with Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd. (ECS), the No. 2 in Taiwan, projecting a whopping annual revenue growth of 147%. Asustek Computer Inc., the world's No.

Taiwan' s first automotive electronics fair, the 2006 Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2006) will be held on Apr. 17-20 in the Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center. The show, which is to be an annual event, is being organized by the Taiwan External Tr

Taiwan's carmaker Formosa Automobile Corp. (FAC) recently applied to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for subsidization from the Science and Technology Development Project to develop homegrown hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). FAC is an auto-production subsidiary of the Formosa Plastic Gro

Four local manufacturing associations-the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA), Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA), Taipei Computer Association (TCA), and Taiwan Mold & Die Industry Association (TMDIA)-recently established the Taipei Cart

The Taiwan Automotive International Forum & Exhibition (TAIFE), the first of its kind, was held on Oct. 17-19 in Taipei. The aim was to boost the development of the domestic auto-parts industry and facilitate its transformation from pure manufacturing to system development, and to help give local p

Liu Yi-cheng, president of Yulon Nissan Motor Co. was recently elected as the 21st chairman of the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA). The new chairman urged Taiwan's government to lift the existing ban on "Three Direct Links" with mainland China as soon as possible