Taipei, Nov. 3, 2008 (CENS)--Taiwan-based automaker Yulon Motor Co. recently decided to pour US$50 million into setting up an auto-parts plant in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China to support its assembled-car business there. Yulon is scheduled to market its LUXGEN own-brand cars in C

Taipei, Oct. 23, 2008 (CENS)--Three local research institutes and some private companies recently decided to set up an R&D alliance focusing on development and manufacturing of automotive shock-absorption parts. Members in the alliance include the First Institute of Chung-Shan Institute of Scien

Taipei, Oct. 22, 2008 (CENS)-The leading electric-machinery firms in Taiwan, including Teco Electric & Engineering Corp., Jenn Feng Industrial Co., Falcon Cycle-Parts Co. and Rechi Precision Co., are rushing to tap the green segment-focusing on the most popular energy-saving, carbon-reducing items.

Taipei, Oct. 22, 2008 (CENS)--Yulon Group of Taiwan, the largest automaker on the island, recently unveiled a prototype of its electric vehicle jointly developed with AC Propulsion (ACP) of the United States and leading information technology (IT) firms in Taiwan, such as High Tech Computer Corp. (

Charles Huang, executive director of the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA) and chairman of the Motorcycle Safety and Development Association, has a clear vision for the more vigorous development of the motorcycle industry in Taiwan. During a recent interview conduc

When you ride on an Italian Bimota TESI 3D, one of the world's most expensive monster bikes, the first thing you look at will be the high-end tuning-gauge set supplied by a Taiwan company. If you look carefully at the shiny, sophisticated detail on a well-dressed Harley-Davison monster roaring down

In a recent interview with CENS, Dr. C.T. Chen, chief engineer of the motorcycle R&D center at Motive Power Industry Co. Ltd. or the maker of PGO motor scooters and upscale buggies in Taiwan, for the first time confirmed that his company has been working with RCV Engine Ltd. of the U.K. for over tw

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

Having been devoted to developing CNC lathes for about three decades, Charles Machine Industrial Co., Ltd., one of the few in Taiwan capable of making huge machine tools, has begun developing vertical machining centers featuring boxways about six years ago. Recently, the company introduced two new

Taipei, Oct. 7, 2008 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$10.021 billion worth of machinery in the first seven months of this year, for a moderate 10.3% growth year-on-year, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI). In terms of major categorie

Taiwan exported US$7.0615 billion of machinery in the first five months of 2008, representing a 10.9% year-on-year growth, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI). Machine tools as a group saw the highest export value at US$1.5701 b

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

Taipei, Sept. 25, 2008 (CENS)--The government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has recently partnered with International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. to develop next-generation multi-core computing platform and next-generation memory technology. ITRI Executive Vice Presid

The Beijing government confirmed in July that it would raise the consumption tax on transportation vehicles that emit excessive pollution, a new measure in line with its energy-saving policy. Meanwhile, the government is drafting another tax package to offer favorable consumption tax to cars

Established in 1996, Changzhou Belesen Auto Electric Parts Co., Ltd. is an ISO9001: 2000- and TS 16949: 2002-approved specialist in researching, developing, and producing rubber boots, sparkplug boots, and high-voltage ignition-wire assemblies. The firm supplies original equipment (OE) products

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

Since its inception in 1981 in Taiwan's central county of Changhua, Ele Shine Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. has been specialized in production of various industrial parts with CNC (computerized numerically controlled) machines for over two decades. Ele Shine employs advanced production equipment, s

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

Charles Huang, executive director of the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA) and chairman of the Motorcycle Safety and Development Association, has a clear vision for the more vigorous development of the motorcycle industry in Taiwan. During a recent interview conduc

Taipei, Aug. 28, 2008 (CENS)-Taiwan's machinery exports amounted to US$8.557 billion in the first half of this year, up 12.4% year-on-year, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI). In terms of largest export items, the category of

Hoping to tap the mutually-beneficial advantages available from the eventual formation of ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) into a free-trade zone, Taiwan-based manufacturers are flocking to set up plants in Vietnam, which has been often reported as quickly developing into their se

Established in 1993, Demax Enterprise Co., Ltd. is a specialized maker of automotive oil seals and rubber products, which are globally marketed under the company's own brand "DEMAX" or on the OEM/ODM basis. The firm claims that it is fully capable of developing and manufacturing all kinds of oil

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