With a global economy as bad as this one, it should come as no surprise that Taiwan's automotive industry (including both assembled vehicles and auto parts) is shifting into lower gear. In the fourth quarter of 2008, output in the industry plunged by 14.7% from the same period of 2007 to NT$88.28 b

While the global automakers skid to the brink of insolvency, with Saab filing for bankruptcy, Opel trying to part ways with its American parent GM, and sales of Toyotas in the U.S. having dived more than 30% in December 2008, not all the news is doom and gloom in the automotive industry, especially

Founded in 1984, Sloop Spare Parts Manufacturing Co. is now an ISO 9001:2000-certified maker of a wide range of high-quality aftermarket automotive steering, suspension, and transmission parts. Its catalog includes tie-rod ends, rack ends, side-rod assemblies, ball joints, center links, cross rods,

Wenzhou Import & Export United Co., Ltd. (Wenzhou B&C Industries Ltd.), founded in 1996, has grown into a major manufacturer and exporter of a wide range of aftermarket (AM) spare parts in China. The company is very confident of offering high-quality products and the most satisfactory services t

Established in 1993, Honssion Auto Chassis System (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd is an ISO 9001: 2000-certified company specializing in manufacturing automotive steering and suspension parts for the aftermarket. The company has been constantly developing new products, making it able to supply a comprehensi

Demax Enterprise Co., Ltd. is a specialized maker of various kinds of spare parts, tuning parts and accessories for cars and trucks. The company's major products include engine parts, brake parts, rubber parts, suspension and steering parts, electrical parts, tuning parts and accessories etc.

Shih Hsiang Auto Parts Co., Ltd., one of the world's most comprehensive suppliers of aftermarket automotive suspension and steering parts, recently unveiled two newly developed suspension control lower arm models, namely the SH-49103 for Murano '03-'07 and SH-61065 for Freestar '04-'07. Since it

Over the past few years, the forged aluminum wheel sector has been growing rapidly in Taiwan, with a handful of serious players having geared up to take on the Big Leaguers. Industry observers are eagle-eyeing the moves made by Taiwan-based forged aluminum-wheel makers, who aim to crack the

Since its founding in 1972, Hwang Yu Inc. has been the largest supplier of high-quality aftermarket (AM) automotive steering and suspension components in Taiwan, as well as a leading player worldwide. Focusing on its core business by increasing its product line, the company supplies several major p

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 claims that it specializes in consolidating different auto-parts items, such as engine pa

Taipei, March 13, 2009 (CENS)--The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has resolved to forbid Shin Kong Life Insurance from selling investment-type insurance policies for three months, plus a fine of NT$2.4 million, effective immediately. The penalty, the severest ever for domestic life insu

With a global economy as bad as this one, it should come as no surprise that Taiwan's automotive industry (including both assembled vehicles and auto parts) is shifting into lower gear. In the fourth quarter of 2008, output in the industry plunged by 14.7% from the same period of 2007 to NT$88.28 b

China's auto parts exports managed to maintain a high year-on-year (YoY) growth of 31.3% during the first three quarters of 2008, but they are not immune to the impact of the global financial crisis and the resulting drop in market demand which has prompted almost all the world's big automakers to

Nobody in the auto parts sector worldwide can escape the impact from the global recession in the wake of the financial storm, which has tightened both corporate and consumer credit lines to sap spending power all over. The fallout in the automotive sector has been sagging new car sales and resultin

With recent reports of declines in new car sales in China, the country is proposing an auto-industry stimulus package, including cuts in auto sales tax, easier access to auto loans, subsidized old-car-replacement purchases, raised rebates for auto parts export, among others, which are to take effec

Other promising news, despite the gloomy auto industry globally, has been reported in the drive-shaft supply market in China, where the remarkably resilient auto market has been fueling the production of the critical part along the driveline: Chinese makers turned out 9.9 million drive shafts in 20

Yifei Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS16949-certified company dedicated to developing and manufacturing a wide range of automotive drive, chassis, and suspension parts. The firm globally markets its high-quality products with the famous YFGY own-brand, which is also a

Taiwanese exhibitors impressed global buyers with a slate of innovative products at the 2008 INTERMOT Cologne, one of the world's top-three motorcycle and scooter shows. Assembled vehicles, parts, accessories, and even a new industrial standard were on display at the Taiwan booths, offering a gl

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

Computerization, high-speed and high-precision technologies took center stage at the Taipei International Woodworking Machinery and Supplies Show 2008, or Interwood 2008, which was held from July 4 through 7. At the opening ceremony, Fred Huang, chairman of Taiwan Association of Machinery Indust

Over the past few years, the forged aluminum wheel sector has been growing rapidly in Taiwan, with a handful of serious players having geared up to take on the Big Leaguers. Industry observers are eagle-eyeing the moves made by Taiwan-based forged aluminum-wheel makers, who aim to crack the

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 2008 Taipei International Food Show, organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), wound up June 21 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall. This 18-year-old event, also known as Food Taipei 2008, was simultaneously held with FoodTech Taipei and Taipei Pa

Established in 1993, Shanghai Benyue International Trade Co., Ltd. is a major auto-parts trading company in China that imports high-end auto parts for mainly German luxury car brands and exports high-quality parts for a group of suppliers including its affiliates. With vigorous efforts in the pa

Taipei, Sept. 3, 2008 (CENS)--Despite the decline of international crude oil prices and the suspension of the investment project by the Taiwan-based China Petrochemical Development Corp. in mainland China, CPC Corp. Taiwan and Formosa Plastics Group will continue exploring oil sand. Both compani

Established in 1976, the ISO 9001: 2000-approved Chung Wei‧Yong Xing Forging Press Industrial Co., Ltd. is one of the most experienced manufacturers of forged parts in Taiwan. With its comprehensive design, development, and manufacturing capability, the company supplies a wide range of product l

Established in 1979, Leaderich Enterprises Co., Ltd. is quite an experienced trading company supplying a full range of automotive aftermarket (AM) replacement parts, including body, suspension, steering, electrical and brake parts, as well as auto lamps, mirrors, and many others. The company's p

Dear Buyers of Auto Parts & Services, The Circulation Department at CENS, a leading provider of print, event and online media promoting Taiwan-based suppliers of automotive, motorcycle, and other industrial products, consists of resourceful professionals whose goal is to efficiently run a busin

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

Taiwan's mature auto parts industry has gradually made itself felt in the global market. One manifestation of this growing reach is the decision by ArvinMeritor Inc., one of the world's top 100 suppliers of auto and heavy-duty-vehicle parts on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis, to see