To most car drivers, not only is parking time-consuming, but it is stressful, especially in a congested city with very limited parking spaces, like Taipei. However, such a situation that almost every local driver with his or her car on a busy street of the city has experienced is likely to change sometime in the future—literally, parking can be made easier, more convenient—with the smart urban pa...

Dubai, UAE: Global automotive aftermarket manufacturers are gearing up for period of robust business growth in the Middle East, while new research indicates car sales and the corresponding demand for spare parts and auto services is on an upward trend. IQR is a Spanish producer of lubricants under the brand name Matrix, and is launching its operations in the Gulf region to find new partners, ...

Held simultaneously from April 11 through 15, 2018 as a high-profile five-in-one event for the automotive and motorcycle industries, Taipei AMPA, AutoTronics Taipei, MOTORCYCLE TAIWAN and EV TAIWAN as well as Taiwan ITS (Taiwan Int’l Intelligent Transportation Show) are likely to together impressed visitors and buyers from all over the world with Taiwan’s well integrated supply chain of auto and ...

Thanks to the rise of autonomous vehicles, many Taiwanese auto parts suppliers have witnessed a flood of contract orders recently. To keep riding the wave and further build up their reputations in the global market, some of them have been expanding their capacity while developing new products to meet customers’ requirements. Among them, Hota Industrial Mfg. Co., Ltd., one of the largest prec...

As diodes are widely applied in automobiles, many Taiwanese suppliers who have zeroed in on the market segment are expected benefit from the trend to witness significant sales growth. In light of comparatively high gross profits of diodes for automotive applications, several manufacturers, including Taiwan Semiconductor (TSC), a Taiwan-based semiconductor supplier; PANJIT International Inc., a...

Intai Technology Corp., a precision fastener manufacturer of Taiwan, has invested NT$850 million to set up a branch in Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) in Taichung. The branch will be dedicated to the R&D of minimally invasive surgical instruments, aerospace processing equipment, and precision fasteners. Intai started its business as a precision fastener manufacturer. With years of R&D exper...

It is reported that after receiving massive orders from the globally known automaker, BMW, Hota Industrial Mfg. Co., Ltd., one of the largest precision auto transmission component makers by size, has continued to land a new contract order for its reduction gearboxes for use in electric vehicles (EVs) from Ford, an American multinational automaker. Presently, Hota’s existing capacity has been almo...

Aiming to take the leading place in the global electric vehicle (EV) industry, Volkswagen (VW), an large-sized international automaker headquartered in Germany, has signed a contract with overseas battery suppliers to ramp up its production of EVs and hybrid cars. On March 13, VW made an announcement that by 2025, the firm will set up at least 16 EV manufacturing bases in Europe, China, and t...

The Taiwan-based Valens Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to the development of LED auxiliary driving lights and well recognized by professionals for its well-honed R&D technologies. With high quality and performance, Valens’ products, including truck light, warning light, side light, etc., all have been certified to ECE R65, SAE CLASS 1 and ICAO Type3. Three decades ago, the firm received a big or...

Fashion Auto Parts Enterprise Co., Ltd. (FST) has been dedicated to developing shock absorber assembly, shock absorber, shock strut mount kit, and other related parts. With satisfying after-market (AM) services and products of fine quality, FST has successfully built robust grounds in several overseas markets including Southeast Asia and North America. Howard Ching, sales manager of Internati...