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INSIDE:The world is coming

to AMPA … are you?

The cutting edge of auto tech

Taiwan exports keep steady

Leading exhibitor roundup

April 15-18 2020

www.ampa-in-one.com.tw

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2020Service & Pre-registration ......................................................................................................4

Show Information ......................................................................................................................... 5

AMPA industry overview ........................................................................................................6

Auto Electronics industry overview ...............................................................................8

Motorcycle industry Overview: ........................................................................................10

TaiNEX2: the new home for Autotronics & Motorcycle exhibitors .........12

MDT’s real-time monitoring ................................................................................................ 13

Phihong takes charge of charging stations ............................................................ 14

D2 races to keep up with orders .................................................................................... 16

Yean Horng’s motorcycle components ......................................................................17

Eagle Eyes lighting technology ....................................................................................... 18

Sirius Light Tech’s LED & HID products .................................................................... 19

Masterhold banks on battery tech ...............................................................................20

Nan Hoang: brake pads & clutches ............................................................................... 21

CaraVision’s got ADAS in its sights ............................................................................. 22

Norporvis turbochargers ..................................................................................................... 24

More exhibitor profiles .......................................................................................................... 25

New product highlights ........................................................................................................ 57

TAITRA overseas offices ......................................................................................................58

Floor plans ...................................................................................................................................... 62

Exhibitor lists ................................................................................................................................66

Taipei Muslim restaurant guide .......................................................................................68

www.ampa-in-one.com.tw

MOTORCYCLEAUTOTRONICS AMPA

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SHOW SERVICES AND PRE-REGISTRATION

PRE–REGISTER NOW TO GET EASY ACCESS TO THE SHOW

■ Pre-show Press Conference■ Opening Ceremony■ 1-on-1 Procurement Meetings■ EV Technology and Trend Forum■ Intelligent Transportation International Forum ■ Market Conference

Plan ahead for your visit! Pre-register online and enjoy priority badge pick-up when you arrive at the show counter.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

HALAL SERVICETo provide a more comfortable experience during

Taipei AMPA series show for Muslim visitors.

■Muslim prayer rooms■Halal-certified restaurant map for Taipei

(see page 68 or click here)

MOTORCYCLEAMPA AUTOTRONICS

FREE HOTEL SHUTTLE SERVICEFor more information click here

FREE SHUTTLE BUS service for visitors and exhibitors to the major hotels in Taipei city. You’re welcome to take the free shuttle bus to save your time and enjoy more convenient travel during show dates.

CLICK TOREGISTER

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SHOW DATES & HOURS

Apr. 15-17 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Apr. 18 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

• Open to local and international industry insiders only, welcome to pre-register online for your visit.• Children under 12 are not allowed to enter the showground

VENUENANGANG EXHIBITION CENTER, HALL 1 (No.1, Jingmao 2nd Rd., Nangang District, Taipei City, Taiwan)

NANGANG EXHIBITION CENTER, HALL 2 (No.2, Jingmao 2nd Rd., Nangang District, Taipei City, Taiwan)

EXHIBITION SCALE

1,450 Exhibitors / 3,850 booths

EXHIBITORS’ ORIGIN

Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Philippines, Slovenia, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States

EXHIBITSPROFILE

• Parts & Components• Automotive Lighting• Customizing & Accessories• Diagnostics & Maintenance• Car care• EV & Peripherals• Intelligent Transportation

System & Solution• International Exhibitors

• Automobile Electronic Products

• Automobile Electronic Components & Parts

• International Exhibitors

• Motorcycle & Heavy Duty Motorcycle

• Parts & Accessories• Motorcyclists’ Accesso-

ries• Repair & Manufacturing

Equipment• International Exhibitors

ORGANIZER(S)TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council)

TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Coun-cil)

TEEMA (Taiwan Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers’ Association)

TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council)

CO-ORGANIZER(S)

TTVMA (Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association)

Taiwan Rubber & Elastomer Industries Association

NAPAC (Nippon Auto PartsAftermarket Committee)

TTVMA (Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association)

TARC (TaiwanAutomotive ResearchConsortium)

TTVMA (Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association)

SHOW INFORMATION

AMPA MOTORCYCLEAUTOTRONICS

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15th Edition36th Edition 15th Edition

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DRIVING AMBITION

And with its extensive industrial base in computers and electronics, Taiwan is also perfectly positioned for the

coming transition to autonomous and other “smart” vehicles.

That makes the 2020 AMPA trade show a must visit for anyone in these industries. This year’s show, which includes Motorcycle Taiwan and Autotronics Taipei, will be April 15-18 at the Nangang Exhibition Center (TaiNEX) in Taipei.

More than 1,450 exhibitors, occupying 3,850 booths, will be on hand, and many will display products related to the latest industry trend: ACES, or “Autonomous, Connected, Electric, and Services.”

Organizers expect 7,500 international buyers to attend from more than 140 countries. C-level executives and procurement decision-makers accounted for more than 80 percent of all visitors at the 2019 show.

The 2020 edition marks AMPA’s 36th year. Motorcycle Taiwan and Autotronics Taipei are both in their 15th year.

With such a long history, AMPA has been the place to witness all of the trends in the auto industry — and it’s now at the heart of the industry’s next big transformation to autonomous, connected, and electrically powered vehicles.

For more insights into this transformation, AMPA will sponsor the EV Technology and Trends Forum and the Intelligent Transportation International Forum.

And, of course, there will be hundreds of more traditional suppliers representing such categories as engine and maintenance parts; body parts; steering, suspension and transmission systems; safety and security; brakes; batteries; and more.

Auto lighting suppliers — which account for a significant percentage of Taiwan auto exports —and suppliers of car care products will be grouped in their own “neighborhoods” so they are convenient for visitors. The Automobile Lighting area alone will showcase more than 100 suppliers.

AMPA is also staging special zones for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Solutions and for Electric Vehicles and Peripherals.

Hall-le-lujah. As the 3-in-1 AMPA show grows, so does the convention center.

For the first time, AMPA 2020 will use the new Hall 2 at Nangang (TaiNEX2), a $243 million structure that opened in 2019 after a seven-year construction project.

With this spacious new building, Nangang becomes one of biggest convention and visitor centers in Asia.

AMPA will occupy the ground floor of Hall 2. It will be home to Motorcycle Taiwan and Autotronics Taipei

exhibitors as well as some AMPA companies.

Key exhibitors in Hall 2 include Kingdom Communication, Boker, Phei Kuan, Mobiletron, Mitac, Yih Jing, Phihong, and BMW Motorrad.

Exhibitors will also fill floors one and four of Hall 1 (TaiNEX1), including Fukuta, Nan Hoang, TW Racing Parts, Gordon Auto Body Parts, Sonar Auto Parts, Eagle Eyes, and Sican.

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AMPA

Taiwan is a leading supplier to the global automotive industry, so it ’s no surprise that Taiwan is also home to one of the world’s leading automotive

trade shows.

Top 10 Auto Parts Export Markets — 2019 (through September)

Ranking Country Sales (US$) Market SharePct. Change

(YoY)

1 United States $2.58 billion 48.30% 7.21%

2 Japan $347 million 6.49% 5.66%

3 United Kingdom $167 million 3.12% 3.68%

4 China $164 million 3.07% -24.36%

5 Germany $157 million 2.93% -3.97%

6 Mexico $152 million 2.83% 4.38%

7 Canada $140 million 2.62% 2.93%

8 Netherlands $133 million 2.48% -8.63%

9 Italy $108 million 2.01% -13.63%

10 Australia $106 million 1.98% -9.18%

SOURCE: TTVMA

Walter Yeh, president and CEO of TAITRA, opens the 2019 AMPA show.

Of course, AMPA offers regular shuttle service from Nangang to the center of Taipei. The two halls also share a stop on the clean and efficient Taipei metro system.

Calling Asia. As the No. 2 auto and motorcycle P&A show in Asia, AMPA is a logical destination for visitors from the Japanese auto market as well as those in the ASEAN region.

Japan, which is the second biggest export market for Taiwan auto parts and accessories, has historically close ties to the Taiwanese industry. They will appreciate AMPA’s Japanese-friendly showground.

AMPA also offers halal food services for its Muslim visitors.

As Taiwan suppliers cultivate closer ties with their Asian neighbors, AMPA welcomes the return of the Malaysian national pavilion after a four-year absence.

The Korean pavilion also expands as more Korean exhibitors join the show.

Holding steady. Taiwan’s auto exports have managed to hold their own despite a softening

global automotive market.2019 exports were up by 1

percent through September compared to the same period of 2018, according to the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association (TTVMA). Taiwan officials anticipated they would reach $6.8 billion for the entire year, a modest increase over 2018.

The United States remains Taiwan’s biggest export market by far, accounting for nearly half of all auto exports. Fortunately for Taiwan, 2019 was a good year for U.S. exports; they were up by more than 7 percent through September to $2.58 billion.

(From the U.S. perspective, Taiwan is the 9th most significant source of auto parts imports.)

Japan is a distant No. 2, accounting for a 6.5 percent share, but exports to Japan also saw a healthy increase in 2019.

Learn more. Visitor registration is open, so to register or find out more details about the show, be sure to visit the AMPA 3-in-1 website: www.ampa-in-one.com.tw

Many companies are investing in telematics, a field that encompasses disciplines from communications to transportation and safety.

The Taiwan Telematics Industry Association (TTIA), established in 2010, is sponsoring the Taiwan Telematics Industry Pavilion at AMPA 2020.

The pavilion, in Hall 2 (Q0516), will feature 9 exhibitors (and counting) on the leading edge of this important field. TTIA is the country’s leading organization for promoting Taiwan’s telematics industry, and encouraging international cooperation to share resources and experiences.

Here are some of the exhibitors that AMPA visitors can see at the Taiwan Telematics Industry Pavilion:

• Askey (profile on page 47), a subsidiary of Taiwan computer giant Asus, that makes a sophisticated dashboard camera that incorporates several ADAS functions;

• Maxwin (profile on page 45), the leading Advanced Public Transportation Service (APTS) provider in Taiwan. Among its products are its e-bus stop system featuring interactive signs that let riders see real- time bus schedules, and obtain information via an LCD screen and touch panel;

• Keysight Technologies (profiled on page 44), which makes testing equipment to help suppliers develop V2X systems, as well as cybersecurity programs to help automakers protect their connected systems from hackers;

• Baoruh (profiled on page 48), which helps buses run on time and makes it easy for passengers to pay with smart cards, cash and e-money. It also makes products that help fleet managers keep track of their vehicles; and

• TMS Technologies (profiled on page 26), which developed a “virtual testing ground” called CAVsim Lab that lets autonomous vehicle developers log millions of test miles in a detailed simulated environment before trying them out in the real world.

SEE THE FUTURE AT THE TELEMATICS PAVILION

As transportation becomes safer, smarter and greener,

technologies are undergoing a paradigm shift for mobil ity and

quality of service.

ADAS products from Maxwin

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The automotive electronics market is growing by more than 6 percent per year. Taiwan’s Industrial Technology

Research Institute (ITRI) forecasts its global production value will reach $451 billion by 2023. That number is even more impressive given the difficult conditions currently facing the worldwide automotive industry.

A share of this emerging market will belong to those able to develop the

necessary technology to implement the transition to these new, smarter vehicles. And that should play to Taiwan’s strengths.

James Hsiao, a senior researcher at ITRI, believes sensor fusion, radar, and lidar for ACES (autonomous, connected, electrification, shared and service) will be the major trends in the autotronics industry over the next few years.

In addition to anti-collision systems

and cloud computing solutions, a range of new product categories including sensors, batteries, chargers, trackers, and smart ID unlocking systems have also sprung up to service the latest vehicle designs.

Taiwan has long been at the forefront of this. Taiwan’s External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) — the organizer of AMPA — was founded in 1970 to promote the country’s foreign trade and competitiveness in world

The WinBus, a Level 4 autonomous minibus that was entirely made in Taiwan, was recently unveiled by the Automotive Research and Testing Center.

COMING ATTRACTIONSProgress towards establishing an Internet of Vehicles, along with greater

interest in autonomous self-driving cars, has seen interest in the technology necessary to achieve both explode.

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markets. It’s swung forcefully behind the

electric car industry, while government initiatives, such as a low-carbon policy, have driven electric car uptake by providing infrastructure such as charging points. The result is a nation that is supportive and knowledgeable about the future of personal transport.

Taiwan officials have also made it easier for companies to develop and test autonomous vehicles, further promoting innovation.

This attitude is typified by the government-funded Automotive Research and Testing Center (ARTC) in Changhua County. Here, carmakers can test their wares on one of 12 test tracks.

This summer, the center witnessed the launch of the WinBus, Taiwan’s first homegrown self-driving electric vehicle. The WinBus achieved Level 4 autonomy under the SAE scale — one level short of complete autonomy. Its creation involved the integration of more than 20 suppliers in the local supply chain.

Playing to Taiwan’s strengths. It’s now clear that the cars of the future will be electric. Globally, electric vehicle sales grew 18 percent in 2018, and thanks partly to incentives offered by governments around the world, sales are expected to have increased by another 33 percent by the end of 2019.

Because Taiwan is known more for its electronics capabilities than for mechanical transmissions, the shift from internal combustion engines represents a huge opportunity for Taiwan industry. Electric cars increasingly require components suited to the country’s manufacturing capabilities.

In the key area of lithium-ion fuel cell production, for example, Taiwan is already firmly established. At AMPA, you’ll find battery makers like Cub Elecparts and Mobiletron Electronics alongside motor and charging station developers Cheng Chang Machine Electronic and Phihong.

Huge crossovers in expertise are also arising, and Hsiao believes it’ll be innovation in the creation of power devices for motor controllers, 5G communication, and telematics control units that will further push forward electric and autonomous vehicle design.

These are areas in which Taiwan is well placed to make an impact. As a semiconductor powerhouse, Taiwan is already a major player in computing and consumer electronics; now, many of these manufacturers are eyeing the smart car market as a new growth opportunity.

To underscore this point, show exhibitors include Elitegroup Computer Systems, the world’s fifth largest manufacturer of motherboards for personal computers. Also exhibiting

is the Askey Corporation, a subsidiary of Asus Computers, that specializes in creating electronic and network communications products and tools.

Looking closer to home. WinBus aside, however, Taiwan still produces few complete vehicles, instead offering its expertise to brands around the world. But that comes with risks.

The initial Tesla Roadster, for example, sourced around a third of its parts and components from Taiwanese suppliers. However, U.S. government incentives convinced Tesla to bring much of this production back to the United States to qualify for $465 million in government subsidies, cutting the number of Taiwanese firms involved with the brand.

A decade later, despite these protectionist policies, companies like AMPA exhibitors KS Terminals and Fukuta continue to supply Tesla. Still, the way in which the world’s most famous electric car maker was forced to relocate much of its production has informed Taiwan’s current policy.

To lessen its reliance on the volatile American market, Taiwan is now looking for opportunities elsewhere.

At a recent TAITRA seminar, Hsiao said several Southeast Asian nations are promising, such as Thailand, which is the region’s biggest car assembler; Indonesia, with its largest car market; Malaysia, which has a national car project; and Vietnam, which is the biggest importer of parts and accessories.

Hsiao believes Taiwan’s restricted domestic market, along with the low added value of spare parts and high trade tariffs, are all threats to the industry. The solution is to diversify into these less explored regions — a subject he’ll address in a talk at AMPA. It’s a process already underway, with new

players and markets fast emerging. For the first time, Malaysia will have

a national pavilion at the show, while Korea expands its pavilion to accommodate even more exhibitors. Further afield, India, Mexico and Turkey are also seen as regions where new opportunities might be found.

It’s not just new types of vehicles that are creating the need for new products, but also new ways of using them. Fleet operators, rental groups, and car-share schemes all need ways of tracking their vehicles.

Auto electronics are not just confined to vehicles either. A host of infrastructure now requires smart solutions, with enforcement and oversight being physically built into many new road projects.

Of course, all these new products will need testing, another area in which Taiwan has extensive multi-industry experience.

Exhibiting at AMPA will be companies including Vibration Source, home to the country’s largest vibration testing machine, along with others that ensure the country’s products meet the highest international standards.

But what will the distant future look like? Hsaio can see a world in which networks of autonomous electric vehicles are available for shared service. Tech companies could also become the next generation of car makers, operating robotic taxis around the clock without the need for human drivers.

Who knows whether this vision will turn out to be accurate? Still, with thousands of experts and innovative products united in one place, attending AMPA means you’re in the best place to get a glimpse of what is fast coming over the horizon. ■Joe Delves

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AUTOTRONICS

Connected, digital components will drive a new phaseof growth in the auto industry.

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REVVING UP FORAN ELECTRIC FUTURE

You’ll find the motorcycle exhibitors in a new location this year — the first floor of the new Hall 2 at the Nangang

Exhibition Center. The spacious Hall 2, which opened in 2019, is just across the street from Hall 1 and can be conveniently accessed by an underground passageway.

Electric two-wheelers are one of the vehicle categories primed for big growth in the coming years, as governments incentivize people to move away from fossil fuels and as congested urban areas become even less car-friendly.

Taiwan, which has long had the highest density of scooter owners found anywhere in the world, is a leader in the development of electric scooters.

Gogoro is the poster child for this development, selling more than

100,000 of its electric scooters in 2019 alone and building an infrastructure to match. In Taipei, the company says, users of its brightly colored e-scooters are never more than 1.3 km away from a GoStation battery exchange station, where they can swap out a depleted battery for a fresh one in second.

“Gogoro has successfully established its name as a new energy vehicle,” said Winner Yu, chaiman of the car electronics committee of Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (TEEMA).

Rival manufacturer Kymco, a $1 billion company based in Taichung, recently unveiled an expansive line of e-scooters and said it aims to sell more than half a million electric vehicles worldwide in the next three years.

Unlike Gogoro, a young company that is in the early stages of expanding beyond Taiwan, Kymco is a global

powerhouse. It produces more than 570,000 vehicles a year and is one of the world’s top five motorcycle manufacturers.

Just around the corner. Could Gogoro’s success be replicated elsewhere? Possibly, Yu said.

“The U.S. and the EU are the two most active areas in promoting the green energy industry. At the same time, appropriate laws and regulations allow the auto and motorcycle manufacturers to follow,” Yu said. “In the next generation of the automobile and motorcycle industry, Taiwan has gradually taken a new shape. With the government’s support, it will become the country’s next competitive strength”.

He noted that Taiwan has always been at a disadvantage when it comes to producing complete cars, but the

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Motorcycle Taiwan is a great place to see how the country’s huge research and design capabil ity is currently focusing its efforts.

electric vehicle market could give the country new opportunities.

“With knowledge of three key strands of electric vehicle design — battery, motor, and electronic control modules — a future of complete vehicle development is just around the corner,” he said.

That future could well start with two-wheelers. Gogoro has licensed its battery swapping technology to Yamaha and other internationally recognized brands.

The vast majority of new electric scooter sales continue to be in Asia. Europe buys only about 16 percent of the world’s e-scooters, and the Americas a tiny 3 percent. But some far-seeing global brands understand that the future will be electric.

German firm BMW, which will again be exhibiting at Motorcycle Taiwan, is one brand that is exploring the electric two-wheeler market. It launched its C Evolution e-scooter in 2014, and more recently unveiled its beefier Vision DC Roadster concept.

The company has faced challenges as it attempts to transfer the classic BMW Motorrad riding experience to an all-electric design, such as providing adequate range. But because the bike uses a slimmer electric motor and doesn’t need gear and clutch mechanisms, BMW has been able to overhaul the bike’s profile and give it a much more streamlined look. Its lower weight and extreme torque at low speeds make it a machine with excellent acceleration and handling.

Subtracting subsidies. Underlying Taiwan’s success with e-scooters are subsidies from national and local governments that can save buyers as much as $1,000 on the purchase of a new e-scooter.

But the Taiwan Environmental

Protection Agency has proposed cutting the national subsidy by about $100 starting in 2020, and cutting it again in 2021. Local governments are also considering cutting their subsidies.

That worries advocates such as Jiann-Chyuan Wang, chairman of the Smart Mobility Association Taiwan. “We fear the new policy will bring a negative impact and jeopardize the development of Taiwan’s electric scooter industry,” Wang told the Taipei Times newspaper. “Taiwan’s electric scooter industry is still in its infancy stage and is reliant on the government’s subsidy policy to grow.”

According to MotorCycles Data, a marketing intelligence firm that tracks the global motorcycle market, Taiwan consumers rushed to buy e-scooters before the end of 2019 so they could take advantage of the subsidies before they are reduced.

Even in scooter-happy Taiwan, e-scooters remain a minority of the market, but sales have grown quickly.

According to an estimate earlier this year by the Taiwan EPA, e-scooter sales leaped from 45,510 in 2017 to 86,002 in 2018 and were expected to surpass 111,000 in 2019 — a jump of more than 140 percent in two years.

Still, Taiwan’s government remains committed to its goal, announced in 2018, of banning the sale of gas-powered motorcycles by 2035 and of combustion-powered cars by 2040.

Curves ahead. For all of the talk of electrification, the market for conventionally powered scooters and motorcycles remains significant.

Given the difficulty in providing the necessary infrastructure to make the switch to electric, along with the limited range of the products, this is unlikely to change soon.

Aside from tech-minded Taiwan, scooter use also remains highest in less developed countries. This puts suppliers in a solid position. Those whose wares will transfer seamlessly to electric two-wheelers, such as makers of fairings, mirrors, lighting, or suspension products, will have a head start.

With some tweaks to the requirements of lighter lithium-ion powered bikes, they’ll be ready for the electric age. For those producing parts specific to internal combustion-powered motorbikes and scooters, things are a little more precarious.

Suppliers geared towards motor and drivetrain component production will need to look to the future, just as many did when the production of two-stroke engines became obsolete. Luckily, there’s still plenty of time to get ready for what now seems the inevitable switch to electric power. ■Joe Delves

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MOTORCYCLE

The future may be electric, but Motorcycle Taiwan visitors will still pay a lot of attention to high-performance bikes, like these BMW motorcycles on display at the 2019 show.

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MOTORCYLE, AUTOTRONICSEXHIBITORS GET A NEW HOME

HALL 2

Hall 2 will be home to Motorcycle Taiwan and Autotronics Taipei exhibitors, along with a few AMPA exhibitors.

AMPA 2020 show will also use floors 1 and 4 in Hall 1, its traditional home. The new building, which cost $243 million and was under construction for nearly seven years, greatly expands the capabilities of the Nangang Exhibition Center and makes it one of Asia’s major convention and exhibition centers. It opened in 2019.Combined with the spaces in Hall 1, the total capacity of the Nangang complex

is more than 5,000 booths and 38 meeting rooms. Hall 2 offers a total of 156,700 square meters (1.69 million square feet) of floor space and can accommodate up to 32,000 visitors.Like Hall 1, Hall 2 is served by the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center metro station. The station is served by two metro lines, so visitors can travel from most major hotels in Taipei to the show.Hall 2 is the first exhibition center to be awarded the “Green Building Label — Golden Level” in Taiwan.Along with room for 2,360 new booths, Hall 2 boasts high ceilings in its

exhibition spaces of 12 meters (39 feet) on the first floor and 9 meters on the 4th floor. A multi-function conference all on the 7th floor can be converted into 14 meeting rooms, and has space for 3,600 people.The top floor features a 6,100-square-meter “sky garden.”Free WiFi will be available throughout Hall 2, and the complex includes 1,296 indoor parking spaces managed by a “smart” parking system. ■

AMPA 2020 wil l incorporate the new Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2 (TaiNEX2) for the f irst t ime. To access the new hall , AMPA visitors simply

need to walk across the pedestrian underpass that l inks Halls 1 and 2.

Motorcycle and Autotronics exhibitors will use the first floor of the new Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2 (TaiNEX 2), which is just across the street from the original Nangang building. A convenient pedestrian underpass links the two buildings.

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NO TIME TO WAITMiTAC

“It’s all about network latency. That’s the crucial issue for safety,” said Steve Chang, president of MiTac Digital

Technology Corporation, or MDT. Real time data reliability depends on low latency or, in practical terms, zero lag between the time that data packets are sent and when they are received.

MDT is a subsidiary of the MiTac-Synnex Group, a company with $38 billion in annual sales that provides integrated system and mobile solutions. The subsidiary owns the Magellan, Mio, and Navman brands and employs some 2,800 in Europe, Australia, China, Taiwan, and other locations.

MDT makes mobile connected cameras and monitors that send and receive data in real time, whether

the data feeds a navigation system, infotainment screen, or other applications.

Its cameras and monitors keep an eye on the driver’s environment, in and out of the vehicle. They’re made for personal vehicles as well as commercial fleets and other industrial uses.

Fleet management services includes web and app-based route planning, creation, monitoring and management. Car connectivity services includes cloud video storage and anti-theft provisions, remote monitoring and driver behavior analysis supported by MDT’s hardware integrations.

MDT products use 4G networks for cloud connectivity. While the mobile industry is in the early stages of rolling out much faster 5G networks, which promise a massive increase in available

bandwidth, Chang said MDT remains focused on its business model, not just technological sophistication.

“You must define your business model. Finding the sweet spot of a balance between technology and your business model is key,” Chang said.

MDT has factories in Shanghai and Kushan, China, and also produces equipment in Taiwan and in the United States. However, Chang said the U.S.-China trade war has not affected the company’s manufacturing plans.

“We have no plans to scale back production in our China plants,” Chang said. “We’ll be increasing our activity there, with the Hsinchu facility also taking on a little more than in the past.” ■Glenn Reeves

Steve Chang

When it comes to monitoring a vehicle’s surroundings to keep a driver safe, or updating location information to keep the driver on track, network

responsiveness is key.

BOOTH: HALL 2 P0504AUTOTRONICS

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PHIHONG TAKES CHARGE OF CHARGING STATIONS

PHIHONG

Phihong makes charging units that range from the compact, wall-mounted 32A to a heavy-duty, rapid-charging 360 kW

unit, which looks much the ubiquitous fuel dispensers you find at gas stations around the world.

Phihong offers a range of AC and DC chargers, with AC outputs ranging from 7 to 44 kW and DC chargers offering 30 to 450 kW. The higher the kW capability, the quicker the charge — which is often, but not always, a good thing.

“Faster is not necessarily better,”

said Jay Yang, deputy director of electric vehicles at Phihong. “Fast charging can be damaging to many types of batteries which may void warranty provisions. So on the larger units we offer a range of settings from 30kW through to 360kW.”

Phihong’s top-selling charging unit is currently the AH Series 32A 7kW wall model, for residential and commercial use. It’s about to launch an even more compact, user-friendly version in its AW series. “The next top-selling model will be this one,” Yang said.

While these small units lack the

rapid charging ability of their bigger siblings, they are functional and convenient. Plug your electric car into one at the end of the workday, and it will be fully charged by the time you leave for work the next morning.

Global powerhouse. Phihong was founded in 1972 as a manufacturer of power supplies. In 2014, it launched its first EV chargers. After finding success in China’s huge EV market, Phihong expanded to Taiwan, Europe and the United States, which remain its key markets.

Phihong’s Bibiana Tsai demonstrates its best-selling 32A EV charger for home and commercial use.

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Headquartered in Taoyuan Phihong has offices in Tainan, the U.S., the Netherlands, and Tokyo. Most production is spread among five factories in Dongguan, China, that employ more than 6,200.

While it mostly serves as an OEM/ODM supplier to other brands, Phihong also sells products under its own name.

Because of the uncertainties triggered by the U.S.-China trade war, Phihong is building a factory in Haiphong, Vietnam, and is also preparing to open a sales office near Mumbai. “We are moving to get the Vietnam facility up and running as soon as possible,” Yang said.

Phihong’s Tainan office has a well-equipped in-house testing laboratory that helps the company save time certifying its products.

“We test the products, then modify them prior to sending them on to the official organizations which grant the certifications,” the company’s Bibiana Tsai said. “We have invested a significant amount in eight specialized machines. But, as our chairman says,

‘EV products are our future.’ ”Phihong employs 84 firmware,

software, thermal and mechanical engineers in its R&D department.

One company strategy is to be flexible on minimum order quantities, Yang said. “We accept very small MOQ. What usually happens is that customers scale their orders to the thousands of units quite quickly.”

Good communication skills. Phihong is a member of many EV industry associations including CHaDeMO, an e-mobility collaboration platform which oversees a DC charging protocol, and CharIN, which develops and maintains the global Combined Charging System (CCS) standard for charging battery powered electric vehicles. Another association, the Open Charge Alliance, supports the global development, adoption, and compliance of communication protocols and other standards for EV charging infrastructure.

The reference to “communications protocols” is important; Phihong

is a participant in the ISO 15118 communication standard for charging electric vehicles, standard, led by CharIN, that enables bi-directional communications between the vehicle and charger. That allows charging stations to become part of remote management and support systems and lets customers pay electronically for a charge.

The charging units connect to the backend through a Local Area Network, WiFi, or 4G network.

“In relation to data privacy concerns, it’s important to note that Phihong has no access or interaction with the operation system customer data,” Yang said. “The operation system is operated and controlled exclusively by the EV charging vendor.”

He noted that the ability to do sophisticated data collection and analysis is important for many EV companies. “Big Data is the future of EV systems,” Yang said. ■Glenn Reeves

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RACING TO KEEP UP WITH ORDERS

D2 360

That’s because D2, the aftermarket brand of TW Racing Parts, Inc., invests 30-40 percent of revenues into

R&D, of which its D2 racing team plays a prominent role. If a product passes muster on the track, it is qualified for sale on the global market.

TW Racing Parts’ main product categories are coilover suspension systems, brake systems, air suspension kits, and forged wheels for all market segments from low to high. All its products are made in Taiwan, and the company’s Taichung headquarters employs 200 workers.

One recent innovation is a carbon forged wheelset for high-performance cars. The rims combine carbon fiber with 6061 aluminum alloy for a wheelset that is some 40 to 50 percent

lighter than cast wheels, improving both braking and traction.

TW Racing Parts also offers customizable forged wheels. At AMPA, the firm plans to display a new sport hollow caliper that is now under development.

Another new innovation is an electronically operated shock. Using a handset supplied with the system, owners can independently raise and lower the shocks on each wheel to raise or lower the car.

“This has no practical function — you cannot drive with the car lowered,” factory manager Zhou Feng-shi said. “But drivers still find this useful, mainly for show-off purposes.”

Most of TW Racing Parts’ products are destined for the North American and European aftermarkets. “Forty to

fifty percent of our market is North America,” the company’s Jessica Chen said. Europe accounts for another 40 percent, with Germany and the U.K. the biggest markets there. “Japan, along with the domestic Taiwan market, is also significant,” she added.

The company’s order book is so solid that the factory operates 24 hours a day in three shifts. With 60 CNC machines, it handles 90 percent of processing in-house. “Only a limited number of specialized processes are outsourced,” Chen said.

The company stores $5 million of stock parts on-site so it can respond quickly to orders. Parts can be assembled into customized finished products and shipped to customers within three days of ordering. ■Glenn Reeves

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Many of the products sold under the D2 Racing brand are race-approved.

THEY’VE GOT THE FEVER

FEVER 75

In 2018, Leo and Ting created the Fever75 aftermarket brand as a complement to the motorcycle components that Yean Horng produces, mainly for Harley Davidson.

The Fever75 name references 1975, the year their parents founded Yean Horng. The aftermarket brand currently accounts for between 10 and 15 percent of sales, but the owners are working to boost that as quickly as possible.

“The goal is to increase Fever75 branded products to at least 50 percent of total sales,” Leo Yang said.

Yean Horng’s Tainan factory houses a dozen CNC machines, and most of the company’s 20 employees are involved in some facet of CNC processing. The company produces motorcycle components including front ends and

forks, handlebars, headlights, risers, grips, steering dampers, gear shift linkages, mirrors, forward controls and triple trees.

The company ships 70 percent of its production to the United States, while another 10 percent is sold on the local Taiwan market. The remainder is earmarked for Southeast Asia, which is growing in importance.

“This market is looking very promising for us,” Ting Yang said. “We recently participated in two trade shows, one in Thailand and one in Vietnam, and are looking to increase sales in the region.”

Ting and Leo Yang are increasingly focused on moving away from OEM/ODM production and into higher value, high-end aftermarket products, even if it means smaller orders.

Because Yean Horng specializes in CNC machining, the company is also looking to supply industries outside of motorcycles. ■Glenn Reeves

Fever 75 Grips

Siblings Leo and Ting Yang, who recently took over management of Yean Horng Enterprise Co. from their parents, have a fever for making motorcycle

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Siblings Ting (left) and Leo Yang own the Fever75 component brand.

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KEEPING AN EAGLE EYE ON AUTO INSURERS

EAGLE EYES

For Eagle Eyes Traffic Industrial Co. of Tainan, insurance companies are important customers of its replacement

auto and truck lights.“In the past, insurance companies

never bought aftermarket parts. But the situation has changed,” said Jamie Lin, deputy manager of the Eagle Eyes sales department. “They are the main buyers of aftermarket parts from Taiwan, since these are more profitable for them.”

With 500 employees, Eagle Eyes manufactures headlights, fog lights, signal lights, rear lights, and brake lights for cars and trucks. It sells its lights across two product lines: replacement parts — the ones favored by insurance companies — and performance parts for the aftermarket.

“Every year we develop around 200 new items,” Lin said. “We spend $7 million alone on creating new molds. R&D is central to what we do.”

The company is moving into the market for heavy-duty trucks. It’s also boosting its lineup of LED lights, which Lin said is the future of the auto lighting market.

“Right now they are prohibitively expensive. A design that we will release to the market consists of small LED

projectors where the car computer controls the high/low beam output,” he said.

Lin added, “We recently piloted a few products with the small projectors which sold well in the Middle East and the USA, so we’ll concentrate on these.”

One new product that Eagle Eyes will display at AMPA is the FR632-2V Super Heavy Duty headlight unit, designed for U.S. pickup trucks.

The headlight combines the latest LED technology with a square-shaped fisheye lens to spread the beam. Additional inner lights assist the turn signal.

“The new design has a big ‘U-Ring’ shape. Other designs have this kind of light bar on the outside. We’ve placed it on the inside,” Lin said.

Engineers focused on minimizing wasted space and reducing weight with the spatial arrangement of elements. “Our R&D is very focused on reducing the weight of products,” Lin said.

Eagle Eyes exports 95 percent of its products to more than 100 countries. “Seventy percent of total sales is to North America, with the U.S. being the largest market,” Lin said. “Europe accounts for 8 percent, and North Asia at 5 percent.”

Because it is so dependent on the U.S. market, Lin said the U.S.-China trade dispute has benefitted Eagle Eyes.

“We’ve received a lot of orders from companies that are switching back to Taiwan. However, there are still quite a few items where the price gap is still too great, so those orders remain with China-based companies,” Lin said. “We have a factory in China, but it’s only for supplying the Chinese domestic market. All exports are only from Taiwan.”

Eagle Eyes recently bought a $1 million German testing machine that enables it to test products in the factory instead of sending them elsewhere. Lin said Eagle Eyes is looking to “be the business partner of global car brands.”

The company was founded in 1978 with 12 employees. It initially served the Japanese market, but expanded to the United States after receiving its first SAE certification in 1993.

In 2000, a fire destroyed the factory, including 70 percent of the equipment. Eagle Eyes took the opportunity to rebuild and retool with state-of-the-art equipment. Within six months, it had reached its pre-fire production levels. ■Glenn Reeves

Jamie Lin

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Thank goodness for auto insurance.

GETTING SIRIUSABOUT LIGHTS

SIRIUS

Based in Tainan, Sirius Light Technology Co. manufactures LED and HID lights for OE customers and the aftermarket.

Notable recent products include a custom design for Range Rover, LEDs for Jaguar, DRLs (Daytime Running Lights) for a Tesla sports model, and a rear cluster for Land Rovers. Sirius has also released a new headlight unit for the iconic Italian motorscooter brand Vespa.

Other product categories include LED headlights and daytime running lights, lights for off-road vehicles, and HID, work, and auxiliary lights.

The company plans to focus more on motorcycles, as an uptick in motorcycle use is leading to increased sales of aftermarket parts.

Europe, which account for 42 percent of Sirius’ sales, is the company’s main market. Another 19 percent goes to Asia, and 17 percent to North America. Sirius also has a small presence in Central and South America.

“We would like to see an overall lift in sales of 5-10 percent, but the outlook for next year is not so good,” said Ting Lu, a Sirius sales rep.

The company’s Tainan factory

employs 180, who work at 16 temperature- and humidity-controlled workstations. The company can produce 320,000 pieces a month.

Sirius, which was established in 1983, emphasizes its R&D and its rigorous product testing regime. LED units, for example, undergo thermal simulation to confirm that heat dissipation occurs as designed.

Sirius subjects its lights to tests for dust, rain, salt spray, shocks and vibrations, and also puts them through temperature and humidity chambers.. ■Glenn Reeves

New auto light models from Sirius

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MASTERHOLD

But making batteries for passenger cars is not an easy market to break into. So instead of focusing on products for

that segment, Taiwan’s Masterhold International Corp. supplies batteries for Taiwanese government and military vehicles. The company is also focusing on electric scooters and buses.

“The e-bus is a big issue in Taiwan now due to government policy,” Masterhold president Werner Ko said. “We closely follow policy developments in relation to the e-bus and so are directing a lot of our resources into that area. Right now, only around 100 electric buses a year are coming onto the road. The government’s plan is to get 10,000 e-buses on the road in the next few years. In contrast, there are currently some 100,000 e-scooters on the road.”

Masterhold is also developing lithium iron phosphate batteries for mobile missile batteries along with battery units for the compaction engines on Taiwanese garbage trucks, gas replacement battery cells for LPG-fueled forklifts, and battery cells for four-wheeled mobility vehicles used by the disabled.

Another important initiative is Masterhold’s movable Energy Storage System, or ESS. Housed in one or more 40-foot containers, an ESS is essentially a big battery pack that can

serve as a complete power solution. It can provide backup power for entire buildings by storing power generated by renewable energy sources such as solar panels, wind farms and thermal power plants. The system even includes its own air conditioning and lighting.

Ko believes products like the ESS will become commonplace.

“Nowdays, all companies are internet companies. In the future, all companies will be electrical companies,” he said. In other words, just as companies now routinely have websites, so will they routinely have electrical storage systems that can store energy from renewable sources and feed any surplus power back into the electrical grid.

Ko said Masterhold is not focused on the mainstream electric vehicle market for now because that market is especially competitive.

“Take Tesla, for example,” Ko said. “There are less than 1,000 on the road in Taiwan. A major barrier is the lack of charging stations. If the infrastructure is good, everyone will buy the EV car.”

This lack of infrastructure is actually a powerful stimulus for many businesses. “New companies are now beginning to move into developing products. There will soon be more chargers, with the sophistication of the chargers increasing. Making chargers will become profitable,” he said.

Another obstacle is that auto brands already have close relationships with existing battery suppliers. “Tesla uses Panasonic batteries exclusively, for example. It’s difficult for us to compete with that not least because the price is very low,” Ko said, adding that Masterhold focuses on producing customized, value-added solutions and doesn’t chase low-margin, volume production.

Even electric scooter makers like Kymco and Gogoro use their own battery systems.

Perhaps the biggest obstacle, though, is the dominance of Chinese battery suppliers.

“Of the 1,750,000 electric cars produced in the world in 2018, 1,250,000 — or some two-thirds of them — are in China,” he said. “China has more than 10 years’ experience in this area and is a long way ahead.”

So Masterhold continues to focus on what it believes can be profitable niches in the large market for electric vehicles. But no matter what market segment a battery supplier serves, Ko said, one issue applies equally to every one of them: safety.

“No safety, no future,” Ko said. “Safety is the priority above all others. If you don’t have absolutely reliable, safe products, then nothing else matters.” ■Glenn Reeves

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Because of the anticipated boom in electric cars and other electric vehicles, battery technology is a fast-growing market that has attracted bil l ions of

dollars of investments.

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A CONSTANT SOURCEOF FRICTION

NHC

Nan Hoang Traffic Instrument Co., or NHC, is Taiwan’s largest manufacturer of friction materials. Its Taiwan

First Brake Technology subsidiary sells asbestos-free, ceramic brake pads under the YangPo brand for all types of equipment, from cranes, military vehicles and golf carts to wind power turbines.

In addition to such core products as brake linings, pads, shoes, and bands, NHC also manufactures a variety of clutches, from CVT stepless variation clutches to paper and cork clutches.

“We have control of the whole production process, from zero to final product. From raw materials to design and manufacturing, it’s all done in-house,” NHC president Austin Cheng said. He is the grandson of the founder of NHC, which remains family owned and operated.

Research and development has

been a top priority since NHC established its Friction Materials R&D Center in 2005. Through tests of more than 100 non-asbestos materials, NHC has created products out of ceramic fibers and metals that can withstand temperatures of up to 710 degrees Celsius (1,292 degrees Fahrenheit).

NHC says it has the most advanced testing machines in Taiwan. “We can accommodate other companies’ testing needs at those times when our own product testing is not scheduled and we have the capacity,” Cheng said.

North America, Japan, Europe and increasingly Southeast Asia are NHC’s major export markets.

“These newer markets — notably the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand — are up about 3 percent in overall sales. Six years ago, NHC also started selling into the China market through dealer networks. The outcome is pretty good now,” Cheng

said. He added that the U.S.-China trade dispute has benefitted NHC by increasing demand for its aftermarket products.

In Taiwan, NHC recently cooperated with the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. on a brand promotion strategy. The Taiwan government requires that the rail agency source components from within Taiwan.

“We are a supplier to Taiwan HSR, even though it is not profitable for us,” Cheng said. “The quantities are too small and we lose money on the mold alone. However it allows us to garner greater brand visibility.”

NHC was founded in 1961 as Nan Hoang Resin Industrial Co., reflecting its expertise in resin-based friction materials. The company changed its name in 1975 as it expanded the range of industries it served. ■Glenn Reeves

Austin Cheng, president of Nan Hoang Traffic Instrument Co., with some of his company’s products.

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CARAVISION HAS ADASIN ITS SIGHTS

S

A brand of Taiwan’s Hi Sharp Electronics, Caravision is known for its high quality rear, side and interior

vehicle cameras. In 2020, Caravision is promoting its AI System Block, a customizable unit that combines Caravision cameras and video recorders with several optional features.

“We simply refer to it as the ‘AI Box,’” Johnny Tsai, Caravision’s general manager, said during a recent visit. “To be very frank, building a camera cell is easy. Many competitors in China and elsewhere can build high quality

cameras. The only way to survive is by building a system.”

Tsai added that the AI Box is completely modular. “If a customer only needs one part, then we can customize that for them.”

The AI Box is built around Caravision’s iMX8 Digital Video Recorder. Current versions of the DVR record video using the standard H.264 codec, but Caravision soon will incorporate the new, more efficient H.265 codec, which stores nearly twice as much video in the same amount of memory. That lets users record videos at 1080p resolution.

What’s in the box. Customers can add any number of optional modules to the AI Box — or none at all — allowing the AI Box to work with existing hardware and software applications. Modules include:

• ADAS Lane Departure, which monitors oncoming vehicles and warns if drivers are crossing into another lane;

• Forward Collision Warning, which warns if a vehicle comes too close to the one ahead of it. The current, commercially available system works to a distance of 100m (328 feet), but Caravision has successfully tested

A Caravision system with cameras, monitor and DVR.

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the system to 150m. The system also records data that can be useful in case of collision.

• Side Radar Blind Spot Detection for passenger and transport vehicles, which generates a warning if other vehicles are detected within a blind spot. A 79 GHz unit “sees” to a distance of 25m, while a 77 GHz unit detects vehicles as far away as 150m;

• Driver Fatigue monitoring, which watches a driver’s face and head to detect if they are nodding off. Sensors determine when someone’s eyes are partially closed, or when the head is tilted. This requires sophisticated algorithms that, for example, have to account for different eye structures found in different populations, such as the epicanthic eyelid fold common among many Asian peoples;

• Rear collision warning; and• Tire pressure monitoring, which

notifies drivers of abnormal tire pressures or temperatures.

The AI Box complements Caravision’s current product offerings, which include high quality vehicle cameras with optional audio recording. Most of Caravision’s products carry high Ingress Protection Ratings. The brand also offers four digital video recorders that capture high resolution data, offer 3G, 4G and WiFi connectivity, and are GPS-enabled. These systems work with Caravision monitors, available in 7-, 9-, and 10-inch sizes.

Although Caravision products are

focused on small cars, it also supplies company fleet vehicles and semi-trailer trucks.

For fleets, Caravision offers a management platform system that streams real-time data to corporate monitors, even in remote locations, via a mobile phone app or a desktop browser.

Privacy on demand. Because these systems generate a high volume of data, privacy is a concern. Tsai said Caravision can modify privacy considerations depending on the customer’s requirements.

“For fleet owners, vehicle safety concerns rank well ahead of data privacy concerns,” Tsai said. “Having said that, we have a Japanese customer that needed to block out many data elements. We created a customized solution in that case. Another customer required only the face of the driver for fatigue monitoring purposes. The algorithmic solution blurred all peripheral information; only the driver’s face appeared. In another case, a customer required only the license plate of the car in front to be super clear. We provided a solution to that.”

Caravision is also developing AI systems for autonomous vehicle applications.

“A new autonomous vehicle testing center recently opened in Taoyuan. We have been availing ourselves of that,” Tsai said. “The technology requires a

lot of cameras, a lot of sensors, and lidar systems. The main role we play is in providing cameras.”

Keeping watch. Hi Sharp launched the Caravision brand in 2013, originally for an OEM project for Mitsubishi.

“Caravision is now focused on smart solutions for passenger cars and company fleet vehicles, including semi-trailers, but mainly small cars,” Tsai added. “A major area of focus for the future is on bringing the systems that work on smaller cars to larger vehicles. Rear cameras have been in cars for around 10 years. But they are still rare in trucks.”

Hi Sharp — short for “high sharpness” — is a public Taiwan company that makes security systems and surveillance cameras. In Taiwan, Hi Sharp is the No. 1 manufacturer of visual imaging products and has a 50 percent market share.

The company counts some 1,000 customers in Taiwan and 500 overseas. A team of 50 engineers in Hi Sharp’s R&D department focus on designing custom cameras, monitors, network recorders, artificial intelligence, application software and hardware design solutions.

From product design to manufacturing and marketing, all work is done at Hi Sharp’s Taoyuan headquarters. The U.S.-China trade dispute has helped Hi Sharp as customers seek alternatives to China-based suppliers. ■Glenn Reeves

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The explosion of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), coupled with the U.S.-China trade war, has been a boon for Caravision.

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Noporvis, one of Taiwan’s few turbocharger manufacturers, is focused on a simple mission: building turbochargers

and parts that equal or better the performance of such globally renowned brands as Garrett, Holset, BorgWarner, Mitsubishi, Komatsu, Toyota, IHI, and Hitachi.

At AMPA, Noporvis will display the internal mechanism of its latest turbine design. Other new products include improved journal bearings, ball bearings, and titanium alloy turbine wheels. The company said the titanium turbine wheels generated a lot of interest when it showed them at the November SEMA show in Las Vegas.

Noporvis has already conducted real-world testing on its latest products: the winning car in the 2019 Taiwan Street Drag Racing competition was equipped with a Noporvis turbocharger.

Neal Chan, a former turbocharger distributor, founded Noporvis in 2011 when he became frustrated with the expense and difficulty of finding original turbocharger replacement parts.

The company, in Kaohsiung, now

employs a staff of 70 and runs a “smart factory” that relies on three of Taiwan’s biggest industrial strengths: electronics and engineering, machinery, and IoT.

The company exports almost all of

its production, mostly to North America, Europe, and Japan.

“Our unrivalled quality, competitive pricing and prompt lead time make us a leader in the turbo field despite intense international competition,” the company says. “Our top products have been highly praised as superior and top-grade, and have thus won us broad recognition from customers all over the world.”

Noporvis is working to ensure that its products will remain relevant as the auto industry transitions to C.A.S.E. (Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric) vehicles.

One focus of its R&D department is to develop turbochargers that can also generate electricity, another way of helping automobiles conserve energy and reduce harmful emissions.

Turbochargers are environmentally beneficial because they help improve an engine’s fuel economy and reduce emissions.

As another aspect of its commitment to sustainability, Noporvis installed solar panels on the roof of its factory in 2015. They help generate electricity to run the plant.

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TAIWAN’S TURBO-CHARGED

TURBO MANUFACTURER

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competition was equipped with a Noporvis turbocharger.

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LEDLINK OPTICS

Ledlink Optics makes car lights better by designing precisely crafted lenses for headlights and taillights, daytime running

lights, turn signals and brake signals, and interior and accent lights. The automotive industry is just one of Ledlink’s fields of expertise; it’s also active in commercial and landscape lighting and streetlights.

As a secondary optical design company, Ledlink has had a dedicated automotive optics division for several

years. It invests in highly precise processing equipment and has built an advanced automotive photometric laboratory.

Ledlink focuses on high-end products that require highly accurate production processes, including molding. It provides its customers one-stop service for developing molds and mass producing them, shortening product development times.

Ledlink has been gradually expanding from high-end automotive

products to entry level products, and has developed products with all major automotive lighting factories around the world.

It participates in several international auto exhibitions, such as AMPA, and expects to rapidly expand its sales division this year.

Ledlink is headquartered in Taipei and has factories in the Chinese cities of Dongguan and Yangzhou.

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TMSTECHNOLOGIES

Before an autonomous vehicle can be allowed on a public road, it needs to undergo millions of miles of testing to demonstrate

that it is safe and reliable.Yet real-world tests are expensive

and time-consuming. So Taiwan’s TMS Technologies offers a “virtual testing ground” that can provide a cost-effective shortcut that let vehicle developers work out many of the kinks on millions of virtual miles before trying

their vehicles on actual roads.TMS describes its virtual testing

ground, called CAVsim Lab, as “the realest test short of real life.” CAVsim Lab uses two software programs popular in the autonomous vehicle industry: PreScan by Siemens, and PTV Vissim, for which TMS is the exclusive agent in Taiwan.

TMS, headquartered in Taipei, has modified the programs to reflect real-world conditions in four settings: the

cities of Taoyuan, Tainan, Taichung, and Taipei. TMS has faithfully replicated the physical environment of each location into a virtual environment.

CAVsim offers more than 50 testing scenarios, including urban roads, highways, on/off-ramps, pedestrian and scooter interference, weather, and lighting conditions. For better accuracy, CAVsim has recreated the quirks of Taiwan traffic, such as its high density of scooters.

YOW JUNG(YJ AUTO)

Founded in 1977 in Kaohsiung, Yow Jung Enterprises got its start dealing with second-hand car parts from Japan.

When supplies ran short, Yow Jung decided to make its own parts, and launched a capital-intensive R&D project. The strategy paid off; Yow Jung is now a leader in vehicle ignition and electrical components.

The company supplies a comprehensive range of engine ignition and electrical systems for European, Japanese and American vehicles. The

company leverages Taiwan’s high-quality manpower and R&D capability to improve product quality and expand market size.

Its main products include ignition distributors, ignition coils, solenoid valves, exhaust systems, air intakes, and electronic throttle bodies. As well as OEM and ODM production, the company’s brand, YJ Auto, is supplied to markets around the world.

Development time can be as little as 45 days from the receipt of a customer order. Product evaluation includes

X-ray detection, 2.5D measuring equipment and line layout, 3D composition and RP molding test work.

Quality certification includes ISO9001 and TS16949 quality management system, covering IQC incoming material inspection, IPQC process control, FQC final inspection, OQC shipment inspection. The firm’s electronic throttle won the Innovation Product Award Silver Award for Product Innovation at AMPA 2018.

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All First develops, manufactures and markets inflators, repair tools and gauges for tires, as well as car polishers, vacuum

cleaners, cleaning tools, compressors, and other automobile steering and suspension parts.

At AMPA, All First will highlight its

K100 tire inflator, sold under its Volcano brand. A previous AMPA innovation award winner, the K100 is a direct drive tire inflator. With an anodized aluminum alloy cylinder and high-performance PTFE piston ring, its twin-cylinder, twin-motor design improves durability. A lengthy 25-

foot coil hose incorporates an in-line pressure gauge and deflate device. The unit includes an easily stowed power cord for convenient carrying.

Founded in 1979, All First Group has more than 1,000 employees in Taiwan and China.

HIGH LINKAUTO PARTS

With nearly 60 years of experience, High Link Auto Parts makes high quality stabilizer links, tie

rod ends, rack ends, control arms, and ball joints for all European, Japanese, Korean and U.S. vehicles.

Founded in 1961, High Link has 115 employees. It is devoted to product R&D and to the production of high-quality suspension and steering parts that keep consumers safe while ensuring their vehicles perform at their best. The company says it has the best

factories in the business along with the most advanced testing equipment. It is committed to providing excellent service, and reliable, top-quality products at reasonable prices.

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ALL FIRST GROUP POWER DESIGN

CO.

Power Core is the intelligent system composed of microprocessors, PCB and ultracapacitors. The smart

system is parallel to the battery. Power Core supports the power system of the whole car. The system supports the electronic-controlled ignition and fuel injection systems to achieve fuel economy and lower emissions, while still maintaining a high level

of performance and convenience. Functions such as engine control unit, transmission control, climate control, antilock braking, passive safety system and navigation can be reinforced by Power Core. The advantage of Power Core is the output of very powerful electric current without any influence on internal combustion engine systems. It eliminates delay at kickdown. Power Core contributes to stress-free, precise

and easy driving operation as well as diminishing extra noise and unpleasant shaking. Thus, driving the vehicle will be a more enjoyable experience. Power Core has the ability to automatically shut down when the voltage of the battery is too low for protection. With intelligent power supervision, the power of the battery is kept at the optimum level.

MIT RACINGPARTS

Shock specialist Air Force Suspension, a brand of MIT Racing Parts, exports worldwide. It has particularly

strong customer bases in the centers of car-tuning culture such as Japan, the United States, and Germany.

At AMPA it will showcase the Diamond, a new, remotely adjustable damper. Allowing instantaneous adjustments and the ability to pre-program a range of settings, the Diamond is the perfect choice for customers looking to regularly adjust

the ride-height of their car without compromising comfort and usability.

Once set up, the system can be fitted with a Bluetooth receiver, so the user can adjust the ride height via an iPhone — no separate remote required. The Diamond comes bundled with a height sensor kit to measure and record the desired ride height. The system is not affected by changing loads, temperatures or other factors.

The system includes two adjustment knobs, one for adjusting nitrogen pressure and the other for adjusting

the damping force.Steeped in customization culture,

MIT Racing Parts employs a staff of 200 and manufactures in Taiwan. The company believes customer demand for this kind of instantaneous ride-height adjustment is only going to grow. As a sign of its confidence, the conglomerate invests up to 40 percent of revenues back into new product development, ensuring its lineup is always at the cutting edge.

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Au-lite Lighting Inc. manufactures an impressive range of bulbs for the automotive market including

halogen and LED bulbs, miniature bulbs, and HID conversion kits.

The firm holds ISO 9001 certification, and its bulbs meet the EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) standards. Many of its products have also won E-Mark and DOT certification.

With sales channels throughout Taiwan, Europe, Russia, Africa, Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, the United States, and Central and South America, its products cover every conceivable niche.

All products are rigorously tested in-house. Au-lite has its own salt-spray tester, output measuring integrating sphere, temperature and humidity chamber, and vibration simulator.

Its certified quality control then allows its products to compete in the international market, something backed-up by the brand’s in-house marketing personnel.

Eric Chen, who founded Au-lite in 1984, believes that “product quality and reliability are the core of the company and the foundation of its sustained operation.”

DGR SUSPENSION

DGR Suspension is the house brand for YunBin Co., which since 2009 has made OEM suspensions for famous

international brands.Its high-performance DGR products

are distributed internationally throughout South Asia as well as the United States, Australia, and Russia.

Its shocks, lug nuts and other products have proven popular with enthusiasts in the racing and custom car scenes. DGR’s shock kits fit a huge range of vehicles popular in most markets around the world.

YunBin makes its products in Taiwan with a staff of 60.

“We persist in the highest belief of

quality and service. As a professional suspension manufacturer, DGR suspension engages in sales, repair, and product testing, and is committed to providing the best quality products at reasonable prices,” a spokesperson said.

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INFINITY3DP

Infinity3dp sprang from founder Jimmy Liao’s fascination with 3D printing.

Although the company was established in 2016, the core team at Infinity3dp has more than 20 years of combined experience in motor system integration and development. Through the cooperation of firmware and hardware engineers, the company aims to develop new functions and capabilities in the field of 3D printing.

The brand’s 3D printers use precision

parts that are made in Taiwan. The company has already established a broad customer base in fields including research, education, and industry, while also appealing to hobbyists.

Infinity3dp aims to become the mainstream brand in the domestic 3D printer market. It’s already taken a large share of the market because its printer is durable and precise without requiring regular adjustments.

When Infinity3dp launched its first product on Taiwan’s biggest

crowdfunding platform, it reached its funding target in 25 days. Within a year it had shipped more than 1,000 units.

The company’s 3D printers are beginner-friendly, but precise enough for professional use. Infinity3dp says the resolution of its printers is twice that of the industry average.

At AMPA, the company will show its Infinity3DP X2 and Infinity3DP X3 models.

LUKELUBRICANTS

As vehicles become more sophisticated, so do the lubricants that keep them running smoothly and

quietly. Luke Lubricants has created formulas that enhance resistance to high heat and oxidation, and managed a technological breakthrough with an automatic transmission fluid that reduces shuddering and slipping. Not

only do mechanics appreciate Luke’s products, but so do drivers who enjoy smoother gear shifting and increased power.

At AMPA, Luke is showing its CVTF transmission fluid, for continuously variable transmissions, that uses its SSHR technology, which effectively resolves issues with steel belt slipping and wear while improving acceleration

from a dead stop and when traveling uphill. Luke says the CVTF can extend the lifespan of the CVT steel belt and gearbox.

Its ICF fuel injector cleaner, which works with gas and diesel engines, boosts engine power while eliminating the black smoke from diesel engines and reducing other emissions.

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Challenge Industrial Co., or CIC, is ready to help power the next generation of electric vehicles with its range of vehicle

chargers and charging stations.At AMPA, CIC is showing its AEVQC

Series Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers, with high-frequency switching power supply technology. The chargers have a power range of 60kW to 150kW, making them suitable for public parking lots, new energy bus charging stations, highway service areas, and similar locations.

The AEVQC Series chargers can also provide DC fast charging for commercial electric vehicles.

Widely used in residential areas, streets and other outdoor working environments, each station is compact enough for easy installation. With smart temperature control, independent current sharing, and intelligent power distribution, they’re safe and easy to use. The stations support several payment methods, including IC (or chip) cards. An intuitive color LCD touchscreen guides users through the

charging process.Each model uses an intelligent

charging-control algorithm based on digital signal processing and pulse width modulation control technology.

Founded in 1974, CIC specializes in manufacturing and distributing indoor and outdoor current transformers, potential transformers, electronic energy meters, distribution transformers, resin insulators, and electrical reactors.

HJC HIGH NEW TECHNOLOGY

HJC High New Technology specializes in metal and carbon fiber components, with expertise in aluminum

alloy gravity casting and extrusion, electroplating, and polishing.

In the automotive industry, HJC is best known for its oil filters. At AMPA, HJC will show its newest generation of cleanable oil filters.

“We all know that protecting the

earth and reducing pollution is everyone’s job,” a spokesperson said. “HJC has developed its new oil filter in order to protect the earth.”

HJC is structured as an international trading company, with a staff of 50 and with factories in Taiwan, China and Vietnam. In addition to auto products, the company makes bicycle components and other products crafted from metal and carbon fiber.

HJC expects to focus more on products that support the auto industry’s move toward increased Connectivity, Automation, Sharing, and Electrification (CASE). CASE projects are a focus of HJC’s research and development team.

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CHALLENGEINDUSTRIAL

CO. (CIC)

NAN HOANG TRAFFIC

INSTRUMENTCO. (NHC)

Nan Hoang Traffic Instrument Co. (NHC) is a major manufacturer of disc brake pads and other automobile

friction materials. This year, the Taiwan manufacturer is focusing on its YangPo brand, as well as its NHC brand for global markets including the United States, Asia, Australia, Japan, and the Middle East.

NHC chairman Austin Cheng says the company is seeing new demand from Europe, the Middle East and

Russia, and is also increasing sales to first tier parts suppliers and importers in North America and Europe.

NHC is also beginning mass production of friction materials that will meet existing or pending regulations in some U.S. states that require manufacturers to phase out the use of copper in brake pads.

With 58 years of experience, NHC’s R&D team has an unparalleled wealth of experience in making friction materials. The company has developed

more than 8,000 friction products over the years for use in industrial products, mechanical equipment and automobile products.

NHC boasts several certifications, including CNS, SGS, R90, R78 and TUV certifications. It also complies with RoHS and REACH regulations and can meet global OEM, OES and AM market requirements.

PORIRO

Poriro keeps your car neat and tidy with a comprehensive line of car accessories, including expansion chargers, antennas,

trash bins, rear view mirrors, pedal sets, storage organizers, non-slip mats, phone holders, car decorations, and

phone chargers.At AMPA it will display a new plug

expansion charger, and a newly designed phone holder.

Founded in 1997 by Pan Liang-Su, Poriro makes all of its products in Taiwan, and looks to customer

feedback to inspire new products. It employs a staff of 10 who persistently pursue quality. Even its senior employees and technical engineers focus on after-sales service.

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H.C.B. (Hwang Chern Bin) Specialty Tools is a mechanic’s best friend. Since 1990, H.C.B. has made specialty tools for

service brands including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, Volvo, Scania, Man, Hino, Isuzu, Honda, and Toyota.

Moreover, its catalog has more than 2,000 products to meet a mechanic’s every need, whether working on the chassis, engine, transmission, panels, or wheels.

At AMPA, the company is promoting its H.C.B-A8001 multi-function

hydraulic engine lift. Because this equipment can not only simultaneously support the weight of the car’s chassis, but also can be used on electric cars, such as Tesla and other brands. With its patented design, the lift is ready for future automotive trends.

The advent of CASE vehicles should help H.C.B. drive growth, and a planned second factory in Taiwan enable the design of more tools to work on these types of vehicles.

H.C.B.’s current factory, which covers about 4,000 square meters

(43,055 square feet), includes a test

lab, research and design lab, sample room, international sales office, training room, and employee lounge.

The company develops tools in-house, and also seeks inspiration from its customers and mechanics. It holds more than 100 patents in the United States, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan.

H.C.B. says it is the only Taiwan- based manufacturer — and one of the few in the world — that specializes in repair tools for trucks. It focuses on tools for truck engines, chassis and tires.

TA YA ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE

Ta Ya Electric Wire & Cable is a large-scale wiring specialist that’s older than most AMPA visitors.

The Tainan company, founded in 1955, employs a staff of 620 and manufactures bar, magnet, and electric wires, along with power and communication cables.

A regular visitor to AMPA, this year Ta Ya is promoting its magnet-

conducting enameled wire, thermal-dissipation enameled wire, enameled copper wire for inverter-fed driven motors, and low-k dielectric enameled wire, all of which are suited to automotive applications.

The company’s primary markets are Taiwan, India, Southeast Asia, Japan, and China. It’s a division of the sprawling Taya group, which spans multiple affiliates and subsidiaries.

Products made by Ta Ya Electric Wire & Cable are used in all areas of modern life, not just the automotive industry. For example, the Taya Group and the British submarine cable expert JDR Cable Systems recently announced a collaboration to investigate the construction and maintenance of submarine cable in Taiwan.

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POYA-TECH

Poya-Tech Co. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of solar window films. Founded by Liu Yi-yang in 2004, the Taoyuan company is

the only Taiwanese factory that enjoys both ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications.

Using a staff of engineers who are specialists in chemistry and precision coating, Poya-Tech has introduced a number of new products that go well beyond tinted windows.

Some of its products include car paint protection films (both TPU and TPH) and car handle cup protection

films. Films that repel rain on side mirrors

and on windshields enhance safety, while other products that protect a vehicle’s bumpers are also becoming more popular.

As the automotive industry moves toward electrification and “intelligent” vehicles, Poya-Tech is meeting the growing demand for products that conserve energy and help protect the environment.

Its window films can help reduce energy waste and protect car interiors.

Poya-Tech has also won customer recognition for its self-healing PPF (paint protection film).

The company keeps a close eye on trends to develop new films for auto bodies and interiors.

All production is carried out in a Class 1000 clean room, and all PET films made by Poya-Tech pass the RoHS 1.0 and 2.0 directives.

TW RACING PARTS

For more than 20 years, TW Racing Parts Inc. has been a leading manufacturer of high-performance coil-overs, brake

systems, air suspension kits, and forged wheels.

New for this season is TW Racing’s carbon fiber forged wheels. A carbon outer rim is combined with 6061 aerospace-grade forged aluminum. TW Racing says these are almost half the weight of a traditional cast wheel. TW Racing said the wheels improve the car’s performance, traction, and braking ability.

The new wheels are aimed at high-performance car owners. TW Racing perfected their design using $500,000 in new testing equipment to ensure they

meet the Japanese JWL standards.TW Racing also plans to display a

sport hollow caliper that is currently under development.

TW Racing invests up to 40 percent of sales back into research and development to continue creating new, innovative products. Its in-house GT racing team provides real-world tests of its new products.

“We have the ability to produce more than four main products and remain the best in each field at the same time,” a spokesperson said. “We’re proud to say that no brand can compete with us!”

TW proudly focuses on Taiwan production and performs all product development, testing and marketing

in-house.“We emerge from OEM destiny in

order to avoid having our market ruled by foreign orders,” the TW Racing spokesperson added. “The engineers of our R&D department are from Taiwan. Moreover, all products are manufactured with machines that are made in Taiwan, so all products are 100 percent MIT [Made in Taiwan]. By insisting on the principle of MIT, we keep expanding to stop the offshore migration of this industry.”

With 200 employees, TW Racing Parts sells its products all over the world, focusing primarily on high-value markets such as the United States, Germany, the U.K., and Japan.

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With more than 1,300 charging stations for electric vehicles already installed across Taiwan,

YES Energy Service says it is the largest and most experienced Taiwanese company in the sector.

A division of the Yulon Group, YES plans to launch a new EV AC charger and EM (electric motor) super charger at AMPA. The new chargers will be marketed under the “YES!Charge” brand, which the company introduced in 2019.

The AC charger uses a touch screen

for intuitive, simple operation that can display advertisements.

The EM super charger takes up limited space and can charge a battery from 20 percent to 80 percent of capacity in only 10 minutes.

The YES!Charge units also provide services including real-time charging information, route planning and mobile payment. The operating system can be used to manage any OCPP-enabled charging station and integrate with other electric mobility apps.

The company is partnering with electric vehicle brands to display the

location of charging stations on a vehicle’s navigation system. BMW’s ChargeNow service currently does so using a YES API.

YES welcomes the move to CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric) vehicles.

“Born from the explosive growth in electric cars and motorbikes, YES Core Services aims to provide scalable and robust products and services to meet the demands of a brand-new market where intelligent convenience and new transportation converge,” a company spokesperson said.

JYUE LIIINTERNATIONAL

Jyue Lii International specializes in intelligent chargers, micro-control boosters, and battery health testers.

It provides OEM, ODM, and private label products and services to many multinational companies including Johnson Health Tech, Health Stream, Westward, Century, Lincoln, Snap-on, and Costco. Jyue Lii also produces

its own range under the A&V Power brand.

Based in Taichung, Jyue Lii employs 33 and exports its products to the United States, Canada, Australia and other markets.

In business since 1990, Jyue Lii is well-positioned to take advantage of the move to CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric)

vehicles. “We’re currently developing an

e-drive battery charger,” sales engineer James Wang said. However, even as demand grows for charges and testers for electric vehicles, the firm still sees a strong need for products for traditional gas-powered cars.

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RED WOOD

ENTERPRISE

Safety is always a focus for Red Wood Enterprise, which specializes in seat belts, racing safety harnesses, and body

harnesses.It also produces performance auto

parts including filters and other carbon fiber products.

At AMPA, Red Wood is promoting

its newest air intake kit for the Toyota Supra, a favorite among amateur racers and custom car enthusiasts.

Mark Hung founded Red Wood in 1981, and the company now employs a workforce of about 520. It exports predominately to Japan, the United States, and Europe.

All of its manufacturing processes

and quality control systems conform to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949, and Red Wood’s safety products are also certificated by the FIA and SFI.

“Providing the finest quality to ensure our customer’s satisfaction is our guiding customer service principle,” a spokesperson said.

CHYTECHNOLOGY

CHY Technology is dedicated to researching and developing metal components. Most recently, the company has

focused on high-performance brake discs, notably 2-piece brake discs for street, track and race vehicles.

At AMPA, CHY is launching a performance brake disc for the popular Toyota Supra that’s made of

high carbon alloys for extreme driving demands. The disc combines wear resistance, heat cycling capability and stability, good ventilation, and smooth actuation with minimal deformation.

CHY’s performance brake discs are designed to replace original discs with a high-performance product that won’t cost a lot of money. The company insists that all hardware for its discs be

made in Taiwan. The company, based in New Taipei City, strives to provide high performance, good heat dissipation, judder reduction discs which resist cracking, weigh less and last longer than original equipment.

CHY’s good reputation stems from loyalty to customers, listening to their feedback and providing impressive high quality brake discs at good prices.

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Whether they’re used to clean a vehicle’s cabin air, oil, or diesel fuel, Filda makes the right filter

for the job. Filda supplies filters for everything from small engines, forklifts, and agricultural and construction equipment to passenger cars, trucks and buses.

At AMPA, Filda is highlighting its line of urea filters for diesel vehicles. Because of rising environmental awareness, many diesel vehicles are

now equipped with SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) systems to reduce exhaust emissions. Filda’s urea filters mainly filtrate impurities or crystals in diesel exhaust fluid to protect the urea pump and nozzle life.

Within the next year, Filda plans to develop cabin filters in response to the rapid increase in electric vehicles in all categories.

Since Y.S. Tang established Filda in 1987, it has become one of Taiwan’s leading filter manufacturers, with a

reputation for loyalty and for a wide range of components that it sells to consumers and partners around the world. It’s also known for its high pressure hydraulic filters and CCV filters.

Filda has received its ISO-9001:2008 Quality System Certification, and continually invests in state-of-the-art equipment and testing facilities to manage its long-term growth and quality assurance.

MYCARR LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY

Mycarr will debut its Dynamic Mirror Indicator at AMPA, which uses a special lighting function for an attractive

appearance. The DMI will be available for different car models, and its optical design meets ECE, SAE and CCC regulations.

With 34 years of experience, Mycarr specializes in LED lights and bulbs for head and taillights, daytime running lights, fog lights and other products. The company has 200 employees and

manufactures its products in Taiwan, posting sales of about $22 million a year.

It performs all work in-house, so it can be responsive to customers’ needs and get new products to market quickly. In addition to research and development of new LED lights, Mycarr handles all electrical, optical and mechanical designs; makes samples for validation; and then designs the tooling for production. Mycarr also handles the certification process. The

company is certified under IATF16949, ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and CCC.

Since 2000, Mycarr has been a supplier to Europe PH, Japan Stanley, American Harley Davison and Taiwan, Japan Toyota, and Germany OS.

In 2020, Mycarr company plans to hire more engineers and buy more testing equipment for its R&D department so it can be even more competitive on the global market.

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FILDAFILTERS

TSY (TAIWAN SHENG YEO)

TSY makes sure your trailer attaches without a hitch. TSY, short for Taiwan Sheng Yeo, makes trailer connectors for the

global market.Along with traditional adapters and

connectors, the brand also makes breakaway kits — safety devices that automatically engage a trailer’s brakes if it becomes separated from

the vehicle towing it. Breakaway kits keep the trailer from rolling away and causing an accident.

To meet consumer demand, TSY also produces multi-function trailer connectors and adapters, wiring harnesses, converters and test equipment.

“We firmly believe and practice the principle that our customers’ successes

come first,” a spokesperson said. “Their success is our success.”

TSY owns the towadapter.com domain name. Its primary markets are Australia and the United States.

Founded in 1984, TSY has a workforce of 35. All products are made in Taiwan, and the company holds ISO 9001 certification.

COPLUS

COPLUS draws from more than 50 years of history in automotive lighting as it prepares for the onset of

autonomous vehicles.The Taiwan manufacturer says the

switch to LED lights has also helped advance the state of automotive lighting technology, as LEDs are well adapted to “intelligent” systems that help lights comply with more demanding safety regulations.

A COPLUS official notes that many Taiwan factories already produce LED

lights using precision manufacturing technology. But software is becoming increasingly important to lighting systems as vehicles become more sophisticated.

Manufacturers that can integrate software and LED hardware will be able to meet requirements for the “intelligent functions” demanded by autonomous vehicles, “which will become an excellent advantage for Taiwan to enter the autonomous driving supply chain.”

All COPLUS products start at the

hands of its R&D technicians and product engineers, who study market trends and customer needs. The company then designs its new products, including the optics and tooling, in-house.

COPLUS lights are certified by SAE, ECE, and CCC, and the company holds patents in Europe, the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and China to protect its intellectual property.

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Just a few months ago, HYC set up a booth at the Taipei Cycle show — also at the Nangang Exhibition Center — and

displayed a new material with the potential of shaking up conventional carbon fiber manufacturing.

Now, HYC plans to show the material, called Newsheet, at AMPA. Newsheet essentially is a carbon fiber material that can be recycled, and can be shaped through injection molding instead of the slower and more labor-

intensive lay-up process.Newsheet combines carbon fibers

with a thermoplastic, recyclable resin in a pellet. The pellets can then be used in an injection molding process, which means they can be crafted into lightweight components in a variety of shapes.

At Taipei Cycle, HYC showed prototypes of bicycle frame tubes made from Newsheet.

Newsheet joins a range of other interesting products made by HYC,

including conveyor belts used in a wide range of application such as mining, steel, aviation, agriculture, logistics, and automated production — and, in the auto industry, transmission belts.

Located in Nantou, Hsin Yung Chien was founded in 1964. Its current president, Chi-Chin Lin, inherited the family business when he was 26. He set about transforming what was a small factory into Taiwan’s biggest belt manufacturer.

SHIH HSIANG(SH AUTO PARTS)

Shih Hsiang Auto Parts is the global leader in aftermarket control arms.

Its product line includes more than 30 brands and 3,500 applications, and the company develops 10 to 15 new applications every month, ensuring one-stop shopping for customers.

The family-owned business, based

in Taipei, was founded in 1978. Now with 500 employees, the company prides itself on its production technologies, inspection equipment and manufacturing processes. All SH departments are certified to the TUV ISO 9001:2000 standard. The company has factories in Taiwan and China.

Its products are accredited by the After Market Alliance of North

America. SH says it is the leading supplier of control arms to North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Russian Federation.

“Our products are the No. 1 choice for global distributors as they know they can rely not just on our quality, but also on our rapid time to market for new products,” a spokesperson said.

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Cheetah Automotive makes turn signal switches and pressure sensors, along with ignition starter and cable switches,

headlight switches, and fuse boxes. Most products are shipped ready to plug in, and Cheetah’s neat cabling

reduces fitting time. Cheetah’s product line covers trucks

and conventional vehicles across a broad range of auto brands, including Scania, Mercedes, Land Rover, Volvo, and Toyota. In 2009, Cheetah received its ISO 9001 certification.

With a staff of 25, Cheetah manufactures its products in Taichung. Its main market in Europe. It’s a regular exhibitor at AMPA and also exhibits at trade shows in the United States, South America, and Europe.

PINLYENTERPRISE

Pinly helps drivers keep their cool. Founded in 1985, the Taiwan firm designs and makes auto air conditioning parts for

top European brands such as BMW, Mercedes Benz, Audi, VW, along with other vehicles.

Its product line includes receiver driers, accumulators, cabin air filters,

and other A/C accessories. The company has sold its products in Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East for many years.

With a stated mission of providing high-quality products at the most reasonable price, Pinly is certified to ISO 9001. Its emphasis is on preventing defects, and its commitment to

reducing waste in the supply chain. In addition to AMPA, Pinly exhibits

at international auto show including Automechanika Frankfurt. Pinly’s factory, in Changhua County, is just a half hour from the Taichung international airport, making it easy for current and prospective customers to visit.

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A manufacturer of mass air flows, throttle bodies, ignition distributors and other engine accessories, Kaohsiung-

based Creation Harmony Technology (CHT) was established in 2005. The company operates its own factory in Taiwan.

Initially a producer of electronics

and software for other enterprises, in 2007 the firm changed its business focus to making components for automotive engines. Its main products include mass air flow sensors; ignition distributors, modules, and coils; throttle bodies; pencil coils; and other engine-related sensors. At AMPA, CHT is showing a new aftermarket MAF

sensor. CHT hopes to become a major

national and international supplier. Its main export markets are currently in Asia and Europe, but it believes North American customers will consider purchasing from CHT because they will pay only a small premium over lesser-quality, Chinese-made products.

JUST AUTO LIGHTING

Since 1982, the Just Group has produced innovative lighting products for the automotive industry. It now supplies LED

lights to global Tier 1 automakers in Asia and Europe and distributes to the aftermarket worldwide under its Just Top brand.

“Over 37 years of innovation has established Just as a globally recognized brand. Now, the Just Top logo is a symbol for product excellence, promising every product

is manufactured to meticulous quality standards,” a company spokesperson said.

At AMPA, Just is showing several new lights, including a 2-in-1 LED headlight; an LED fog light; and a 2-in-1 LED front light.

With approximately 250 employees, the Just Group advises, develops, designs, tests, and manufactures LED lights and wiring systems customized to its clients’ requirements.

“Value, speed, innovation, and

continuous learning is the management principle of our company, and we sincerely hope to always bring our customers safe, comfortable and eco-friendly lighting solutions,” the company says.

The company is based in New Taipei City and also has factories in China. A subsidiary in Thailand provides sales and technical support to its OE customers in the region.

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ESUSE AUTO PARTS

Esuse Auto Parts has been making vehicle lights since its establishment in 1984. More recently, it’s focused

on LED lights, thanks to increased environmental awareness and attempts to conserve energy.

From its start supplying products for the aftermarket, Esuse now makes a range of LED automotive lighting products, including high-powered daytime running lights (DRL), fog

lights, headlights, and taillights, along with interior lights and work lights.

“For thirty years our products have been marketed around the world under the brand name Esuse,” a spokesperson said. “In that time we’ve acquired experience in the complete operation of research and design, including the development of molds, quality control, production and manufacturing processes for all kind of automotive lighting products, especially fog lights

and LED lights. Having first established a firm base of operations in Taiwan, we hope to expand to all corners of the world with high-quality products that are made in Taiwan.”

Esuse is headquartered in New Taipei City. Since 2011, Esuse has been certified for quality management under the ISO 16949 standard. Its products also carry SAE and ECE certifications for the U.S. and European markets, respectively.

SHIN LI AUTO PARTS

Shin Li Auto Parts describes itself as Taiwan’s largest manufacturer of brake drums, wheel hubs and flywheels for trucks, buses, and

trailers.One reason for its success is the fact

that Shin Li does all of its production in-house, from developing molds to green sand casting and CNC machining. The company’s products are mostly designed for Japanese commercial vehicles, but it can also make custom cast iron parts based on a material sample or a client’s drawing.

“We use mold flow analysis, metallurgical analysis, and 3D coordination machining to keep track of the production quality,” a spokesperson said.

Chen Chen-Wang founded Shin Li in 1977, when he realized that Taiwan’s explosive economic growth would create a huge opportunity for companies that catered to the demand for aftermarket truck parts.

The current transition to electric vehicles may be a challenge for Shin Li, however. “We are currently

manufacturing auto parts for gasoline vehicles,” the spokesperson said. “The upcoming electric vehicles will definitely affect our sales. However, with our product development team, we will continue to develop new electric vehicle parts for the aftermarket to fulfill market demand.”

The company stays ahead of competitors by continuously investing in automation and information technology.

Shin Li, which has 50 employees, is based in Chiayi County.

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Uni Auto Parts has become one of the industry’s largest suppliers of auto seats. The company, which celebrated its

50th anniversary in 2019, also makes headliners, sunshades and visors, and coil and leaf springs.

At AMPA, Uni is showing its Luxury Ottoman Car Seat, which won a prestigious 2019 Taiwan Excellence Award. Made for commercial vehicles such as buses, the plush recliner boasts 6-way power adjustment, remembers two positions, and is ventilated and heated. A 3-stage adjustable ottoman keeps legs and feet comfy.

Another new innovation is the Uni Camping Seat for recreational vehicles.

The seatback adjusts with a unique double recliner design, while long sliders allow the seat to move between the second and third rows for space management. The Camping Seat also folds flat and rotates 180 degrees for use as a bed.

Uni works with top global auto brands including Mercedes, Toyota, Ford, Mitsubishi, Honda, Nissan, and Isuzu. It also makes a range of aftermarket products that are sold worldwide.

Products are manufactured in Uni’s three Taiwan plants, as well as in three affiliated Chinese factories.

Anticipating a future where electric vehicles are more prominent, Uni

is working to reduce the weight of its seats, from covers and frames to the foam used for padding. And it is working on more innovative products as auto sales decline worldwide, such as aviation seats, and a swiveling wheelchair seat that allows easy access for elderly and disabled passengers.

“We are learning how to adapt and think out of the box to develop products not only for the automobile market, but for different fields,” a company spokesperson said.

Headquartered in Miaoli County, Uni Auto Parts was founded by Yen Tjing-Lin in 1969 as a joint venture between Yulon Motor and First Machinery.

KEYSIGHTTECHNOLOGIES

For any company working on anything to do with autonomous vehicles, testing – and lots of it – is crucial.

Keysight Technologies, a California technology firm, is deeply involved in helping the automotive industry accelerate the commercialization of connected cars and autonomous vehicles

“Constant connectivity, dozens of IoT sensors, complex communications on and off the vehicle, and ultra-precision timing are all needed to maintain automotive safety in the era of autonomous driving,” the company notes.

Keysight makes testing equipment that helps companies develop vehicle-

to-everything communications (V2X) systems. V2X is a short-range wireless technology that is expected to be instrumental in making autonomous vehicles safe for drivers and their passengers as well as pedestrians.

Keysight’s testing equipment can help companies ensure that their products work on next-generation 5G mobile networks that are now being rolled out around the world. Because it promises a massive increase in available bandwidth, 5G could transform the automotive industry, because autonomous vehicles need to generate and receive mountains of data.

In 2019, Keysight opened an “automotive customer center” in

Nagoya, Japan, at the heart of Japan’s auto industry. The center features labs for electronic testing and measurements, technical experts and state-of-the-art test equipment. Keystone has similar centers in Michigan, Shanghai, and in Boeblingen, Germany.

Keysight also recently unveiled a cybersecurity program to help automakers protect their vehicles from hackers. Many newer, “connected” cars are fertile ground for cyberattacks through their infotainment systems, telematics, engine control units (ECUs) and other on-board systems.

Based in Santa Rosa, Calif., Keysight is a publicly traded firm with 2018 sales of $3.9 billion.

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UNI AUTOPARTS MAXWIN

Established in 2004, Maxwin Technology is now the leading Advanced Public Transportation (APTS) service provider in

Taiwan, focused on smart connectivity, industrial automation, and telematics technologies integration services.

At the core of its business are three key areas: real-time bus information systems, GPS vehicle tracking, and intelligent e-stop design.

Since its inception, the firm’s products and services have been based on wireless communication

application integration and automation equipment integration. Clients include government agencies, public transportation systems and logistics companies.

From large-scale fleet management to smart factories, Maxwin has implemented a host of successful advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), along with Internet of Vehicles (IoV) based road collaboration systems.

In recent years, many of its products have won awards. In 2016, its e-bus

stop system won the TDS Award, while its work adopting connected vehicle technology to improve bus service accessibility for blind and visually impaired passengers won it the Intelligent Innovation Award from the ITS Association.

In 2019, its Bluetooth traffic information push service won the Smart Transportation Award. Many of these designs will be on display at its booth.

CHEN-MENG

Chen-Meng has a 35-year history of making engines for vehicles ranging from forklifts and lawn mowers to boats and remote control vehicles. In the auto industry, it

produces control valves for VVT-i engines, a system developed by Toyota.

At AMPA, Chen-Meng is promoting a new camshaft timing control valve that is says will improve a car’s acceleration and horsepower torque, while reducing the engine’s sluggishness while climbing.

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IGUS

With customers in 72 countries spanning more than 50 industries, “motion plastics” supplier Igus serves large global corporations as well as small customers.

With no minimum order quantities, the company can handle large requests as well as small orders. It offers tailor-made assistance for special applications, whether in mechanical engineering, the automotive industry or the robot industry.

The company says its automotive bearings, made from high performance polymers, can reduce costs by up to 40 percent and weight by up to 80 percent.

Its Iglidur bearings are used in applications such as door and multiple-joint hinges. They are corrosion-free, made to tight tolerances, suitable for e-coating, and silent.

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After developing radio frequency products during the 1980s, Mao-Shen Wang established Allremote

Wireless Technology in 2004. He focused originally on car alarms, but when carmakers began including them as standard equipment, he shifted to other radio frequency application-related products, including remote control searchlights.

These became Allremote Wireless

Technology’s major product line, and the company now is one of very few suppliers of professional remote control searchlights in the world.

Allremote creates wired and wireless remote-control motorized searchlights for land and marine applications. They’re used by contractors and by first responders, such as fire, military, ambulance, and search-and-rescue services, when they need to illuminate the area in which they’re working.

The units can also be used as on-site work lights, making them popular with outdoor and off-road enthusiasts.

In recent years Allremote has shifted from halogen to more efficient LED lights, which now make up around 75 percent of all orders.

Allremote products are produced in New Taipei City. Its main markets are North America and Europe.

SFRACING

SF Racing is known internationally for its high-quality suspension, great pricing, and exceptional customer service. Founded in

2012 by ex-racer Bill Hsu, it’s become one of Taiwan’s leading suspension manufacturers.

At AMPA, the brand is promoting a new air suspension system. “We spent three years to study and develop our air suspension,” a spokesperson said. “We can now also offer private label

service on this product, customizing the shock absorber to meet customer requirements.”

An external reservoir version is designed for street and track racing. Because the reservoirs hold much more oil than conventional coilovers, the unit can operate much longer before overheating. The external reservoir version comes with 32 levels of rebound and compression adjustments.

Also available is a Sport version, for use on speedways and mountain roads; and a Track version for track, circuit, and rally racing.

SF Racing sells primarily to China, the United States, Germany, the U.K., Canada, Japan, and to markets in Southeast Asia, and it’s keen to find new worldwide distributors.

SF Racing, a brand of Wei Chang Co. of Taichung, has more than 20 employees.

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ALLREMOTE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY ASKEY

COMPUTER CORP.

Askey Computer Corp. specializes in state-of-the-art electronic and network communications products.

A formidable company — it’s a subsidiary of computer giant Asus — Askey has recently poured its considerable research and design capabilities into the home and auto markets, making innovative products that feature WiFi, Bluetooth, and LTE

connectivity.At AMPA, Askey is showing the

Connected Car Cam+ dashboard camera, which keeps an eye not only on the road ahead, but can monitor the driver, passenger or even the back of the car.

Because it records — and streams — in real time, the Car Cam+ provides a vital record of the moments leading up to an accident. When its built-in

gyro sensors detect a collision, the Car Cam+ automatically uploads video footage to the cloud for safekeeping.

It even performs many of the ADAS functions found on newer high-end cars, including lane detection and forward collision warnings. It also accepts voice commands for hands-free use and has a driver’s face recognition detector.

SILVER’SRACING

INTERNATIONAL

The staff at Silver’s Racing International lives up to the company’s name — its new products are often put through

their paces in races. “Our strength lies in the extensive

research and design of our new products, and we spare no effort in repeatedly testing them, both on the street and the racetrack,” the

company says. “With over a decade of professional manufacturing experience, we not only use the latest technology on our products, but we also trial them in the most brutal races to ensure the best performance in extreme conditions.”

Silver’s focuses on suspension and brake systems, and aims to produce top quality racing parts at affordable

prices. It sells to enthusiasts in North America and Japan, and in 2020 will work to expand sales in Europe.

At AMPA, Silver’s is highlighting an inverted suspension system.

Ex-racer Simon Lee founded Silver’s in 1999. Based in Taichung, Silver’s has more than 30 employees and generates sales exceeding $3.5 million a year.

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Huang Lin International Co. Ltd., established in 1989, specializes in manufacturing a wide range of engine gaskets for

applications including passenger cars, buses, trucks, forklifts, agricultural machinery, engineering machinery, generators, and marine engines. After 31 years of unremitting efforts and investment in the market, the firm still insists on the use of quality materials and manufacturing, as well as continuously

improving service. With many years of accumulated professional experience and enthusiasm for service, Huang Lin maintains close long-term relationships with customers, resulting in steady growth. The company employs 110 workers at its Taiwan factory.

At AMPA 2020, Huang Lin will be showcasing its newly developed diesel/machinery engine gaskets. The company says that sales of gasoline & diesel engine gaskets continue to be

very stable. “We are committed to more development of machinery engine gaskets & diesel engine gaskets”, the firm said. “Quality control is the first requirement to gain customer trust, and to stabilize customers with the highest quality products and customer service; and we will continue to work with customers to develop new products, expand the product line and grasp the market pulse. This is our short-term target for 2020.”

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HUANG LININTERNATIONAL LIM SHANG

HANG

Lim Shang Hang (LSH) Temper-safe Glass Factory, founded in 1962, is a specialty fabricator offering custom glass solutions

to variety of markets in Taiwan. Products include both flat and bent tempered glass, as well as lamination glass, to meet demanding expectations of strength and thermal quality. Safety is of the highest importance to LSH and this not only applies to its products but also to the employee work environment.

Over the past decade, LSH has focused on the OEM automobile

market in Taiwan (specifically for Toyota and Honda). With worldwide product quality certifications such as ANSI, JIS, CE, CNS, ISO 9001, ISO 14000 and IATF16949, LSH has built strong customer relationships with major automobile manufacturers in Taiwan.

To remain competitive in the coming era of CASE (Connected – Autonomous – Shared & Electric), LSH established a cutting edge R&D lab for new products and manufacturing processes. The company has also embarked on a program of enterprise transformation

to upgrade its processes for better quality and lead times, along with a globalized management team. In 2020 LSH plans will be especially focused on developing new aftermarket products.

At AMPA 2020, LSH will be highlighting a range of exciting new products including anti-noise lamination glass, a Head Up Display (HUD) system, and Smart-glass, a new technology that can switch the glass from transparent to opaque using an electric circuit. LSH will be demonstrating these products at its booth.

PRAZIS AUTO

PARTS INC.

Prazis is a Taiwanese maker of air suspension control systems. Established in 2017 CEO Jeff Wu, Prazis is a relatively new

brand but its development team has more than a decade of experience in air suspension systems. The brand name is derived from the German word “präzis, meaning precise and accurate.

Wu’s vision combines superior

design and innovative ideas to produce high performance air suspension and control systems. All its products are designed and manufactured in Taiwan, and the company sells to customers in Japan, USA, France, Italy, Germany, Southeast Asia and Dubai. The company says it emphasises precise and stable quality, unique design and attention to detail. At AMPA 2020,

Prazis will be highlighting its 4-way control system. The brand’s new 4-way manifold features a movable valve key that follows the movement when the corresponding wheel moves. The entire valve is made from 6061 aluminum and bronze.

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SINPROELECTRONICS

Sinpro Electronics designs and produces switching power supplies for sale around the world.

At AMPA, Sinpro will highlight its new VEK150-106 DC-DC converter, which provides 165 watts of continuous output power with a wide operating voltage of 42 to 116 VDC.

Another highlight is Sinpro’s

BEU700 series of AC/DC chargers that crank out 697 watts of continuous output power, suitable for professional EV charging stations and battery exchanges.

Founded in 1995, Sinpro makes ITE, medical, and industrial power supplies; DC/DC converters, chargers, LED driver and multi type power supplies that can be used in adverse

environments. Other products include electric vehicle power and electronic control products, and EV motor and motor controllers.

Founded in 1995, Sinpro carries out R&D, marketing and administration at its Kaohsiung headquarters, and operates factories in Pintung, Taiwan, and in Shenzhen. It has 600 employees.

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Baoruh helps buses run on time, and helps fleet managers stay on top of their vehicles.

The Kaohsiung company specializes in hardware design and embedded software development, a combination that allows it to create innovative, customizable, and durable embedded devices for use on public transportation, fleets, and other vehicles.

For example, Baoruh sells a “One Touch Smart Bus Solution” that includes a contactless smart card validator for riders with transit cards but can also accept cash and e-money. It also makes e-ticket systems, for use in places like museums and amusement parks, and e-payment readers for retail stores.

Chairman Pao-Lang Chung founded Baoruh in 1980 because he believed Taiwan needed to be able to make such

products.“At that time, transportation

automation equipment was not popular in Taiwan, and most of them depended on foreign imports which were expensive,” the company said. “He wants to foster the domestic automation equipment industry, and hopes that product design and manufacturing can be localized, and provide economical and efficient products to improve the service and efficiency of the domestic transportation industry.”

Other products include telematics, tachographs, vehicle trip records, and multifunctional driver consoles.

For 2020, Baoruh is launching a new digital tachograph, along with new mobile payment devices, smart bus solutions, and improved fleet management services.

A key to Baoruh’s success is its

ability to connect its hardware with backend systems and secure servers that can validate payments, provide real-time route and station information (for bus passengers, for example), and let managers track the locations and status of fleet vehicles, among other functions.

That makes Baoruh well-positioned for the growth of Intelligent Transportation Systems and devices connected to the Internet of Vehicles, which will create demand for new business models, services and products.

“We will keep on developing more competitive and efficient solution to expand our business,” the company says. “We have several new products plan to launch next year. According to market demand, we are also considering setting up overseas branches to serve local customers.”

TECHWAYINDUSTRIAL

Techway is a leading manufacturer of professional-grade cordless power tools. At AMPA, Techway will highlight

its precision fastening tools, lithium-ion battery packs and electrical control systems, among other products.

“Battery-driven tools and vehicles are a trend. Based on our 31-year professional experience in this field, we

will continue creating innovations to fit customers’ needs,” the company said in a statement.

One third of Techway’s 180 employees work in its R&D department, which consists of mechanical and industrial engineers, industrial designers, and technicians.

The Taichung manufacturer sells its products around the world. All

products conform to international standards such as UL, CSA, PSE, CE, GS, and SAA, and are manufactured to ISO 9001 requirements.

To reduce its environmental footprint, Techway designs and manufactures all tools in compliance with RoHS and WEEE regulations.

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BAORUHELECTRONIC

GORDONAUTO BODY

PARTS

Accidents will happen, which is why Gordon Auto Body Parts manufactures collision replacement parts that can

make a damaged vehicle as good as new.

Since its establishment in 1986, Gordon has become one of the world’s largest suppliers of metal replacement parts. Its product line includes fenders, hoods, bumpers, lights, doors, radiator supports, and much more.

The company recently upgraded its laser welding technology which it uses to achieve the best surfaces possible on its panels.

Gordon operates three automated, technically advanced factories in Taoyuan that employ a workforce of

500. The publicly traded company produces nearly 2.5 million pieces a year, with annual sales of about $80 million.

Gordon says its advanced mold-making capabilities are a critical technology that helps the company stay ahead of the competition.

“Through standardized mold design and manufacturing processes, we have greatly reduced the time for development and enhanced product precision,” a spokesperson said. “Gordon possesses enormous mass production molds, with manufacturing quantities that can respond to worldwide market demands, and it is capable of offering fast, optimal solutions for collision replacement

parts.”North America is Gordon’s primary

market, but the company is cultivating new business in such regions as China, Europe, and the Middle East.

Bolstering its reputation are the many international accreditations Gordon has achieved, including Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA), NSF Certified Parts, Thatcham-TÜV Rheinland, ISO14001, ISO900, ISO45001 and IATF16949.

The CAPA certification is significant; Gordon was the first Taiwan manufacturer accredited by the U.S. nonprofit organization, and today produces more CAPA-certified parts for the U.S. market than any of its competitors.

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Consumers around the world know the Epson brand name for products ranging from inkjet printers to projectors

and wearables.Epson also has a well-established

robotics division, and at Autotronics Taipei it will be showing some of the robots that are suitable for small- to medium-size automotive applications.

Producing more than 300 different robots, Epson is the world’s leading manufacturer of Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm (SCARA)

devices. For more than 30 years, Epson has helped automotive suppliers streamline and automate their production lines. Its award-winning line of 6-axis robots can tackle jobs that previously would have required a dexterous human worker.

Many tier 1 and tier 2 automotive suppliers use Epson robots for such tasks as bearing, brake line, clutch, fuel injector, head and taillight, and ignition module assembly. They’re also called upon for transmission and dashboard subassembly.

Epson robots take up a minimum of floor space, so they can be integrated into tight production lines.

Because automating a factory is a big investment, Epson experts will be on hand at Autotronics to provide a step-by-step guide to automation, and help individual manufacturers come up with custom solutions.

Epson Taiwan is a division of the Seiko Epson Corp. of Japan, which generates more than $10 billion in annual sales.

EPSON TAIWAN

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If you buy a new car, you may be thanking E-lead Electronics for the heads-up.

E-lead, based in Changhua County, makes head-up displays, along with infotainment systems, advanced driver assistance systems and in-car phone chargers. The company has been supplying automakers for more than 35 years.

At the Autotronics show, E-lead is showing its 3D augmented reality display, a type of head-up display that projects information directly on the windscreen directly in front of the driver. The system displays directions, warnings and other information in real-

time. The driver can view them without taking her eyes off of the road.

To enhance the driver’s view, E-lead is also introducing an eye-tracking system that uses adjustable micro mirrors to provide a head-up display that is projected directly to the driver’s eyes.

The system tracks the driver’s eye position so the display is always clear and vivid regardless of the viewing angle. E-lead says the system largely eliminates the problem of “laser speckle.”

E-lead currently is an OE supplier to several international carmakers, but believes its new products can appeal

to a wider range of customers. “We hope E-lead will get some new large international contracts for head-up displays next year,” marketing executive Wen-Ya Chen said.

In addition to its Taiwan headquarters, E-lead has factories in China and Thailand. The company has a workforce of 1,050.

“We think the trend towards electrification, autonomous driving, greater connectivity, and shared usage will drive the automotive industry to increase the rate of product innovation,” Chen said. “It will also change the automotive product cycle.”

CUBELECPARTS

From its founding as a manufacturer of basic electrical switches, Cub Elecparts has grown into a large supplier of

automotive switches and sensors, including ignition, turn signal, light and window switches and tire pressure monitoring sensors.

It’s also active in the burgeoning market for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). With over a decade of experience in developing radar systems, Cub’s technical team has set

up two fully automated production lines for 24GHz and 77GHz radar systems.

Its products can be used for a number of ADAS systems, including Forward Collision Warning, Blind Spot Detection, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Door Open Warning, Lane Change Alert, and Rear Collision Warning.

One product, which won a 2019 Taiwan Excellence award, is a blind spot detection system that is integrated into the rear lights of a pickup truck. That

solves a problem created by the metal bumpers on most pickup trucks, which reflect and interfere with the radars used in BSD systems.

Headquartered in Changhua County, Cub has factories in Taiwan and near Shanghai. Its Chinese factory covers some 18,000 square meters (4.4 acres) and has four blocks for administration offices, assembly lines, a tool shop and an employee dormitory.

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SIKA TAIWAN

Sika, a specialty chemicals company based in Switzerland, is a leader in developing and producing systems and

products in the motor vehicle and

building industries for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting.

With more than 24,000 employees, Sika manufactures in more than 300 factories. In the first half of 2019, Sika

generated sales of 3.7 billion Swiss francs ($3.76 billion) and expects sales for the total fiscal year to exceed 8 billion Swiss francs.

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The Intelligent Vision System Lab, or iVSLab, typifies Taiwan’s long tradition of +partnerships between its academic

institutions and industry.A project of the Electrical and

Computer Engineering College at National Chiao Tung Univ., the iVSLab specializes in low-power embedded systems and advanced artificial intelligence algorithms.

Those lend themselves to autonomous vehicle design, which the lab has focused on in recent years. Its Automatic Deep Learning Tool, which helps the sophisticated software understand what it is “seeing,” is an

invaluable part of the process.“In the artificial intelligence era,

collecting data has become very important,” a spokesperson said. “Every model has to be fed with precise and high quality annotated pictures so that they have a chance to become powerful. Our labelling tool not only labels bounding boxes but also allows semi-automatic pixel-based labelling.”

The result is a huge reduction in the resources normally required to label such large datasets. But what to do with all this data?

iVSLab’s answer has been to develop its own ADAS (Advanced Driving Assistance System). Although ADAS

systems are typically associated with vehicles, the lab is also using them to guide a wheelchair, and even a self-driving golf cart, through complex environments.

At AMPA it’s keen to display its MTSAN advanced deep learning model, and ezLabel, an automatic labelling tool that reduces the amount of time needed to prepare a deep learning dataset.

MTSAN is capable of using a single camera to detect drivable areas, lane lines and other moving objects on the road.

INTELLIGENT VISION SYSTEM LAB (IVSLAB)

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GOOD WILLINSTRUMENT(GW INSTEK)

The burgeoning electric vehicle market is a boon for companies that make electrical testing and measurement instruments.

With a product range of more than 300 items, GW Instek, the brand of Good Will Instrument Co., has become a byword for quality thanks to its decades of experience in the test and measurement industry.

At Autotronics, GW Instek is highlighting its flagship Electrical Safety Analyzer GPT-12000 series, which the company says is the first

safety analyzer on the market that complies with the IEC 61010-2-034 standard. That’s a safety standard for equipment used to measure insulation resistance and test electric strength at high voltages.

Founded in 1975, Good Will Instrument Co. was the first Taiwan manufacturer to specialize in electrical test and measurement instruments.

It’s now publicly traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, and posted revenues of $80 million in 2018. With factories in Taiwan and China and a

workforce of 600, Good Will sells its products in more than 80 countries. Its product lineup includes oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, battery meters, LCR meters, and much more.

In 1993, Good Will became ISO 9002 accredited, and the following year was awarded the Highest Honor of National Outstanding SMEs (small and medium enterprises) by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs.

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CARVIGAR TECHNOLOGY

Carvigar Technology was established in 2000 to produce car and locomotive diagnostic instruments. Since then, it’s

become one of the world’s leading suppliers of diagnostic instruments, and the only one from Taiwan that conducts 100 percent of its research and design and manufacturing in the country.

Carvigar’s products for the

motorcycle and car markets diagnose everything from engine function to refrigerant pressure and battery capacity.

At Motorcycle Taiwan, Carvigar is showing its clever new P1 Multiplex diagnostic pad for motorcycles, which combines a host of features previously requiring multiple instruments.

Another new product is the CRV 200 Electronic Throttle Control Tester,

which helps mechanics reset the idle learning function on a vehicle’s electronic throttle control.

Carvigar’s main markets are Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The brand sees exports as leading growth in the coming years. In once again attending AMPA, it hopes to find new worldwide partners and grow its existing dealer network.

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RYO RACINGWEAR

After a decade designing protective gear for motorcyclists and bicyclists, the team behind RYO Racing

Wear remained dissatisfied with the quality of products on the market.

With founder William Wei, they

launched RYO in 2013 with the goal of making world-class gear that provided head-to-toe protection without ignoring comfort and style.

RYO now makes a range of boots, helmets, gloves, balaclavas, jackets, and protectors. RYO products are

distributed in the Philippines, India, and Thailand.

Also on display is its latest T-REX boot model, with replaceable zinc alloy toe sliders. The boots incorporate an extensive amount of thermoplastic polyurethane for protection.

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NIKKOHELMETS

The founder of Nikko Helmets was a man on a mission — a safety mission.

Known as Mr. Chen, he was so inspired by the importance of helmets that he traveled throughout Taiwan with two huge bags of helmets to spread his safety message.

That was in 1974, when Chen founded Tong Ho Hsing Industrial, the original parent company. Business grew so quickly that the original factory couldn’t keep up with demand, so it opened a factory in China. The

company has since added a second plant in China and is now building a factory in India.

For much of its history, Tong Ho Hsing made helmets for other brands, including such well-known names as O’Neal, AFX, and Answer.

In 1990, the company launched the Nikko brand. The company eventually decided to focus exclusively on the Nikko brand and worked to position its helmets at the premium end of the market.

In 2016, it relaunched the Nikko line,

focusing on helmets that were highly functional and featured intensive graphics. It currently manufactures helmets from ABS and polycarbonate, but plans to boost production of models made of carbon fiber and carbon fiber Kevlar materials.

Nikko is headquartered in Tainan and employs a staff of 150. It handles about 95 percent of the production process in-house, including shells, EPS, visors and other accessories.

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With its line of wireless communication products, Wintec keeps motorcyclists in touch.

Its new MB100 Bluetooth headset for motorcycle riders includes a multi-audio mixer to combine audio from a phone, music and navigation devices. Premium speakers and a microphone with advanced noise cancellation features ensure good sound for listening and talking. The headset also has an intercom function.

The MR200 2-way motorcycle radio

is a professional FM transceiver that supports a driver/passenger intercom. Auxiliary inputs allow it to work with MP3 players, radar detectors and GPS devices.

Beyond motorcycles, a new range of next-generation GPS trackers representing another string in Wintec’s portfolio. These trackers are suitable for cold-chain logistics, vehicle rental fleets, or simply for monitoring the transportation of valuables.

Made for electric or conventional motorbikes, each unit transmits

continuous position and path tracking, along with speed, battery status, and ignition/trigger status.

Wintec, founded in 2009, says its core strength is its exceptional product engineering capabilities, which has allowed it to become a well-established manufacturer of wireless communication products.

It offers IoT, industrial wireless, and GPS products in addition to its wireless communication devices.

UNION MATERIAL/ DR.PULLEY

From bicycles and power tools to motor scooters, Union Material makes components for self-lubricating plastic bearings that

are quiet, maintenance-free and long-lasting.

Union Material’s ‘Dr.Pulley’ brand specializes in high quality performance parts for Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) vehicles, including variators, roller weights, and a patented sliding roller weight and HiT clutch.

At Motorcycle Taiwan, Union Material and ‘Dr.Pulley’ are showing a new composite material for bushings used in a wide range of working environments. It’s also showing a new-generation, patented CVT variator called the Hi-5.

All of Union Material’s high-quality products are made in Taiwan for the

best production quality. For CVT performance parts, Union Material offers B2B and B2C products. Its B2B customers are scooter manufacturers in Taiwan, China, and Italy, while it sells consumer products worldwide.

Its bicycle parts and bushings are primarily sold to B2B customers in Taiwan and China, and Union Material is looking to boost sales to Europe.

Its patented ‘Dr.Pulley’ sliding roller weights eliminate abnormal wear in high gear; increase acceleration and re-acceleration; aid explosive low-end acceleration and allow a scooter to reach higher top speeds; and last longer than stock roller weights.

The company also provides bearing grade components for motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, and snowmobiles, including guide bushings, piston rings

for shock absorbers, and slide pieces and weight roller comps for scooter CVT systems.

Established in 1987 in Hsinchu, Union Material has patented such products as an adjustable centrifugal clutch; sliding centrifugal drive weights for automatic transmissions; high performance CVTs; and self-lubricated pivot structures for bicycle pedals.

Other products from Union Material include oil-less bushings for bicycles components such as suspension frames, front forks, rear suspension, seatposts, and pedals; oil-less guide bushings and piston rings for electric and pneumatic tools and nail guns; and oil-less bushings for door closers, athletic equipment and business machines.

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WINTECBOOTH: HALL 2 Q1030MOTORCYCLE

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CHE LIWU (FRANDO)

Frando, the brake brand of Taiwan manufacturer Che Liwu, is using Motorcycle Taiwan for the world premiere of vertical

master cylinders with new functionality.They join Frando’s product line of

calipers, disc rotors, brake pads and shoes, hydraulic clutch cylinders and rear brake cylinders, for cars and for two-wheeled vehicles.

All Frando brake systems and

components pass stringent safety and quality controls before they leave the factory. They’re backed by a two-year worldwide warranty.

Frando makes products that fit most imported and domestic motorcycle brands, and ships to major motorcycle markets around the world, including Japan, China and Vietnam.

Headquartered in New Taipei City, Che Liwu’s 15 employees are always

striving to improve. “We treat our customers like our families, and that spirit leads us to provide brake products for them with the highest performance at a reasonable price and without sacrificing quality,” a spokesperson said.

Che Liwu was founded in 1993 as a trader of motorcycle parts. The company launched the Frando brand in 2007 for the global market.

BOOTH: HALL 2 Q0720MOTORCYCLE

UGAM

UGAM doesn’t make motorcycle helmets or skiing goggles, but it makes materials that make those products perform better.

UGAM (short for U-Gin Advanced Material Co., the official company name) manufactures optical films, specialty lenses, window foils, and other advanced optical materials.

For full-face motorcycle helmet visors, UGAM offers the new Ultra-Clarity line of optical films. Its Ultra-

Clarity anti-fog films provide two-sided protection against fogging, so the rider’s view is always clear and transparent. The adhesive film also reduces rainbow patterns.

Through its Multi-Layer lamination technology, UGAM can produce the film in different thicknesses to meet the manufacturer’s requirements.

“UGAM recognizes our customers’ individual needs and has engaged in providing advanced optical films and

innovative lens solutions for multiple industries,” the company said.

UGAM can treat many of its products so they are polarized, photochromic, or anti-fog, or meet other requirements. The company owns several patents in the United States, Japan, Germany, and Taiwan.

UGAM designs all of its materials at its Taoyuan headquarters and manufactures them through partners in Japan.

BOOTH: HALL 2 Q1008MOTORCYCLE

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Ever since its founding in 1998, Elig Brake Technologies has been committed to developing eco-friendly friction materials.

Elig says it was a pioneer in developing asbestos-free disc brakes for bicycles.

The company went on to create healthier and more sustainable friction products for other vehicles, and launched disc and drum brakes for automobiles, motorcycles, and wet

clutches made of non-asbestos, eco-friendly friction materials.

Working with research labs in Japan and the United States, Elig came out with a high-performance, sintered alloy brake material that is now widely used.

Now, continuing its dedication to reducing its environmental footprint, Elig has reduced or eliminated the use of copper in many of its products while ensuring they retain excellent wear

resistance and create little dust and noise.

Elig is integrated into the supply chain of several Japanese, American, and European automotive manufacturers.

All Elig products are 100 percent asbestos-free and comply with European Union RoHS environmental protection regulations.

YIH JING TRAFFICINDUSTRIAL

Yih Jing Traffic Industrial’s E-Gin brand is one of the largest aftermarket suppliers of plastic body parts that fit

many popular scooter models.Yih Jing manufactures all E-Gin

products in Taiwan and exports them around the world to customers in Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and South America.

Mold and die development, plastic injection, coating, and packing are all done in-house. E-Gin uses premium quality ABS and PP plastic materials for precise fit and durability.

With the ability to offer its products in many colors for products, E-Gin can meet customer demands for varied options.

For younger riders who want their

scooters to stand out, E-Gin has found success with modified accessories including mudguards, rear wings, and lights. Lights with smoked lenses also remain popular, the company said.

E-Gin has recently expanded its product range, and at AMPA will show several new products for the Vespa Sprint.

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ELIG BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES

BOOTH: HALL 2 Q0524MOTORCYCLE

BOOTH: HALL 2 Q0223AMOTORCYCLE

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Shyu Fuu regularly develops new products to keep up with market trends and to satisfy customers̀ needs, and always welcomes customer designs and specifications. Custom fit ‘Sky’ brand sunshades by Shyu Fuu reduce glare and sunlight, but do not affect the field of view. They insulate against 67% of UVA and UVB radiation, while an embedded magnetic fitting means a fast and perfect fit. Certified to IATF 16949, Shyu Fuu maintains high quality and provides you with the best service. Numerous patents and SGS test certifications give you peace of mind when using our products. Hall 1 M0412

SHYU FUU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

CUSTOM FIT SUNSHADE

100% Made in Taiwan, YJ Auto’s electronic throttle body uses an IC Clip under OE process. Applied with OE graded motor. 100% Brand New. 100% meets OE requirements. Winner of the Silver Award for Product Innovation at AMPA 2018 Hall 1 I0626

YOW JUNG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.

MASS AIR FLOW

YOW JUNG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY

AMPA

AMPA AMPA

Mass Air Flow units from YJ Auto use ceramic boards for durable performance. 100% brand new. 100% made in Taiwan.

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ASIA

Taiwan Trade Center, Dhaka [email protected] Bangladesh 880-2-8412290-91 Dhaka

Taipei Trade Centre Hong Kong [email protected] Hong Kong 852-28243211 Hong Kong

Taipei World Trade Center Liaison Office In Mumbai [email protected] India 91-22-22163074 Mumbai

Taipei World Trade Center, Chennai [email protected] India 91-44-30063616 Chennai

Taipei World Trade Center, Liaison Office In Kolkata [email protected] India 91-33-40042796 Kolkata

Taipei World Trade Center Liaison Office In New Delhi

[email protected] India 91-11-4082 4300 New Delhi

Taiwan Trade Center, Jakarta [email protected] Indonesia 62-21-5741102 Jakarta

Taiwan Trade Center, Osaka [email protected] Japan 81-6-66149700 Osaka

Taiwan Trade Center, Tokyo [email protected] Japan 81-3-35144700 Tokyo

Taiwan Trade Center, Fukuoka [email protected] Japan 81-92-4727461 Fukuoka

Taiwan Trade Center, Almaty [email protected] Kazakhstan 7-727-2777848 Almaty

Taiwan Trade Center, Seoul [email protected] Korea 82-2-37898722 Seoul

Taiwan Trade Center, Shanghai [email protected] Mainland China 86-21-63877250 Shanghai

Taiwan Trade Center, Dalian [email protected] Mainland China 86-411-82642729 Dalian

Taiwan Trade Center, Beijing [email protected] Mainland China 86-10-65055801 Beijing

Taiwan Trade Center, Chengdu [email protected] Mainland China 86-28-86241252 Chengdu

Taiwan Trade Center, Nanning [email protected] Mainland China 86-771-5786771 Nanning

Taiwan Trade Center, Xiamen [email protected] Mainland China 86-592-2215768 Xiamen

Taiwan Trade Center, Guangzhou [email protected] Mainland China 86-20-87659991 Guangzhou

Taiwan Trade Center, Qingdao [email protected] Mainland China 86-532-85726075 Qingdao

Taiwan Trade Center, Nanjing [email protected] Mainland China 86-25-58812258 Nanjing

Taiwan Trade Center, Wuhan [email protected] Mainland China 86-27–85755185 Wuhan

Taiwan Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur [email protected] Malaysia 60-3-20312388 Kuala Lumpur

Taiwan Trade Centre, Yangon [email protected] Myanmar 95-1-8603461 Yangon

Taiwan Trade Center, Manila [email protected] Philippines 63 - 2 - 85517281 Manila

Taiwan Trade Center, Singapore [email protected] Singapore 65-62350369 Singapore

Trade World Trade Center Liaison Office In Colombo

[email protected] Sri Lanka 94-112-525-523 Colombo

Taiwan Trade Center, Bangkok [email protected] Thailand 66-2-6514470 Bangkok

Taiwan Trade Center, Representative Office In Ho Chi Minh City

[email protected] Vietnam 84 - 28 - 39390837 Ho Chi Minh City

MIDDLE EAST

Taiwan Trade Center, Tehran [email protected] Iran 98-21-88794243 Tehran

Taiwan Trade Center, Tel Aviv [email protected] Israel 972-74-704-8547 Tel Aviv

Taiwan Trade Center, Kuwait [email protected] Kuwait 965-2226-1971 Kuwait

Taiwan Trade Centre, Dubai [email protected] United Arab Emirates 971-4-3967814 Dubai

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Taiwan Trade Center, Sofia [email protected] Bulgaria 359-2-4899736 Sofia

Taiwan Trade Center, Paris [email protected] France 33-1-56895300 Paris

Taiwan Trade Center, Duesseldorf [email protected] Germany 49-211-78180 Duesseldorf

Taiwan Trade Center, München [email protected] Germany 49-89-5126710 München

Taiwan Trade Center, Budapest [email protected] Hungary 36-1266-4662 Budapest

Taiwan Trade Center, Milano [email protected] Italy 39-2-20241008 Milano

Taiwan Trade Center, Warsaw [email protected] Poland 48-22-3705210 Warsaw

Taiwan Trade Center, Bucharest [email protected] Romania 40-21-3119971 Bucharest

Taiwan Trade Center, Moscow [email protected] Russian Federation 7-495-2342988 Moscow

Taiwan Trade Center, St. Petersburg [email protected] Russian Federation 7-812-677-3368 St. Petersburg

Taiwan Trade Center, Barcelona [email protected] Spain 34-93-2419306 Barcelona

Taiwan Trade Center, Rotterdam [email protected] The Netherlands 31-10-4460300 Rotterdam

Taiwan Trade Center, Istanbul [email protected] Turkey 90-212-2904000 Istanbul

Taiwan Trade Center, Kyiv [email protected] Ukraine 380-44-5370982 Kyiv

Taiwan Trade Centre, London [email protected] United Kingdom 44-020-76384676 London

AFRICA

Taiwan Trade Center, Algiers [email protected] Algeria 213-21-608114 Algiers

Taiwan Trade Center, Cairo [email protected] Egypt 20 - 2 - 28133511 Cairo

Taiwan Trade Center, Nairobi [email protected] Kenya 254 - 20 - 2711187 Nairobi

Taiwan Trade Centre, Lagos [email protected] Nigeria 234-80-62875420 Lagos

Taiwan Trade Center, Johannesburg [email protected] South Africa 27-11-2682006 Johannesburg

NORTH AMERICA

Taiwan Trade Center, Toronto [email protected] Canada 1-416-3639946 Toronto

Taiwan Trade Center, Vancouver [email protected] Canada 1-604-6812787 Vancouver

Taiwan Trade Centre Chicago [email protected] United States 1-312-8197350 Chicago

Taiwan Trade Center, Los Angeles [email protected] United States 1-213-908-1801 Los Angeles

Taiwan Trade Center, Miami [email protected] United States 1-305-2669191 Miami

Taiwan Trade Center, New York [email protected] United States 1-212-9041677 New York

Taiwan Trade Center, San Francisco [email protected] United States 1-408-9885018 San Francisco

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

Taiwan Trade Center Do Brasil [email protected] Brazil 55-11-32831811 São Paulo

Taiwan Trade Center, Mexico City [email protected] Mexico 52-55-52458889 Mexico

OCEANIA

Taiwan Trade Centre Sydney [email protected] Australia 61-2-9279-4800 Sydney

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TAIPEI AMPA

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TAIPEI AMPA

Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 , 1F Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 , 4F

PARTS & COMPONENTSAir ConditioningAir IntakeAlternatorAudio & Video CableAutomobile BatteryAxleBall Joint & Tie Rod EndBearingsBody Molding & PartsBrake SystemBumperBushingClutchCompressorConnecting RodControl ArmCooling FanCylinderDC MotorDoor Handle & LockDrive ShaftElectrical Wires & CablesEngineEngine Gasket & MountExhaust SystemFenderFilterFuel Injector & PumpFuse Block & HolderGasket & Packing

Glass & WindowGrilleIgnition CoilInterior AccessoriesLighting SystemMirrorMotorOil Seal / O-RingPistonPulleyRadiatorRelayRubber BootSealing & GasketsSealing StripSensorShock AbsorberSpoilerStabilizer LinkStamping PartsStarterSteering & Suspension SystemSwitchesTransmission SystemTurbochargerValvetrainWheel Bolt & NutWindshield WiperWire Harness

AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTINGEmergency & Indicator LightHalogen BulbLamp Base & Light SocketLamp Cover & ShadeLED Bulb & DriverLighting SystemReflector & StickerRelayWork Light

CAR CAREAir Cleaner & FreshenerBrake FluidCare & CleaningCoolantCurtainFuel Additive & Saver

LubricantPneumatic ToolsPolishSealant & WaxSunshade & Window Film

CUSTOMIZING & ACCESSORIESAir Cleaner & FreshenerAntennaApronBody Molding & PartsBonnet / HoodBrake System PartsBumperGrilleCarrier & RackChargerCurtainDoor HandleEngine PartsExhaust SystemFenderHubcap / Wheel CoverLicense Frame

MatMeter / GaugeMirrorPressure GaugeReflector & StickerSafety & Security SystemSeat, Seat Belt & CoverShift Boot & KnobShock AbsorberSide Skirt & LipSpoilerSteering & Suspension System PartsStorage CompartmentSunshade & Window FilmTailgate & Trunk LidTank Cover & CapThermometerWheel

DIAGNOSTICS & MAINTENANCE3D PrinterAir Grinder & Die GrinderAir Impact WrenchAir Sander & PolisherAutomated Optical Inspection (AOI)

Battery Charger & TesterEquipment & Repair ToolsFlashlightJump StarterLaser Marking & Engraving MachineMeasurement & Analysis Instrument

Power InverterRatchet & SocketTire Gauge, Valve, Inflator & PumpTool Chest & CabinetWrench / Spanner

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MOTORCYCLE TAIWAN

Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2, 1F

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AUTOTRONICS TAIPEI

MOTORCYCLE TAIWAN

TAIPEI AMPA

TAIPEI AMPA

AUTOTRONICS TAIPEI

MOTORCYCLE & HEAVY DUTY ZONEMotorbike & Heavy Duty Motorcycle

REPAIR & MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENTCare & Cleaning ProductsDiagnostic ToolDynamometerEquipment & Repair ToolsLiftTorsion Testing Machine

MOTORCYCLISTS’ ACCESSORIESHelmetDrive Recorder / Dash CamGlovesBluetooth & Wi-Fi Wireless SpeakerHead & Bluetooth EarphoneMirror Motorcycle Wear

PARTS & ACCESSORIES ZONEBrake & Transmission SystemBrake & Transmission SystemCamshaftCapacitorsClutchConnecting RodCylinder & Engine GasketEngine & PartsExterior AccessoriesFloorboard & Foot PegFork & FrameFuel Tank Cover & CapHandle Grip & HandlebarLocksMirrorPistonPulleyShockSpecial Screw & BoltSprocketTire

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM & SOLUTIONCCTV SystemCollision Avoidance SystemDrive Recorder / Dash CamFleet Management SystemNavigation & GPSSafety & Security System

EV & PERIPHERALSAC MotorElectric Motor, Parts & AccessoriesElectric Vehicle, Battery & ChargerFork & FrameLithium-ion BatteryMotor Controller, Drive / InverterPower InverterServo MotorSynchronous MotorWiring Accessories

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC PRODUCTSBackup Camera & Parking SensorCar Alarm, Navigation & GPS, ChargerCentral Locking SystemCollision Avoidance SystemDiagnostic ToolDrive Recorder / Dash CamHead Up Display (HUD)Keyless Entry System & Remote StarterLane Departure Warning System (LDWS)Lithium-ion BatteryMonitor & PCPower InverterProgrammable Power SupplySafety & Security SystemTire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)Tracking SystemUninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & PARTSAdhesives & SealantsBNC & TNC ConnectorCable Sleeve & Heat-shrink TubingCable TerminalCircuit BreakerCommunication AntennaElectrical Wires & CablesEpoxy ResinExtension & Power CordSwitchesUV Curable Resin

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