Tesla, the world-known electric vehicle (EV) maker, has added pressure to the already limited supply of neodymium since the firm turned to a magnetic motor using the said rare earth in its Model 3 long-range EV. To further reduce the volume of petroleum cars and carbon emission, ever more countries around the world have increased their demands for lithium and cobalt, the key elements for the p...

With governments around the world scheduling to replace petroleum vehicles with electric vehicles (EV), global sales of EVs are estimated to post an annual compound growth of 35.8 percent in the coming years, to trigger considerable demands for lithium batteries and related materials, reported Frost & Sullivan, an international well-known consulting firm. The firm said that prices of lithium ...

Benefiting from the electric vehicle (EV) trend, Hota Industrial Mfg. Co., Ltd., one of the largest precision auto transmission component makers by size in the global market, has witnessed a flood of contract orders for reduction gearboxes for use in EVs. With the new orders, Hota is very likely to see a rosy future in the coming years. For the first two months of 2018, Hota reported consolida...

The Taiwan-based HPMJ Co., Ltd. is a professional manufacturer of lead-acid battery-based products such as emergency power supplies for vehicles and energy storage battery packs for solar power installation. Dai Jian-lang, owner of HPMJ, said that backed by over 20 years of experience in R&D, the firm has successfully developed reliable lead-acid battery products that can be applied in emergen...

Located in central Taiwan, Taiwan Ignition System Co. is an ISO 9001:2008-certified developer and manufacturer of ignition parts including ignition modules, ignition coils, crank angle sensors, etc. To secure sustainable in the global market, Taiwan Ignition System takes advantage of its strong R&D capability to work out innovative with fine quality. As part of its effort on ensuring custo...

Prospects of the auto industry in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is getting brighter, primarily because the ASEAN bloc is very likely to become the 8th-largest auto market in the world, with its growth to be led mainly by Thailand, according to Frost&Sullivan, a business consulting firm involved in market research located in the U.S. Thanks to preferential trade agreements sign...

To provide a total solution of high precision positioning for autonomous cars and virtual reality (VR), u-blox, a Swiss company that creates wireless semiconductors and modules for consumer, automotive and industrial markets, has launched its latest high precision positioning technology platform, u-blox F9. The new tech-platform features multiple advanced positioning systems, namely, Global Na...

On the fast-growing trends of Internet of Vehicles (IoV), smart driving and high frequency transmission, Hu Lane Associate Inc., a Taiwanese supplier of metal stamped terminal products, is very likely to chalk up a double-digit growth in revenue this year, according to Chang Tzu-hsiung, chairman of Hu Lane. Despite facing the pressure of the appreciation of New Taiwan Dollar against the green...

With its sales continuing to pick up along with integrated insurance services slated for launch, Hotai Motor Co., a Taiwanese firm engaging in the distribution of automobiles and automobile parts and a prime agent for Toyota in Taiwan, is optimistic to remain the top car seller in the domestic market for the 17th consecutive year in 2018, according to Huang Nan-kuang, Hotai’s chairman. In a re...

With its exhibitor and visitor numbers both hitting record highs, Auto Expo in 2018 again consolidated its status as the world’s second-largest motor show as well as the prime entry gate for Taiwanese suppliers to the Indian market. Auto Expo 2018, held on February 8 through 11 at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, hosted over 1,500 exhibitors from 20 countries, leading the way for the glo...