The Taiwan-based Argosy Research Inc., a company principally engaged in the manufacture, design and maintenance of computer peripheral products and components, has seen the pay-off of its R&D for connectors for automotive application in the form of considerable orders received from globally known automakers, and planned to launch more new products in the near future. Argosy claimed that it has...

As the U.S. Congress moves quickly to pass the first federal law governing self-driving cars, many auto makers have poured considerable resources into R&D of autonomous vehicles, which, in turn, is very likely to trigger massive demands for auto lens, a core part to support the technology of autonomous driving system, in the coming years. Compared to a smartphone lens, an auto lens features a ...

Benefiting from the depreciation of Japanese yen and significant growth in domestic sales, Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, has seen its revenue steadily surge since the last season of last year. On this growth trajectory, the firm is very likely to end this fiscal year with a record high in net profits. As of the end of last year, Toyota scored oper...

In response to a diplomatic thaw between Japan and China, Nissan Motor Company, a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, has resumed its grand investment projects in China, announcing to pour RMB60 billion (US$9.4 billion) into the R&D, production and sales of electric vehicles (EV) in the country in the upcoming five years, according to local news agencies. With the investment, Nissa...

As China has promulgated a series of policies and regulations in favor of new energy cars, a high-nickel ternary battery, which is seen as a necessity for the next-gen cars, is gradually becoming the mainstream in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. A ternary battery is widely accepted by EV makers for high energy density, long cycle life, comparatively high security and relatively low product...

As Taiwan’s Industrial Production Index for 2017 just showed the strongest year-on-year (YoY) growth of 2.9 percent ever in history, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) expects overall output of the island’s manufacturing sectors to continue to grow this year. MOEA's statistics department reported, Industrial Production Index of Taiwan last December reached 113.42, up 1.2 percent from a year a...

With ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries having cut their import duties on merchandise originating and traded within the bloc from around 30 percent to zero since the beginning of 2018, ever more automakers have actively set up their production in Vietnam, to bring significant changes to the fast-growing Southeast Asian auto market. Before the removal of the tariffs...

Earlier this year, Rita Teaotia, the secretary of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, headed a group of five senior officials and several buyers to attend India-Taiwan Trade Forum & Business Matching Meeting held by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a non-profit, Taiwanese government co-sponsored trade promotion organization, expecting that through this meeting...

After topping Toyota as the world’s largest carmaker by sales in 2016, Volkswagen (VW), a globally known German automaker, effectively retained the throne in 2017 by selling 10.74 million cars all over the world, according to statistics compiled by global distributors. Partly on the payoff of its decades-long efforts on exploring the Chinese market since 1985, VW scored a 4.3 percent growth in...

With its fast-growing economy, Myanmar has seen domestic market demands for aftermarket (AM) parts sharply soar over the past few years. After attending Myanmar International Auto Parts & Accessories Exhibition, a steadily expanding auto parts exhibition in Southeast Asia, several Taiwanese firms feel that exploring the market, without doubt, will be worth the effort, but the tariff issue can be ...