Date : Dec 08, 2008

"Taipei AMPA 2009" and "AutoTronics Taipei 2009"Turn Green
December 8th, 2008 - "Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA)" and "Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei)", the largest and most professional auto parts and automobile electronics shows in Asia, will be launched on a grand scale at Taipei World Trade Center NANGANG Exhibition Hall from April 14th 2009 till April 17th 2009. To echo with the global trend of energy saving and carbon reducing, the shows feature "green energy and environmental technology". Concurrently with the Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan 2009),   the three-shows-in-one is meant to satisfy the various purchasing needs from both domestic and international buyers.

 Key players in the industry gathering in the show

For the 25th Taipei AMPA and the 4th AutoTronics Taipei next year, 1,100 exhibitors have signed up to use 2,700 booths. It is expected to attract a total of 52,000 visitors, including BMW Germany, Marcedes-Benz, BEHR, Automotive Lighting China, Robert Bosch, and other international car makers and chain store owners. Key players in the auto parts & accessories industry like TYC BROTHER, DEPO, EAGLE EYES, HU LANE, HOTA, LUCKY CHAIN, LIH YANN, SONAR, TONG HONG, GORDON, HSIEH LURN, and JUST will be demonstrating their latest technology and products.  Well-known brands in the automobile electronics industry such as E-INNOTECH, SHIH LIN, RENESAS, FUJITSU Hong Kong, E-LEAD, MOBILETRON, TUNG THIH, MINTRON, and RADAR will also launch new products with latest concepts. In order to vitalize cross-strait business opportunities, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the organizer, has planned the "2009 Cross-Strait Auto Parts & Accessories Show" and invited Chinese manufacturers to take part in this pavilion. It is expected to see 50 exhibitors and using 55 booths. In addition, nine national pavilions configured by foreign business from Thailand, Philippines, and India and so on, add on the internationalization of the show.

Taipei AMPA 2009 and AutoTronics Taipei 2009 features auto parts, car accessories and remodeling equipment, automobile repair equipment, tires, rims and accessories, automobile semiconductors, automobile electronics manufacturing and production equipment, automobile electronics parts & accessories, LED, automobile body electrical systems.

Green trend blows to Taiwan automobile industry

The increasing and vast demand from consumers for "safety, comfort, environmental protection and energy-saving"of automobiles creates great  opportunities. It is estimated that the production value in the global automobile electronics industry will reach US$176 billion by 2010 which account for 40% of complete cars.

Due to the strength of Taiwanese ICT industry, many companies have invested in the research and development of greener automotive products and preparing to share the market of green technology. As far as the LED industry is concerned, the design of automobile head lights focus intensively on the expression of light and enhancement of illuminating technology. As the regulation for new cars to equip with the daytime running light is made official by the European Union in 2011, it is expected the utilization of and innovative design with LED will become more and more popular in daytime running lights.  

The growing demand of electric vehicles also makes a promising prospect for the lithium battery market, which is the key component for electric vehicles. According to a survey done by Frost & Sullivan in 2008, the production value of batteries for electric vehicles will grow from US$700 million in 2007 to US$2.3 billion by 2014. The compound annual growth rate is around 18.4%. Moreover, other components like low-rotation-speed engines which effectively reduce gas consumption and light-weight parts & accessories that cut back on the weight of the automobile body are all brining greater opportunities for the traditional auto parts industry.

Events, seminars and pavilion – Bring you to the GREEN AUTO WORLD

To provide more accesses on GREEN auto parts and automobile electronics, TAITRA has organized multiple events feature "energy saving & carbon reducing." To initiate the real practice, the Innovation Awards of"Auto Parts & Accessories" and "Automobile Electronics"will focus on "Energy saving and carbon reducing"to encourage exhibitors to develop eco friendly green products, such as environmentally-friendly upgrade halogen LED lamps, low gas-consumption engines, and light-weight parts & accessories, etc.  Winners will be presented with awards in the opening ceremony, and a dedicated area will be set up at the showground to display award winning products.

Moreover, the three pavilion: "Auto IT Total Solution Pavilion", "Intelligent Car Pavilion", and "Innovation Awards Pavilion" will be configured.  The "Auto IT Total Solution Pavilion" is sponsored by the Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs to display the manufacturing systems, management systems and business logistics systems by exhibitors such as domestic software companies and R&D institutions.  The well-regarded "Intelligent Car Pavilion" will again be facilitated by the Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium (TARC).  The Pavilion will include seminars where the latest developments and applications of intelligent cars in Taiwan will be released.

In order for all visitors to get familiar with new technologies, the 5th Autotronics Forums will be held during 4-days show, heavyweight speakers from different countries will focus on environmental protection, energy saving and other hot topics and share the latest trends in the industry. In addition, all visitors will be able to familiarize themselves with the innovation and competence of Taiwanese companies in the "New Product Launch"

source:TWTC news