These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
Originally the biennial Thailand Auto Parts & Accessories Show (TAPA) is finally re-launched from April 5 to 8, 2023 after a five-year hiatus since 2018 due to the pandemic. At this year’s TAPA, more than 500 manufacturers of automotive parts, decorative accessories, and related services will be gathering at Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) and occupying more than 800 booth...
Showcasing a gamut of electric vehicles, auto electronics and related technologies, Consumer Electronics Show 2023 (CES 2023), running from January 5 through 8 in Las Vegas, the U.S., was wrapped up with impressive information to insiders looking for new opportunities amid industry-wide slump. Bigger-than-expected Turnout Obviously immune to global economic slowdown, CES 2023, one of the wo...
By Steve Chuang After robust growth in the past few years, the global automotive and auto parts industries will likely be fretted by a slowdown, for various reasons, this year, when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just reported gloomy economic forecasts for 2023. However, the energetic development of electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to help keep insiders afloat. Mixed Outlooks...
To organizers of professional trade fairs, the down is coming again after more than two years of the COVID-19 darkness. Between 2022 and 2023, trade fairs of automotives and auto parts all over the world generally witnessed visitor and exhibitor turnouts recover to normal levels, while some held in the form of “online exhibition” even reported satisfactory results. Under this scenario, Taiwan...
As the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) opened on Nov. 1 and sought to move beyond the impacts brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the show saw around 1,400 exhibitors using a total of 2,500 booths and traveling from all over the world to attend, making it one of the largest professional trade shows to open this year. Economic Daily News and the media group’s business division CEN...
∎ Chao Ting-yu Companies must balance the need to invest in new technologies and equipment with business operations. In the September 2022 edition of CENS' exclusively-published "Taiwan Transportation Guide" (TTG), we talked to Industrial Technology Research Institute’s Industry, Science and Technology International Strategy Center (ISTI) Intelligent Vehicle System Research Dept. Machinery & Sys...
Earlier in March 2022, before Taiwan’s second-biggest local COVID-19 Omicron-fueled outbreak began, the island’s top automotive electronic suppliers and leading R&D center in autonomous technology and testing, Automotive Research and Testing Center (ARTC), collectively announced the formation of the “Automotive AI Imagery Chip and Smart Cockpit Display Module Industry Alliance.” The press con...
Professional trade shows around the world have been tentatively opening their doors to international visitors, especially after almost two years of less travel and expo activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Taiwan, despite how COVID cases were on the rise heading into Q2 of 2022, several of the island’s largest and more notable trade shows carried on without a hitch. Taipei AMPA 2022 ...
Taiwan’s automotive parts export value in 2021 reached USD$7.98 billion, marking a 14% growth compared to 2020, significantly seen in exports destined for China, Mexico, and Germany, which on average, saw growth of around USD$40 million. These statistics show strong demand in the Chinese and European automotive supply chains. However, while demand has significantly increased last year, the mon...
Global events in recent years have accelerated certain trends but also dealt significant setbacks to the overall advancement of the automotive industry. In an email interview with Industrial Technology Research Institute’s Industry, Science and Technology International Strategy Center (ISTI) Intelligent Vehicle System Research Dept. Machinery & System Research Division Senior Researcher James Hsi...