Southeastern China City of Ruian Rapidly Grows Into Major Auto Parts Base

Ruian City, in recent years, in the southeastern-China province of Zhejiang has quickly been developed into a major production base of auto and motorcycle parts and accessories, boasting US$1 billion annual production value and consisting of more than 1,500 businesses, which may be categorized into three major sectors turning out auto parts, electric machinery, and high polymer products.

Undergoing product diversification since the late 1980s, the auto parts and accessories sector in Ruian has branched out from producing only heavy-duty vehicle parts to ones for commercial-use cars, including brakes, filters, and plugs for the latter, with brakes, as an example, for heavy-duty vehicles remaining mainstream items. The city now boasts 200 heavy-duty auto parts makers.

Leaders in Heavy-Duty Car Parts and Accessories

China Yunding Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1985, the company turns out stamped parts, fasteners, and U-bolts and nuts for medium and heavy-duty vehicles. With registered capital of US$22 million, the company's revenue topped US$86 million in 2007.

China Ruili Group Co., Ltd.

Established in 1987, the company went public on the NASDAQ in July 2004. With registered capital of US$38.9 million, the company employs 3,000 staffers, operates a 160,000-square-meter factory equipped with 1,000 sets of machinery. A top-100 auto parts maker in China with annual revenue exceeding US$140 million, Ruili Group is an OE (original equipment) supplier to leading Chinese automakers, including FAW Group Corporation, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., supplying such products as air brake systems, power steering pump, electric fuel pump, auto electric component, and auto lights, as well as providing aftermarket parts for European, American and Japanese makes.

Zhejiang Angu Auto Parts Co., Ltd.

Being in the field for over 30 years, the company is an OE supplier to major Chinese automakers, such as FAW Group Corp. and Dongfeng Axele Co., Ltd., turning out valves, clutch parts, window lifters, and ignition systems.

Zhejiang Ruishen Auto Parts Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1992, the company is an OE supplier to FAW Group, turning out starters, carbon brushes, air brake systems, filters, lifts, and linking levers, which are used in domestic and foreign heavy-duty trucks, buses, and construction machinery, as well as being made for brands as Benz, Volvo, Scania, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hino, Nissan, Daewoo, and Cummings.

Ruian Ehua Auto Parts Co., Ltd.

Established in 1984, the company is an OE supplier to Beinei Group and Geely International Corp., turning out auto-use water and oil pumps, with a substantial share of its output also being shipped to Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Wenzhou NOVA Filters Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1994, Wenzhou Nova Filter Co., Ltd. specializes in producing a series of filter products. Operating a 50,000-plus square meter factory, the firm has three modern production lines that boast an annual output exceeding 10 million

pieces/sets. Serving a wide application range, the company's 2,000-plus kinds of oil filters, fuel filters, water-cooling filters, oil-water separators and air filters are mainly adopted in construction machinery, heavy duty vehicles, buses, and ships, with such items being shipped to Europe, America, Southeast Asia and Africa.