OMRON in the production of automotive electronic components to achieve local supply

Has become the world's third largest car market Chinese, not only attract the multinational auto manufacturing giant, also attracted a large number of auto parts enterprises to invest in. The sensing and control technology "and well-known Omron Corporation, before Chinese announced to enter the field of automotive electronics, invested in OMRON (Guangzhou) Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd., using the" sensing and control technology, specifically in the face of Chinese market, production car electronic components and devices.

OMRON (Guangzhou) Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd. is located in the science city of Guangzhou economic and Technological Development Zone, will begin production in January 2006. The total investment of about $16 million in the new factory, there will be an initial staff of 70, the production of automotive electric car window lift switch, with electric light to open the key of the car door lock induction system, such as vehicle mounted components. The scale of production at the beginning of $4 million, is expected to 08 years at the end of March reached $50 billion, accounting for Omron Corporation vehicle electric parts business Chinese production value 5%. 2 to 3 years later will produce all kinds of electronic controllers.

Omron Corporation said that for a long time, due to reasons such as tariffs, auto parts cost is high, with the increasingly fierce market competition of automotive vehicle, the local production of auto parts suppliers, reduce the cost is imminent. OMRON in China to build a production base for automotive electronic components, intended to provide manufacturers with inexpensive, more competitive products. OMRON (Guangzhou) Automotive Electronics Co., the chairman of mountain tree said: "given the wide Chinese tariff and auto industry policy, long used by the import mode, has been unable to meet the requirements of automobile manufacturers."

Currently, automotive electronics enterprise Omron Corporation has established 6 research institutions in the United States, Japan, Germany, Canada and Italy, and in Japan, the United States, Canada, Italy, South Korea, Thailand, Britain, Brazil built 8 production bases. 2004 year, Omron Corporation automotive electronics business turnover of 64 billion 600 million yen.

Omron Corporation said that in the foreseeable future, automotive products will be more and more application of the electronic device, to improve vehicle safety and comfort. In the long term of the Omron Corporation (to 2010) business ideas, automotive electronics business is one of the key areas of development, is expected to reach 100 billion annual turnover of $2007.