List of establishments of international auto parts companies' R&D centers in China

International auto parts suppliers have established R&D centers in China that date back to the 1990s. At that time, most of their R&D centers were established by their joint ventures in China. For example, in 1994, Otaru Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a Japanese joint venture company in Japan, formally established a technology center, and began to develop automotive electronic lighting products since 1999; in 1998, Bosch's joint venture in China joint Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd. technology The center opened.

However, the large-scale establishment of R&D centers in China by international auto parts suppliers is a matter of recent years. From the perspective of Gasgoo.com's statistics on the establishment of multinational companies' R&D centers in China, most of the R&D centers opened after 2006, especially since the R&D centers opened more recently in the past two years. And some companies have more than one R&D center in China. For example, Bosch has established four R&D centers in China, and the fifth R&D center will also open in 2012. Continental Group has two R&D centers in Shanghai.

Notes: 1. ArvinMeritor’s investment agreement at Nanjing Construction Technology Center was signed on April 29, 2010;
2. The Xiamen Foreign Investment Agency stated in October 2008 that Jieteget will set up an R&D center in Xiamen.

Most of these companies that set up component R&D centers in China are among the top 100 auto parts suppliers in the world. However, many smaller auto parts suppliers in foreign countries are still in the stage of setting up or expanding production bases in China. This has not yet reached the stage of increasing localized R&D.

Most of the R&D centers that have been established in China have been selected in Shanghai because the provinces and nearby provinces have concentrated on several major vehicle companies in China. The infrastructure facilities are convenient, there are more automotive universities and talents, and it is also the Asia Pacific headquarters of many international auto parts companies. And the location of the factory.

Judging from the scale of the R&D center and its position in the giant global R&D system of these companies, most of these R&D centers in China are the largest or most established R&D centers outside the mature markets, and many R&D centers in China are It is the largest R&D center in Asia or the only or first R&D center in Asia. Some of them are planned to be the second largest R&D center in the world after their headquarters R&D center. Some R&D centers are among the largest in the world in some technology R&D areas. For example, Honeywell's global turbocharger technology center completed in Shanghai in 2005 is the largest turbocharger research institute in Asia following its R&D center in the United States and France. Honeywell then integrated and expanded its R&D centers for all its businesses in China. Schaeffler's R&D center in Jiading, Shanghai is its largest R&D center in Asia. Cummins will become Cummins' second largest R&D institution in the world after the completion of the fourth phase of its research and development center in Wuhan. Visteon’s technology center in Shanghai is already the world’s largest interior technology center.

Judging from the main functions of these R&D centers, many of them are testing, calibration, and testing to develop products that suit the needs of Chinese customers, but some have begun to try to set up in China, and they are designed for China, and some have begun to China has done basic and forward-looking research. Some R&D centers have begun to affect other R&D centers around the world.