Auto Parts Manufacturing Industry Competitors

Georg Fischer casts a wide net. The company is organized into three distinct business segments: GF Automotive (iron and aluminum castings and related components), GF Piping Systems (plastic or metal components and systems for controlling liquids and gases), and GF AgieCharmilles (electric discharge machining and automation for mass production of metal and plastic products)....

If you're ready to make a quantum leap to a new fuel source, then Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide is the place to land. The company makes fuel storage and delivery devices and electronic control systems for alternative-fueled vehicles. Quantum nearly quadrupled the size of its business after integrating the 2005 purchase of Tecstar Automotive (formerly Starcraft)....

Members of both the UAW and the AMA use Autocam's products. The company makes precision components for the automotive and medical device industries. Autocam makes parts used in automotive air bags, brake systems, electric motors, fuel systems, and power steering systems....

China Yuchai International hopes that China's highways will be its road to diesel success. Through its 76% interest in Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (Yuchai), China Yuchai is one of China's leading makers of diesel motors. China Yuchai specializes in midsize diesel truck engines, and it is a major supplier to China's Dongfeng Motor (nearly 22% of sales)....

From tableware to engine blocks, diversity is the name of the game for Grupo Industrial Saltillo. Its three business units make a range of metal and ceramic products. The Metal and Automotive division makes aluminum engine blocks and heads for global clients such as Cummins and Caterpillar....

Diversified Mexican manufacturer GRUPO KUO (formerly DESC, S.A. de C.V.) has a hand in wheels, meals, and pork belly deals. KUO's auto parts division's products include axles, clutches, stamped parts, pistons, wheels, and transmissions. KUO's Keken division produces pork....

You won't find much metal in a car's cockpit these days. To find Metaldyne's products, look under the hood or under the car. Metaldyne operates through three divisions: Chassis (ball joints, control arms, knuckles), Driveline (automatic transmission valve bodies, clutch modules, differential assemblies), and Engine (exhaust components and systems, powder metal parts, pulleys)....

Robert Bosch is one of the world's top makers of automobile components. Bosch's automotive offerings include antilock braking and fuel-injection systems, auto electronics, starters, and alternators. Bosch also makes industrial machinery and hand tools and owns 50% of Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate, a European appliance maker....

Robert Bosch LLC is your one-stop shop for German-engineered auto parts, appliances, and power tools. The US-based subsidiary of German automotive-parts giant Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert Bosch LLC manufactures components for the world's automakers and the automotive aftermarket....

Not so long ago, whether you wanted to pack some heat or merely pack some lunch, multinational conglomerate Tomkins had a subsidiary that could make your day. But the company has sold its food manufacturing operations and subsidiary Smith & Wesson in order to reshape itself as a global engineering group....

Widney is a specialist for specialist manufacturing companies. Through main subsidiary Widney (UK), the company designs and manufactures telescopic slides and vehicle window systems for various vehicles. Widney's Belcot Tool and Die subsidiary manufactures press tools for the automotive industry....

A. Berger Precision Ltd. is a manufacturer of steel, aluminum, and brass components, primarily for the automotive industry. Among the company's chief products are motor shafts, ABS brake components, and automatic transmission valve components. It makes parts and assemblies from 3 millimeters to 51 millimeters in diameter, of a variety of metals, at its 15,000 square-meter plant in Brampton, Canada....

Abacus Tubular Products probably can't count the number of times it's put someone in the driver seat or supplied a backseat driver. The company is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of motor-vehicle seating systems. Abacus Tubular seats can be found in buses, Jeeps, and vans, and bear brand names such as Bodyguard, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, and Voyager....

A cluttered work truck is a business opportunity for Adrian Steel. The company makes cargo management products for service trucks and vans such as bins, drawers, files, ladder racks, shelving units, and tool boxes. Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors have offered programs in which they subsidize purchases and installation of Adrian Steel products for buyers of new trucks and vans....

Airxcel manufactures air conditioners, furnaces, water heaters, cooking appliances, and compressor refrigeration units mainly for recreational vehicle OEMs (almost 70% of sales), including Fleetwood Enterprises, Thor Industries, and Winnebago....

Aisan Industry's products inject life into a car's engine. The company makes electronic fuel injection products (accelerator pedal, fuel pump, and intake modules; fuel injectors, fuel pumps, throttle bodies), plus carburetors, engine valves, and gaseous fuel systems....

Asia and the US come together in Aisin U.S.A. Mfg. A subsidiary of Japanese auto parts concern Aisin Seiki, the unit helps Japan's largest carmaker Toyota put its cars on the road in the US. The company makes a diverse line of components and systems, including door frame components, latching systems, seating, and trim molding....

A diversified manufacturing group, Alinabal Holdings consists of companies that make auto parts, aircraft components, and printers. For the automotive market, Alinabal Motion Transfer Devices makes linkage assemblies, spherical bearings, stamped molded bearing assemblies, and standard and custom rod ends, while Alinabal Engineered Products makes complex mechanical assemblies and precision stampings....

You can't have a tractor pull without Allison Transmission. The company builds automatic transmissions for commercial vehicles. Allison Transmission's customers include makers of everything from garbage trucks and city transit buses to military vehicles and dump trucks....

Not really located in a Swiss mountain range, but rather the (Auburn) Hills of Michigan, Alps Automotive is part of Alps Electric Co., a Japanese supplier of electronic and electro-mechanical components. Alps Automotive designs and manufactures keyless entry systems, electronic control modules, interior switches, position sensors, steering controls, driver integration systems and other electronic components and assemblies for use in automobiles....