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Wonder Auto Announces Joint Venture with South Korea's Teawon Dianzhuang
JINZHOU, China , Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto
Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: WATG; "Wonder Auto" or "the Company"), a leading
manufacturer of automotive electric parts, suspension products and engine
components in China , today announced that its subsidiary Jinzhou Halla
Electrical Co., Ltd. ("Jinzhou Halla") has signed a joint venture agreement
with Korean Teawon Dianzhuang Corporation ("Teawon Dianzhuang") under which
the parties will establish a joint venture named Jinzhou Wonder Teawon
Dianzhuang Co., Ltd. ("Wonder Teawon") around December 1, 2009 at the West Sea
Development Zone Auto Parts Industrial Park of Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province .
Wonder Teawon is expected to start operation in June 2010 and its main
products will include solenoid switches for automotive starters, alternator
collector rings, starter commutators and other automobile parts. Jinzhou
Halla will make a cash contribution of US$2 million in exchange for a 75%
equity interest in Wonder Teawon and Teawon Dianzhuang will contribute
technology in exchange for a 25% equity interest in Wonder Teawon.
Solenoid switches are a key component of starters, the production of which
requires a number of key technologies. Solenoid switches and commutators
generally account for more than 25% of the total material cost of a starter.
With an operating history of several decades, Teawon Dianzhuang is one of
the leading electromagnetic switch manufacturers inSouth Korea. Teawon
Dianzhuang's main customers include internationally renowned suppliers of
automotive alternators and starters, and its products are exported tothe
United States,Mexico,India andBulgaria, as well as other European and
American regions. Teawon Dianzhuang holds a number of patents related to
electromagnetic switch products. Teawon Dianzhuang will provide full
technical support to Wonder Teawon.
"The joint venture with Teawon Dianzhuang marks Wonder Auto's continuous
effort to enhance operational margin, cost performance and market
competitiveness," Wonder Auto's Chairman and CEO Mr. Zhao, Qingjie, commented.
"We believe that Wonder Teawon's products will bring further performance and
cost-efficient advantages to Wonder Auto's starter and alternator products in
the market competition. At the same time, our company is also actively
looking for opportunities to partner with other national and international
major auto part manufacturers and suppliers in order to maintain Wonder Auto's
rapid growth in the future."
About Wonder Auto
Based in Jinzhou City,Liaoning, China, Wonder Auto Technology, Inc.,
through its Chinese subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures and sells
automotive electrical parts, suspension products and engine components.
Wonder Auto ranked second and third in sales revenue in the Chinese market for
automobile alternators and starters in 2008, respectively. Wonder Auto's
products are used in a wide range of passenger and commercial automobiles with
special focus on the fast-growing small- to medium-engine passenger vehicle
market. For more information, please log on http://www.watg.cn .
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performance and strategic and operational plans, our future operating results,
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venture to be formed with South Korea Teawon Dianzhuang Corporation (which may
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For more information, please contact:
Patrick Sun
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: +86-10-8478-5339
Cell: +86-153-1161-1742
Email: ir@watg.cn
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