Automotive/Transportation
The world automotive/transportation manufacturing market consists of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, heavy trucks, buses/coaches, rail, and marine.
The global automotive/transportation market is a key sector of the economy for every major country in the world. The design, manufacture and sales of automobiles/transportation drive economic growth around the world. The industry continues to grow and has demonstrated a strong capability to successfully operate in both domestic and international markets.
The automotive/transportation market is facing advancing technology and fluctuating customer demands which is forcing manufacturers to be more agile and adaptable. It has become crucial for suppliers to deliver high-quality products that meet global demand while also maximizing efficiency.
Factors Straining the Market:
- Weakening Global Economy
- Natural Disasters
- Climbing Fossil Fuel Costs
Automotive/transportation manufacturers do have another challenge with the wide variety of different regulations in different countries. By the OICA trying to harmonize these regulations world-wide, offers savings in technical resources, which can better be applied elsewhere, to produce better, cleaner, safer vehicles and it offers the possibility of reducing production complexity, resulting in lower costs and prices and a wider choice of vehicles available to all consumers.*
Key Areas of Concentration:
- Standards & Processes
- Regulatory Requirements
- Quality Products
The Wiring Harness Manufacturer’s Association Manufacturer Members understand the critical role that the wire harness plays in the vehicle. It is a set of wires, connectors, and terminals that transmits information and electric power to deliver function to the vehicle. An average transportation vehicle uses many wires, when stretched out, they can extend for miles. The market requires specific standards for the cable harnesses, especially for safety reasons since this could lead to major electrical issues.
WHMA’s Manufacturer Members are recognized in the Cable and Wire Harness Industry through their understanding and practice of the “IPC/WHMA-A-620 Standard” – the worldwide benchmark for quality workmanship. By choosing one of WHMA’s Manufacturer Members to design your harness, it will give you the assurance that they have the understanding of the market’s specific safety standards so that your wire harnesses are without defects and safe to use.
- Reliability and Quality
- Compliance to ISO and Regulatory Requirements
- Efficiency
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WHMA’s Automotive
Manufacturer Members
Absolute Quality
AL-Tech
Alliance Mansols
Altex
American Made Tough
Amphenol-CTI
Amsco U.S.
Anuvega Tech Private
Arya Electron & Controls
Asti Electronics India Pvt
ATAG Cables Solutions UK Ltd
Automated Logic Corp
Avertronics USA
Axon Cable
BBC Electronics
Bay Associates Wire Tech
BizLink Electronics (Xiamen)
Cable Associates
Casco
Celeraise (Thailand) Co
Cesar-Scott
CO-AX Technology
Components Express
Connect Source
Corey Associates
Custom Cables Inc
Custom Interconnect Assemblies
DDH Enterprise
DG Edgar Auto Harness
Docom Technologies
Dutek
EC Electronics
ECI Technology Grp
Edgar Technology (Shenzhen)
Electrex, Inc.
Electri-Tec
Elektro Assemblies
Elka International
EMSCO
EPEC
ESPA
Everyday Wire Tech
FIEM Industries Limited
Future Sales
Genco Industries
Grote Industries
Gruppo EMS
Guangdong Xiongrrun Elect
Hangzhou Kangsen Elect
Harness Master NSW
Hubei Mino Circut Tech
Hupp Aerospace/Def
Intercon
InterLnX, Inc.
Intervala
Jeep Cables
Jye Kee Incorporation
Kato Cable
KCM Cable Mfg
Kihomac
Knextec
Kunshan Amphenol Zhengri
Kyungshin Cabel
Kai-Tai Electronics Co.
LeeMAH Electronics, Inc
MCX
Mfg Resource Group
Michael Stephen Mfg.
Mize & Company
MJM Industries
MRO Electronic Supply Ltd.
MSLR Global Exports India
Nicco Easter Private Limited
Nexthermal Corp
Northeastern Electronics
OCP Group
Out-of-the-Box Manufacturing
Powell Electro Systems
Pratt & Whitney Power Sys
Precision Mfg. Co.
Promark Electronics
Qualtronics LLC
Quick Turn Training
Qwik Harness
Rapid Manufacturing
RD Interconnect
Rennsteig Tools, Inc.
Repro Tools
RJ Industrial Corp
Sapa Tech
SESCO
SMTE LLC
Stadler US Inc
Stahl Metall
Stryker Medical
Sunflower Electrical Systems
Sunny Young Enterprise
SV Microwave
Tecvox Connectivity
Teledyne Energy Sys
Terminal Supply Company
The Mello Company
Thermtrol (VISP) CO.
Timberline Mfg
Unlimited Services
V.I.P Industries
Wallace Electronics
White Products (JR Greenleaf & Co)
Wilcoxon Sensing Tec
Wirex Controls
Woven Electronics
WRWP
WSJ Electrical (Jiaxing)