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The Automotive Industry

Automotive

Company Profiles

Calsonic Kansei Europe Plc - Llanelli.
Designs and manufactures heater and air conditioning systems, engine cooling systems and exhaust systems including catalytic converters. www.ckeurope.com
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Ltd - Cwmbran.
Develops emission technologies, drive train systems and components. www.arvinmeritor.com
Continental Teves UK Ltd - Ebbw Vale.
Specialises in vehicle safety applications.
Sogefi Filtration Ltd - Pontyclun.
Sogefi Filtration is part of the Sogefi Group, a global concern with its HQ in Italy. They Specialise mainly in two product lines: engine and cabin filtration systems and suspensions components. www.sogefifiltration.com
TI Group Automotive Systems (Deeside) Ltd
Supplier of fully integrated fuel storage and delivery systems for cars and trucks. TI is also a supplier of fluid carrying systems for braking and powertrain applications. www.tiauto.com
Trico Ltd - Pontypool.
Development and manufacture of integrated wiper systems and electronics. www.tricoproducts.com
TRB Ltd - St Asaph
Supplies automotive switch products to Europe's front line vehicle manufacturers. www.trb-ltd.co.uk
Kautex Textron CVS Ltd - Hengoed
Supplier of plastic fuel systems, including plastic and metal fuel assemblies. Kautex also supplies automotive clear vision systems (windshield and headlamp cleaning), blow-molded ducting and fluid reservoirs, and other components such as cooling pipes and acoustic components. www.textron.com
Northern Automotive Ltd - Abergavenny
Manufactures decorative interior trims.
Mitsui Components Europe Ltd - Ammanford
Mitsui Components Europe Limited (MCE) was established in 1999 to manufacture high quality door locking mechanisms for the Automotive industry. Current 1st Tier customers include Honda U.K Manufacturing based in Swindon, together with Honda in Turkey and Toyota in the UK, France and Turkey. The Ammanford site employs over 200 personnel. www.mitsuicomponents.co.uk
DT (Automotives) Ltd - Wrexham
Supplies racewear, competition and road tuning parts for cars and bikes.

Wales has over 200 companies in the automotive supply chain. In addition 2 volume vehicle manufacturers produce car engines in Wales, Ford in Bridgend and Toyota in Deeside.

Ford Motor Company Ltd
Part of the US based Ford Motor Company the facility in Bridgend manufactures engines for Ford and Jaguar vehicles. www.ford.co.uk
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
The UK arm of Toyota Motor Corporation manufactures engines in Deeside for its Toyota car plant in Derby. www.toyota.co.uk

1st and 2nd tier suppliers include:

Robert Bosch
Part of the Automotive Original Equipment Division of Robert Bosch GMBH the company's plant in Miskin near Cardiff produces compact alternators. www.bosch.com
TRW Steering Systems Ltd
Part of the US based TRW Inc. the company produces manual and power assisted steering systems and suspension modules at its plant in West Glamorgan. www.trw.com