-- Orders Exceed US$13.5 Million Over a 4-Year Period --
-- Units to be Exported to North America --
JINZHOU, Liaoning, China, March 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: WATG) ("Wonder Auto" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of automotive electrical and suspension parts in China, today announced that its subsidiary, Jinzhou Halla Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd., has entered into a 4-year supply agreement and received supply orders for its starter and alternator products from a major North American OEM automotive manufacturer.
Shipments from these orders are expected to begin in June 2009 with an even number of units shipped each year through June 2013. Units will be delivered to the customer’s facility in North America. The total value of the contracts is in excess of US$13.5 million.
Mr. Qingjie Zhao, Wonder Auto’s CEO and Chairman, commented, "We are very excited about winning this milestone contract which confirms Wonder Auto’s technologically advanced starters and alternators have reached global quality standard. This contract win validates our efforts in technology accumulation, quality improvement and market expansion. We will continue to execute our strategies to develop more products to meet the stringent requirements of the global auto makers as we have achieved a solid foothold in the large North American market."
"With this success, we look forward to continuing to penetrate the North American market and other large automotive markets around the world," Mr. Zhao concluded.
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 and suspension products. Wonder Auto was ranked second in sales revenue in the China market for automotive alternator and starter in 2006. With respective 5 different series and over 150 models of alternators, 70 models of starters and various suspension related parts, the Company supplies to a wide range of automakers, engine producers and auto parts suppliers both in domestic China and overseas. Wonder Auto’s main customers include Beijing Hyundai Motor Company, Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Motors Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Harbin Dongan Automotive Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Tianjin FAW Xiali Automotive Co., Ltd. For more information, please log on to http://www.watg.cn .
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