Brief Introduction of Shaanxi HANDE Axle Co., Ltd.

On March 23rd, 2003, Shaanxi Hande Axle Co., Ltd was jointly invested and founded by Weichai Group and Shaanxi Automobile Group from its predecessor Axle Plant of Shaanxi Automobile Manufacturing Factory. It is a high & new tech enterprise with Xi’an and Baoji two plants, totally covering 320,000 m2(32 hectares). There are over 3,300 employees, including more than 490 engineers and technicians. Its registered capital is USD 53 million and turnover is USD 833 million.

HANDE has been awarded as China Top 500 Machinery Enterprises and China 100 Best Auto Parts Enterprises for many years. In 2007, HANDE axle was honored as China Top Brand Product in 2009.HANDE is a large & technology leading enterprise integrated with R&D. manufacturing and marketing system in China.HANDE was honored as China Well-known Trademark.

HANDE is a large & technology leading enterprise integrated with R&D, manufacturing and marketing system in China.

Presently, HANDE main products include: 4.2T-25T steering front axles, 10T-45T hub reduction axles, 6T-13T single reduction axles, 5T-18T steering drive front axles and 5T-16T tag axles. The products have 112 types, covering five series as heavy & medium truck axles, motor drive axles, construction axles, bus axles, off-road axles. Among which, the hub reduction axles and single reduction axles are in the leading position in China domestic market relying on the unique technical advantage, excellent loading capability and transmission torque.

HANDE keeps up with international axle industry development and exclusively introduced the international advanced axle technique in the year of 1984 and 2004 respectively. By years of introduction, research, absorption and re-innovation, HANDE technique keeps its leading position in the industry as always. On June 18th, 2007, HANDE exported its technique to India as technical license, which achieves the first technique export of China automobile assembly, and creates a new model of implementing international brand strategy for HANDE and also for China domestic automobile enterprises. This case marks the breakthrough of China automobile manufacturing industry from exporting products to exporting technique.

Since the year of 2000, the total assets have increased by more than USD 333 million. By investment in technical improvement, production scale enlargement and company strength enhancement, HANDE has the annual production capacity of 550,000 axles, one national accredited axle test center and a matching trial production workshop, strong R&D power and first class R&D team.

As per the service concept of making customer satisfaction, over 1,129 appointed truck service stations, 35 mining stations and 29 bus service stations spreading all over the country, which have been always providing comprehensive, efficient and warm service to customers. Based on the concept of providing customers with more reliable and efficient axles, HANDE has established more than 100 domestically advanced manufacturing lines for axle housing, main carrier case, gangway case, hub reduction case, diff case, hub, I beam, knuckle and etc., as well as axle assembly and painting. In which axle housing line adopts automatic manufacturing line, flexible manufacturing unit and whole-housing finished machining process, greatly improved machining accuracy and efficiency, meet requirements of high volume and multiple varieties of customized production requirements. Upon the spindle welding, HANDE adopts the internationally advanced electron beam welding and friction welding to ensure quality and efficiency. Regarding assembly, automatic measure and screw technique makes the products more reliable and stable.

HANDE focuses on basic management promotion as always by implementing advanced management concept and tools, such as ERP, Lean Production (TPS), Comprehensive Budget Management, Excellent Performance, 6 Sigma, MES System etc. to improve the management level; By the certification of ISO/TS16949, environment/professional healthy safe management system .By building up excellent enterprise to continuously strengthen the cohesion and core competence.

HANDE takes domestic market as basis and at the same time has the whole world in view. To provide more reliable and efficient axle products for global customers and create a better life for staffs as the mission of the company, it adheres to the strategy of insisting on technical advance and internationalization, strengthening the 3 major business areas and realizing the USD 1.6 billion target. Now, HANDE has built up a very good and stable cooperation relationship with over 30 OEM manufacturers in the domestic market. In the international market, the axle assy. products have been batch supplied to over ten regions & countries throughout Europe, Asia, and North America, etc. The export volume has been ranking China No.1 stably for years.

Relying on stable product quality and strong enterprise strength, HANDE maintains an output doubling growth rate for the past years and has realized leapfrog development. Till the end of the 13th Five Year plan, HANDE will become a modern giant axle manufacturing base with strong R&D, leading technique, fine facilities&equipments, and top level management, the output value will exceed USD 1 billion.