Automotive

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Automotive Subcontracting Department
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Israels Automotive Industry
Background Overview

• There were only 2 serious attempts to develop a
  local auto production base in Israel the last
  one dates back to the 1960s.
• Presently, aside from a relatively small special
  vehicles trade production (such as vehicles for
  military or police use, fire-fighting units,
  off-road and riot-control vehicles) Israel does
  not have any domestic vehicle production.
• Israels automotive industry consists of
  manufacturers that design and produce
  high-technology automotive parts, tooling,
  systems and sub-assemblies.

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Israels Automotive Industry

• Israeli companies active in the automotive
• industry implement in their production
• process diverse technologies, such as
• High pressure die-casting
• Forging
• Cold forming Stamping
• Turning Milling
• Metal injection molding
• Plastic - injection Blow molding
• Rubber extrusion, molding, compression,
  injection
• Plating.

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Automotive Industry sectors

• Suppliers to the OEMs
• Israels automotive industry has become part
• of the worldwide network of suppliers with
  companies that supply parts, systems, modules
  tooling to the Original Equipment Manufacturers
  (OEMs) and Suppliers Tier.
• Suppliers to the Aftermarket
• Companies manufacturing and supplying spare
  parts, accessories and components to the
  secondary market.

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Automotive Industry sectors

• Electronics Innovative technologies
• A sector experiencing impressive expansion.
• A growing number of electronics and hi-tech
  companies are involved in the automotive
  industry.
• Israeli companies are focusing on designing,
  producing and supplying
• Driver safety systems
• Telematics
• Tracking technologies
• Manufacturing control software
• Navigation control systems
• Diagnostics
• Sensors
• Testing Measurement solutions
• On-board driver assistance systems

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Facts Figures

• 350 Israeli automotive related companies
• 150 Exporting companies
• Sector export turnover 700 M U.S.
• Main Markets
• Western Europe, USA.

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Why Israel?

• Innovation, Engineering Design
• Advanced Technologies
• A good partner
• Free Trade agreements

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Innovation Design

• Innovations in
• Product
• Engineering
• Modeling
• Design

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High Tech High Quality

• Ultramodern automated production plants
• Cutting-edge, computer-aided technologies
  design tools
• Highly skilled workforce
• Strict quality control compliance with
  international standards such as TS 16949 QS
  9000 VDA 6.1 ISO 9001/9002
• Sophisticated, computerized logistics systems

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A Good Partner

• Cooperate closely with major OEMS Suppliers
  Tier
• Provide customer-oriented services
• Just-In-Time supply
• Show broad flexibility to fulfill customer
  requirements
• Strong RD departments

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International Trade Agreements

• Free trade agreements
• USA
• EU
• CANADA
• TURKEY
• ROMANIA
• BULGARIA
• JORDAN
• MEXICO
• EFTA

NO DUTIES, NO QUOTAS
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About the IEICI
A joint venture between the Israeli government
and the private sector to promote Israel's exports
We are committed to -

• Introduce Israeli exporters and suppliers to
  buyers and distributors around the world and to
  create business opportunities
• Help build successful partnerships between
  Israeli and foreign companies
• Represent and serve all facets of Israels
  industrial sectors
• Organize trade missions and visits to
  factoriesand manufacturers

2,600 member firms ? Non-profit organization ?

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Uri Pachter, Executive, Automotive
Subcontracting Dept.

• 29 Hamered St. Tel Aviv 68125, Israel
• Tel [phone] Fax [phone]
• E-mail urip_at_export.gov.il www.export.gov.il