As of 2014, eight foreign bearing companies – SKF, Schaeffler, Timken, NSK, NTN, JTEKT, NACHI, and Minebea had established roughly 30 production plants in China. Foreign branded bearings have recorded a year-by-year increase in the share of the Chinese PV bearing market, especially in bearing products that yield high value-added, including engines, transmissions, and wheel hubs.
A bearing, with a long-standing reputation as “the joint of auto industry”, has an important influence on the vehicle performance. In recent years, the growing sales volume of vehicles in China has driven a sustained sharp rise in the market demand for automobile bearings.
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In terms of market competition, China’s automobile bearing industry has the following two characteristics:
A. Large international enterprises are entering China.
As of 2014, eight foreign bearing companies – SKF, Schaeffler, Timken, NSK, NTN, JTEKT, NACHI, and Minebea had established roughly 30 production plants in China. Foreign branded bearings have recorded a year-by-year increase in the share of the Chinese PV bearing market, especially in bearing products that yield high value-added, including engines, transmissions, and wheel hubs.
B. Domestic bearing enterprises are accelerating the layout of auto industry.
Currently, there are some 30 local automobile bearing manufacturers in China, 65% of which are targeted mainly at aftermarket, 21% supply products to commercial vehicle manufacturers and only 14% offer bearing products to passenger vehicle market.
Of all the Chinese enterprises, Wangfangdian Bearing Group, Luoyang LYC Bearing, Harbin Bearing, Wanxiang Qianchao, Xiangyang Bearing, and Hailin Bearing have developed at a faster pace in recent years, with Wangfangdian Bearing, Luoyang LYC Bearing and Harbin Bearing accounting for a larger share of the mid- and high-end market.
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At present, the Chinese enterprises are stepping up the layout of automobile bearing industry, with many companies occupied in production line construction and capacity expansion.