Eldor’s Dalian manufacturing plant makes ignition systems for the Asian Automotive sector. It currently has three production lines where a mix of Made in Italy and excellence in manufacturing come into play.
Eldor Automotive Powertrain,
(Dalian) Co., Ltd.
Dalian Development Area
116600 Dalian
Liaoning Province
China
Tel.: +86 (411) 39269509
Eldor’s Dalian manufacturing plant makes ignition systems for the Asian Automotive sector. It currently has three production lines where a mix of Made in Italy and excellence in manufacturing come into play.
Eldor's story in China started in the 1990s.
As always, the first step was a market study and, more importantly, a study into the culture of the location.
For Eldor, having a good understanding and respect for different ethnicities and the values in a society or population is fundamental for creating synergy to maximise the quality of work and of corporate life.
The first steps were made by establishing relationships with local stakeholders.
Eldor opened a technical and sales office in the city of Kunshan.
Eldor founded Eldor China in Dalian. Following this event, the Italo-Sino Foundation and Milano Finanza presented the company with the “Top Investor Award” (China Award 2012), to honour Eldor as one of the major Italian investors in China.
Once the manufacturing facility was completed, the first production line was then installed.
Eldor began the mass production of ignition systems.
Volkswagen-PT conferred its “Excellent Progress Award” to Eldor Dalian for the start-up of the manufacturing facility, where the output for plug top coils matched estimated production volumes by one-hundred percent in 2013. The technical office in the megapolis of Shanghai also opened the same year.
Eldor introduced a second production line.
Eldor China received the Volkswagen Powertrain China award “Quality Gold Trophy,” for its zero-defect production in 2015. In the same year, Liepin, a famous Chinese recruiting agency, gave Eldor China the “Extraordinary Employer of 2016” award for the company values and commitment to our people.
Growth in demand in the Chinese market continued and, therefore, so did Eldor’s production lines, leading to the implementation of a third line. In the same year, Eldor was awarded Volkswagen's “Excellent Logistic Performance 2016”, by distinguishing itself among all suppliers to Volkswagen Powertrain China for the quality of its logistics services.
Eldor’s growth is constant and is a result of the company’s initial decision to gain a thorough understanding of both the local market and culture, and to deliver Eldor’s values in a complete, end-to-end manner with respect to cultural differences.
Eldor’s policies towards its personnel have always been a guiding beacon for the Group, to engender loyalty among its employees and to minimise staff turnover.
Establishing a solid relationship with its employees is vital in a company of high technological impact.
The Group’s policies concerning its personnel are based on a system of prizes, events with staff, training in corporate values and sharing these with all employees.
These policies, therefore, are the guideline for an ideal environment for the development and well-being of all stakeholders.
After establishing a strong basis of values and people motivated towards embracing its corporate vision, Eldor started investing in the development of an automated production technology that, in combination with its organisational and industrial model, allowed the company to achieve the superb outcome of zero defects in 2015.
This outstanding result culminated with the step taken by Volkswagen Powertrain China to award its “Quality Gold Trophy” to Eldor.
Eldor in China is seeking to encourage cultural exchange and to promote Italian culture, harmonising it with Chinese culture.
On this point, Eldor has designed its “Italian Gallery”, a cantilevered glass pavilion that is the defining feature of the facade of the Dalian plant. The pavilion is used a venue for Italo-Sino cultural exchange.
Sport is seen as important in promoting well-being among staff.
Hence, the plant also houses a basketball court and a fitness centre, which are open to all personnel.
To ensure a comfortable working environment, the plant also has a garden, which in the spring shows a huge variety of flowers.
Finally, Eldor in China provides employees with Medical insurance and EAP service, to care about all aspects of employee health.