Located in Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone -- the WEDZ -- the Wuhan plant owned and operated by Shanghai GKN HUAYU Driveline Systems Co (SDS) is mainly engaged in the design, development, production and sales of various automotive transmission systems and other transmission products.
SDS is one of the earliest foreign-invested joint venture companies established in China for automotive components.
SDS has 10 factories in six areas in China, with a market share of over 45 percent.
Among them, the Wuhan plant located in the WEDZ has an annual output of more than 8 million drive shafts which can equip 4 million cars, making it the largest drive shaft factory in China.
In 2019, China produced 25 million cars, which means that for every six new cars produced in China, one uses a "Made in Wuhan" drive shaft.
The plant’s products are supplied to more than 45 Chinese original equipment manufacturers including SAIC-GM, SAIC-Volkswagen, GAC Toyota, FAW-Volkswagen, Great Wall Motors, Dongfeng Nissan and Volvo -- as well as being exported.
The plant accounts for about 15 percent of the domestic driveshaft market.
Address: No 68 South Quanli Road, Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei province
