|
Year |
Event |
|
1992 |
Shangsheng
Electrics established for the manufacture of
loudspeaker systems for automobiles |
|
1995 |
Loudspeaker systems
for the Shanghai Volkswagen (“SVW”) Santana
automobile model was selected by Science and
Technology Commission of Jiangsu Province be one of the Torch and Sparkle Projects of the
Jiangsu Province |
|
1996 |
Research and
development alliance with Nanjing University, a
newly developed springs used in automobiles was
successfully made |
|
1997 |
Sonavox produced its own parts for loudspeaker systems parts |
| |
Sonavox was awarded as Reliable Enterprise by Suzhou Import and Export Commodity Inspection Bureau. |
|
1998 |
Joint design and
develop two audition rooms with Nanjing University |
| |
Adopted Computer
Aided Design (“CAD”) to carry out the design
for loudspeaker systems |
|
1999 |
Sonavox was awarded
ISO9002 and QS9000 certifications by Shanghai
Audit Centre of Quality System |
| |
Loudspeaker systems
for the Shanghai General Motors (“SGM”) Buick
automobile model was selected by Science and
Technology Commission of Jiangsu Province be one
of the Torch Projects of the Jiangsu Province |
| |
Computer Integrated
Manufacturing Systems (“CIMS”) for the
manufacture of loudspeaker systems for automobiles
was jointly developed by Sonavox, Nanjing
Aerospace University and Computer and Technology
Research Centre of the Jiangsu Province |
|
2000 |
Successfully
applied CAD and CIMS techniques to develop quality
loudspeaker systems for the SGM Buick automobile
model |
| |
Awarded by SGM as
one of its excellent suppliers in Mainland China
and became member of the Shanghai General Motors
Joint Developing Center |
| |
Sonavox Acoustics
established for the manufacture of loudspeaker
systems for home theatres and audio equipment |
|
2001 |
Awarded VDA6, Part
1 certification by Tü](jV Management Service GmbH in
recognition of the product compliance with the
German automobiles production quality standard |
|
2002 |
Sonavox was
selected by the Suzhou City People’s Government
as one of the 100 enterprises for the award of
Contract Emphasising and Promise Honouring
Enterprises for 2000 – 2001 |
| |
Listed on the
Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited |
|
2003 |
Successfully
developed loudspeaker systems for the U.S. Ford
Motors, SVW Passat automobile model and Yamaha |
| |
A service centre
was established in Italy to provide after-sales
services and just-in-time goods deliveries to Fiat
Company in Italy |
| |
Awarded ISO14001
and ISO/TS16949 quality certifications by Shanghai
Audit Centre of Quality System |
|
2004 |
Successfully
developed loudspeaker systems for Daihatsu in
Japan |
| |
Suzhou Shangsheng
Technology Co., Ltd. and Suzhou Hesheng Industries
Co., Ltd. established for further expansion of
loudspeaker systems business
|
|
2005 |
Detroit Sonavox
Inc. established for the purpose of providing
sales support and engineering services in the U.S.
markets |
| |
Sonavox was awarded
Ford Q1 Preferred Quality Status (the “Ford
Q1”) by Ford Motor Company, became the first
Chinese automobiles loudspeakers provider to
achieve the Ford Q1 |
| |
Sonavox was awarded
ISO/TS 16949: 2002 by Tü](jV Management Service GmbH
in recognition of its application of quality
management system for design, production and sales
of loudspeaker systems |
| |
The development of
the loudspeaker systems for the Passat automobile
model was selected by Ministry of Science and
Technology of the People’s Republic of China as
the China Torch Program. As a result, the local
government granted an interest subsidy to the
Group |
|
2006 |
Sonavox acquired
entire issued share capital of Indigo
Manufacturing Inc. (Currently known as Sonavox
Canada Inc.), a company incorporated in Ontario,
Canada, at a consideration of CAD5.3 million |
| |
Suzhou Shangsheng
Technology Co., Ltd. and Suzhou Hesheng Industries
Co., Ltd. commenced operation in Suzhou. Three
more improved automated assembly lines were built
in order to increase efficiency by more than 35%
and increase total output to more than 30,000,000
units per year. Machinery and equipment for ABS
injection components, voice coils, cones,
electroplating were acquired and upgraded.
In-house laboratory capability and in-house
environmental test capability for manufacture of
cones and electroplating was further upgraded and
fully tested |
| |
A new division for
automobile electronics products, such as
amplifiers and crossover, were established |
| |
First docking
systems with BASH for iPod and MP3 products were
developed |
