TAMPA, Fla. / COLUMBUS, Ohio - – Hytec Automotive (Hytec), a DeBartolo company, announced today that it has opened a new state-of-the-art 70,000 sq. ft., TS-16949 NQA-certified water pump manufacturing plant in Jiangsu Province, Dafeng City, China. In a joint venture with Hytec Automotive USA, the Jiangsu Chantey Hytec Automotive Pumps, LLC facility now has the capacity to produce the largest amount of automotive water pumps on the Asian continent.

Engineering, die casting, machining, assembly and packaging are the primary operations of the manufacturing plant, which specializes in producing automotive, heavy duty, industrial and marine water pumps. Excluding seals and bearings, all critical components required to produce new water pumps are manufactured at the facility. Exceptional quality control measures are in place to ensure all water pumps produced meet or exceed OEM specifications.

“Dedication to excellence and rapid growth are shaping a prosperous future for Hytec Automotive on both a global manufacturing and distribution scale”, states Denis Bruncak, Chairman and CEO, Hytec Automotive USA. The China plant’s unique transportation advantages and convenience to the international marketplace, position Hytec Automotive to lead the world’s automotive aftermarket industry.” “Through global market exposure Hytec Automotive is pursuing new possibilities and new relationships, continues Bruncak. We can support our growth with solid service, manufacturing and distribution practices and look forward to doing business with new customers all around the world.”

With increased volume and hyper growth over the past five years, a promising forecast is taking shape for Hytec Automotive. According to Chairman and CEO Bruncak, “The automotive aftermarket has not reached China yet. With the emergence of free trade the Chinese population is increasing personal wealth. Everybody is buying cars in China and Hytec Automotive intends to be a major player in China’s automotive aftermarket.” Bruncak continues, “General Motors is the number one selling car company in Asia right now. Harnessing the opportunity to sell automotive parts to other countries and to ship directly from our manufacturing facility is an exciting and natural next step.”

Quality is paramount. “We utilize the strict TS-16949 NQA-certified manufacturing processes maintained by U.S. engineers to produce consistent, high quality water pumps meeting OES and OEM specifications, said Gao Jun, Chairman of the Board, Yancheng Chantey Hytec Automotive Pumps, Dafeng City, China. “We believe quality is of the greatest importance for our valued customers as we strive to achieve our goal of zero defects.”

“The new China manufacturing plant enables us to produce the highest quality water pump at the lowest cost and allows us to compete globally,” explains Hytec Automotive USA President Tim Zahler. Doing business in China makes practical business sense on many levels. Detroit is mandating that car companies purchase products from what are referred to as ‘low cost countries’ (LCC). China is an accepted and approved LCC to purchase parts for every car manufacturer around the globe.” Zahler concludes, “Working with the Chinese people is both enriching and rewarding and we respect their culture and traditions in every way.”