ZHEJIANG, China -- SORL Auto Parts, a Chinese manufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle air brake systems and other related auto parts, has announced that the company's management has received foreign delegations from Brazil, India, Russia and the United States to visit SORL and tour its factory over the past several weeks.

The U.S. delegation was received by officials of the Chinese State Council and toured SORL's facilities. The U.S. delegation, led by Kevin Wolff, the commissioner of Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas, mainly consisted of government officials and members of global corporations. Chairman and CEO Xiaoping Zhang and other senior managers showcased SORL's advanced products in its exhibition room and its sophisticated production facility to the delegations. SORL management said the foreign delegations expressed favorable impressions regarding the production scale and advanced technology at SORL's factory.

SORL's Vice President and General Manager of International Trade, Yu Jinrui, commented, "These recent foreign visits indicate that the global auto parts market has started to regain its vitality as overseas customer confidence is gradually picking up. These recent inquiries are an endorsement of the growing recognition of our products' high quality and the technological innovation of SORL. The interest shown by these potential global customers makes us believe that SORL's export sales will grow approximately 30 percent in 2010 compared with 2009 results."

Zhang, added, "As the recovery in the global export markets continues, we are implementing new strategic measures to maintain our export growth momentum. First, in 2010, we plan to increase our participation in various international trade shows to present more advanced braking products to potential foreign customers. Second, our engineering team will work closer with potential customers to expand our products' range, increase our value-added products, improve technical quality, and strengthen after-sales support to meet their needs. Finally, we will optimize our sales team to target not only the international aftermarket area, but also OEM sectors. We are confident that 2010 will be a very promising year."

As China's leading manufacturer and distributor of automotive air brake systems and other related auto parts, SORL Auto Parts, ranks first in market share in the segment for commercial vehicles weighing more than three tons, such as trucks and buses. The company distributes products both within China and internationally under the SORL trademark. SORL ranks among the top 100 auto component suppliers in China, with a product range that includes 40 types of air brake valves and more than 1,000 different specifications. The company has four authorized international sales centers in Australia, United Arab Emirates, India and the United States, with additional offices slated to open in other locations in the near future.