Two AVIC officials confirmed that AVIC signed a "strategic cooperation" agreement with U.S. Aerospace in September.
Aside from all the factories, AVIC maintains 60 offices in 29 countries and has nearly 575, 000 employees.
FORBES: Name You Need to Know: Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
In addition, AVIC assembles A320-series aircraft mainly intended for the Chinese market in a Tianjin-based joint venture with Airbus.
FORBES: Name You Need to Know: Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
The CD-IH202 connectivity kit is an "all digital" connection designed for use with the AppRadio 2 SPH-DA100, AVH-X8500BHS, AVIC-Z150BH and AVIC-X950BH.
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Pioneer's touch-screen AVIC-X920BT takes voice commands and has an "ecological awareness" feature to tell drivers about how efficiently they are driving.
Now it is being fitted with a Chinese engine as well, according to Zhang Xinguo, deputy president of AVIC, which includes Shenyang Aircraft.
Last month AVIC agreed on a joint venture with Cessna to build jets in China, and it is working on a similar deal with Embraer.
Moreover, AVIC will be exporting what is essentially a civilian craft.
Indeed, many aviation experts believe AVIC is having problems developing an indigenous engine for the J-11B with the same thrust and durability as the original Russian ones.
Pioneer also offers the CD-IV202AV (for use with 2013 multimedia DVD receivers and the AVH-P8400BH) and CD-IV202NAVI (for use with the AVIC-X850BT and 2012 in-dash navigation receivers).
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With traffic congestion at an all time high in major metropolitan areas, the AVIC-Z150BH and AVIC-X950BH enable users to see the latest traffic conditions with a built-in RDS-TMC traffic tuner.
In general, AVIC joint ventures and subsidiaries make parts and assemblies for engines, avionics, aircraft wings and tails, nose cones, flight decks, landing gear, fuel systems, hydraulics and the fuselage itself.
FORBES: Name You Need to Know: Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
The first phase of the partnership was to put together bids to supply aircraft components manufactured in China, said Zhang Wei, executive director of the supply-chain management and procurement division of AVIC International Holdings.
As part of its plan to develop a full range of business jets by 2020, AVIC has been buying Western firms with technology and know-how, such as FACC, a German firm that makes parts for Embraer and Bombardier.
Already the dominant player in China, look for AVIC to play a far more prominent in-your-face role, as the cash-rich company makes more acquisitions, locks down more joint ventures and makes further, more publicized inroads into the global aerospace market.
FORBES: Name You Need to Know: Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
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