MAKING YOUR QUALITY ARGUMENTS VISIBLE

6th Gear Automotive Solutions Ltd. (2006) specializes in brake part component certifications, in-house testing and production solutions, Brake component OE Supply, Onsite Quality inspections and After sales spare part sourcing.
In close cooperation with our clients, technical service and the certification provider, we develop and implement efficient certification strategies for the braking industry in Asia.

6th Gear Automotive Solutions Ltd. has

+20 years brake component industry experience

Strategic partnerships with market leading institutes

Offices in China, The Netherlands and USA

+10 years daily face to face meetings with Chinese Automotive manufacturers

Sourcing dozens  of containers with Automotive Components to Europe monthly

Combining our strong assets enables us to

Understand the export market and assist our clients to identify their certification priorities
Optimize the communication between certification institutes and our client
Supporting factories with achieving and remaining their certifications

6th Gear Automotive Solutions Ltd. is ISO 9001:2015 certified

6th Gear Automotive Solutions has received International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certification after an audit from TÜV SÜD Management Service.

ISO 9001:2015 is the global standard for a quality management system and is based on

principles such as strong customer focus, motivation and implication of top management, process approach, and continual improvement. ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization that brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based international standards.

Download here our certificate (Chinese and English)

Team Members


RICHARD


Richard focuses on the Asian market since 1998. He worked for a OEM and OES suppliers within the Kroymans Group. In 2004, Richard joined Nipparts BV, a subsidiary of Sator Holding. In his position as Purchase Manager, Richard has been sourcing from manufacturers in China meeting European quality standards for over 20 years. He is specialized in logistic and cost-conscious purchasing solutions. Richard assists factories prioritizing their brake ECE- R90 certifications program with assembling product testing groups and identifying worst case products.

RON


Ron is a business strategist with China experience  since 1997. He is fluent in Mandarin and consulted many organizations with their China strategies over the past 15 years. Since 2013 Ron focuses on process & project management procedures for 6th Gear Automotive Solutions Ltd clients from Chicago. Ron advises factories with their COP certifications as part of their ECE-R90 program.

BENSON


Benson (王冰山) has a background in mechanical engineering, logistics and International Trade.
With over 15 years of Supply Chain Management experience, Benson has been involved in a wide range of projects ranging from ECE-R90 up to lean management implementation, to name a few. At 6th gear Automotive Solutions Ltd Bensons main role is to provide technical support to manufacturers improving their quality systems as an independent contractor.

SERGE


Serge is an independently hired business organization expert and has been involved in the spare parts industry since 2008. He consulted a wide variety of companies internationally with enhancing their organizational structure.   Serge has a background in sourcing and warehouse management. He is fluently in English, German, Spanish, Dutch and French.

DANIËL


Daniël joined 6th Gear Automotive Europe BV in 2021
as administrative assistant. He has a background in computer
science and a master’s degree in environmental science.
Daniël mainly focuses on data entry, optimising documents and
supporting management-data.

Partners

Founded in 1964, Greening is made up of two distinct companies under the same umbrella: Greening Associates, Inc., and Greening Test Laboratories. From Detroit, Greening provides SAE-standard machinery and ISO-certified testing services worldwide. Greening develops over 50 years market leading technology and is an influential source in the brake industry sector.

STAC manufactures fast and precise NVH test systems, which are frequently used in automotive industry. STAC’s EVENTSCAN is a system for detecting and analyzing brake noise events. EVENTSCAN enables laboratory-based dynamometer tests as well as in-vehicle-tests on the road. The system acquires sound and vibration signals; other parameters like pressure, temperature, speed, etc. may be acquired via analogue inputs, CAN bus, GPS sensors, tachometer pulse inputs and others. All acquisition and analyzing tasks are performed on-line and in real-time. EVENTSCAN is used by US, European, and Asian car manufacturers, brake system suppliers, and friction and damping material manufacturers worldwide.

As the Dutch type-approval authority, RDW tests and inspects new vehicles and parts thereof. Its clients are manufacturers and importers from all over the world. RDW also makes knowledge available through consultation and support projects in other countries in the area of traffic safety.

Taric Support are Customs Information Experts.
Tarics online Application is offering all details on the HS code system, used in the European Union.
6th Gear Automotive Solutions and Taric Support B.V. join hands to serve clients in China with the latest updates and duty fees. This to avoid extra duty charges due to incorrect use of HS codes.

For more information, please contact Taric directly or send us an Email https://www.taricsupport.com/about/