1973 |
The Lee Chi Co., Ltd. was established
with registered capital of NT$400,000. |
1978 |
Lee Chi moved to its current factory site at
Shi Pai Li in Changhua.This site occupies 16,034
square meter of land. |
1979 |
A manufacturing facility is established to produce
stamped brake parts, brake cables, and forged aluminum
parts. |
1983 |
Company name is changed to the Lee Chi Enterprise
Co., Ltd. |
1986 |
Capital is expanded to NT$30 million. A unit input
Auto-CAD computerization system is studied and implemented. |
1989 |
An AT &T 3 B2/600 computer system is purchased
to implement computerization of production management. |
1990 |
Capital is increased for the second time; new
capitalization is NT$199 million. |
1991 |
A melt-forging facility is established to manufacture
stems and seat posts. |
1991 |
Purchase of an IBM R / S 6000-550 computer further
increases computer system capability. |
1992 |
Thr third recapitalization raises capital to
NT$400 million. |
1992 |
Investment in CAD / CAM equipment enables computerization
of mold design and manufacture. |
1993 |
A new factory producing brake parts and derailleur
cables is established on a 6,963 m2 site in Nantou's
Nankang district. |
1993 |
Lee Chi is awarded ISO-9001 certification. Lee
Chi is the first company in the domestic bicycle
industry to grant this honor. |
1995 |
Purchase of 3D CAD / CAM / CAE / CAID integrated
product design software. |
1997 |
The new factory in Kunshan City, China on a 400,000m2
site. The company named EVER GLORY MACHINERY ( KUNSHAN
) Co. Ltd. Leechi Co. owned 40% of Ever Glory Machinery
Stocks share. |
1998 |
Kunshan Factory began mass production |
1999 |
Disk brake, axle peg, hub production line set
up. In Dec, Lee Chi is awarded ISO-9001 re-certification.
Re-built a new modified fire resistive building
for an additional operation needed. Lee Chi safely
passed Y2K problem. |
2000 |
In July, Lee Chi was awarded TREK QS certification.
|
2001 |
Joint venture with MAVIC and Browning Bicycle
Co. to produce high valuable products. |
2003 |
New Factory located in ShenZhen began mass production
to serve the south China customers |
