Recently, GPTEK Huangjiang Branch has successfully passed the stringent qualification review for Subaru’s global supplier system and officially become an authorized designated supplier of original protective films for Subaru. The company is able to supply custom original protective films for Subaru’s complete vehicle manufacturing, post-production vehicle surface protection and component supporting applications. This milestone demonstrates that the company’s R&D and manufacturing capabilities for functional protective films have gained authoritative recognition from an international automaker, marking another major breakthrough in its layout within the high-end automotive supply chain.
Subaru sets comprehensive access thresholds for Tier 1 suppliers, conducting multiple rounds of preliminary document reviews, sample reliability tests, on-site factory audits and internal system verifications covering product performance, process control, system certification, environmental compliance, production & delivery capacity, and traceability management, with extremely demanding entry requirements.
With years of specialization in the R&D, coating and production of automotive functional protective films, the company boasts an independent in-house R&D laboratory, Class 100,000 clean production workshops and a full set of precision coating production lines. It has obtained essential certifications for the automotive supply chain including IATF16949 automotive quality management system, ISO9001 quality management system and ISO14001 environmental management system. Its product portfolio includes automotive paint surface protective films, temporary component protective films, interior protective films, screen protective films, stamping scratch-resistant protective films and more. Featuring high and low temperature resistance, UV aging resistance, low adhesive residue, easy peel-off, excellent scratch resistance and compatibility with complete vehicle coating processes, these products can meet protection demands across the full production cycle of stamping, welding, painting and final assembly.
Through prolonged formula optimization and repeated testing tailored to Subaru vehicle operating conditions, the company’s protective films have passed all tests in Subaru’s material laboratory in terms of adhesion, weather resistance, adhesive detachment stability and VOC environmental indicators. All technical parameters fully comply with Subaru’s original supporting specifications, enabling the company to obtain the official authorized supplier qualification.
Based on this authorized partnership, the company will conduct production and delivery in strict accordance with Subaru’s green procurement principles. It will implement batch traceability, full pre-delivery inspection and responsive delivery mechanisms to ensure stable mass order fulfillment. By deploying high-standard protection solutions, the company helps reduce exterior defect rates and safeguard the factory quality of Subaru finished vehicles.
Going forward, the company will kick off full-scale preparation for mass delivery of protective films to Subaru, alongside new product iteration and capacity expansion initiatives. In the long run, it will continue to deepen its presence in the automotive supporting new materials sector, focusing on the development of high weather-resistant, low-VOC and biodegradable eco-friendly protective film products. The company will further expand its roster of designated original equipment suppliers for major global automakers and drive high-quality corporate development through technological innovation.
