What Wanxiang America does

Wanxiang America Corporation is the US subsidiary of Wanxiang Group, the Chinese automotive components conglomerate founded in 1993. Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois with 51-100 employees, the company supplies North American automotive OEMs with wheel hub assemblies and related components, operating a B2B enterprise sales model with undisclosed unit pricing and long-standing supplier qualifications. Through its subsidiary Wanxiang A123 Systems Corp., the company has extended into battery and stationary energy storage, including the Star Series of semi-solid-state batteries and the Star River Series of immersion-cooling energy storage systems, with an embedded AI-powered wireless battery management system that performs pressure sensing and thermal runaway detection. The energy storage line is targeted at data center, outdoor cabinet, and broader infrastructure customers, representing a deliberate diversification beyond the legacy automotive OEM customer base. Recent regulatory friction — including a $53 million DOJ settlement in December 2025 for customs misclassification and active participation in tariff litigation alongside Costco and other importers — introduces a known compliance overhang on what is otherwise a strategically repositioning industrial business.

Name

Wanxiang America

Legal name

Wanxiang America Corporation

Website

https://wanxiang.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Wanxiang America Corporation is the Elgin, Illinois-based US arm of Chinese auto parts group Wanxiang, supplying wheel hub assemblies to automotive OEMs and, via A123 Systems, semi-solid-state batteries and immersion-cooling energy storage systems to data center and infrastructure customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Components Manufacturing

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (336320), Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing (336340)

SIC

Motorcycles, Bicycles & Parts (3751), Electronic Components, Nec (3679)

akta.pro primary industry

Wheels, Tires, Brakes & Suspension Components Manufacturing (IMACAOAH)

Keywords

• Automotive components manufacturing
• Wheel hub assemblies
• Battery energy storage
• Immersion cooling systems
• Automotive parts distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Elgin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Auto Parts Manufacturing and Distribution: Manufacturing and distribution of automotive components including wheel hub assemblies and other auto parts to the U.S. market, subject to customs and anti-dumping tariffs.
2. Battery and Energy Storage Systems: Sale of semi-solid-state battery cells and energy storage solutions through Wanxiang A123 Systems subsidiary, targeting data centers, outdoor cabinets, and modular container applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Wanxiang America Corporation manufactures and distributes automotive components, including wheel hub assemblies and other auto parts, to OEM and after-market customers in the United States. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Wanxiang A123 Systems Corp., the company also sells semi-solid-state battery cells (Star Series) and immersion cooling energy storage systems (Star River Series) integrated with an AI-powered wireless battery management system for data center, outdoor cabinet, and modular container applications.

Product overview

Wanxiang A123 Systems Corp., a subsidiary of Wanxiang, offers a comprehensive energy storage platform comprising two distinct product lines: the Star Series semi-solid-state battery cells and the Star River Series immersion cooling energy storage solutions. The Star Series provides the core battery technology with advanced safety features including 10-needle puncture resistance, while the Star River Series delivers the complete energy storage system with immersion cooling integration. Both product lines share AI-powered wireless BMS technology with thermal runaway detection capabilities, enabling deployment across data centers, outdoor cabinets, and modular container applications. The platform represents the world's first integration of semi-solid-state battery technology with immersion cooling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wheel Hub Assemblies and Automotive Components Manufactured automotive components including wheel hub assemblies and other auto parts supplied to U.S. original equipment manufacturers and after-market distributors. Source material notes anti-dumping tariffs on these components have reached nearly 93%.
• Star Series Semi-Solid-State Battery Cells Semi-solid-state battery cells featuring advanced safety performance, validated through a 10-needle puncture test with no fire, explosion, or thermal propagation, targeted at data center, outdoor cabinet, and modular container energy storage applications.
• Star River Series Immersion Cooling Energy Storage System Energy storage system utilizing immersion cooling technology with over 10,000 cycle life at room temperature and approximately 15% lower Levelized Cost of Energy versus industry averages, paired with an AI-powered wireless BMS featuring pressure-sensing thermal runaway detection for data center, outdoor cabinet, and modular container deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% improvement in cycle life compared to industry averages for energy storage systems
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Department of Justiceregulatory resolutionOthersWanxiang America reached a $53 million settlement with the DOJ to resolve allegations of customs misclassification of wheel hub assemblies to evade antidumping duties. This represents a regulatory/compliance resolution rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Dana Incorporated: Dana is a U.S.-headquartered tier-1 automotive supplier specializing in drivetrain, sealing, and thermal-management components including wheel-end solutions. Highly comparable to Wanxiang America's wheel hub assembly and OEM auto parts business, with overlapping customer base among North American OEMs.
• American Axle & Manufacturing: AAM manufactures drivetrain, metal-forming, and chassis components including wheel hubs and axle assemblies for OEMs and the aftermarket. Directly comparable in product portfolio and customer base, serving similar North American automotive programs.
• Linamar Corporation: Linamar manufactures precision metallic components, driveline systems, and e-machine/energy storage products serving automotive OEMs. Comparable on both the legacy metal-formed auto parts side and the energy storage components side of Wanxiang America's business.
• Fluence Energy: Fluence is a pure-play stationary energy storage system integrator using lithium-ion battery cells and software for grid and commercial applications including data centers. Directly comparable to Wanxiang A123's Star River Series as a competing ESS platform targeting data center and infrastructure customers.
• EnerSys: EnerSys manufactures industrial batteries and energy storage solutions for data centers, telecom backup, and motive power applications. Comparable as a supplier of long-life, safety-focused battery systems to the same data center and infrastructure customer base Wanxiang A123 targets.

Broad incumbents

• BorgWarner: BorgWarner is a large global automotive supplier with a broad portfolio across powertrain, drivetrain, and battery systems. Comparable as an incumbent tier-1 serving overlapping OEM customers and increasingly competing in vehicle electrification — overlapping with Wanxiang America's electrification ambitions via A123.
• Magna International: Magna is a diversified global automotive supplier with body, chassis, powertrain, and energy storage operations. Relevant as a broad incumbent competing across Wanxiang America's wheel/chassis business and increasingly in battery enclosures and ESS-adjacent products.
• CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology): CATL is the world's largest battery manufacturer, supplying cells and integrated ESS solutions globally including to data center customers. Relevant as the dominant incumbent whose cell technology Wanxiang A123 is seeking to differentiate against with semi-solid-state chemistry.
• Tesla (Energy): Tesla Energy (Megapack) is a leading stationary energy storage platform with significant data center customer adoption. Relevant as a competitor defining the data center ESS category Wanxiang America is entering, with similar cycle-life and integration focus.

Emerging players

• ESS Inc. ESS Inc. develops long-duration iron flow battery storage for commercial and utility-scale applications, including data center deployments. Comparable as an emerging player pursuing safety- and longevity-differentiated energy storage for similar end customers, validating the market Wanxiang A123 is targeting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments7 records

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