Tianjin Motor Dies

What Tianjin Motor Dies does

Tianjin Motor Dies Co., Ltd. (天津汽车模具股份有限公司, TQM; SZSE: 002510) is a Chinese publicly listed industrial manufacturer specializing in automotive body panel mold design and manufacturing. Founded in 1996 and tracing its origins to a 1965 tool workshop at Tianjin Automobile Manufacturing Factory, the company restructured from state-owned to private joint-stock in 2003 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2010. TQM provides integrated 'mold-inspection-fixture' (模、检、夹) process equipment and vehicle technical coordination services for new vehicle development, with leading positions in China for automotive panel molds, aluminum sheet molds, and hot forming molds. Revenue is generated primarily through project-based mold design and manufacturing contracts (lump-sum per program), supplemented by automotive stamping parts production, aviation sheet metal parts manufacturing, and smart-manufacturing solutions.

The company's technology stack combines cold stamping, aluminum panel, and hot forming die capabilities with self-developed intelligent manufacturing systems — including China's first flexible non-standard insert intelligent production line for the automotive mold industry and island-style production cells achieving 96%+ machine utilization. Operations span automotive (group headquarters in Tianjin plus subsidiaries in Hebi and a Dongfeng JV in Wuhan), aviation parts (Shenyang Tianqi Mode Aviation Parts, established 2014 with RMB 200M invested; Xi'an Tianqi Mode Aircraft Industry for surface treatment), and smart manufacturing (Tianjin Agile Cloud Technology). The aviation vertical supplies content into COMAC C919 (3,124 part numbers), ARJ21 (3,115), AG600, Airbus A220 (5,700), Boeing 737 (600), and Bombardier Challenger 605.

Commercial reach covers 7 provinces/cities within China and customers in more than 20 countries, anchored by qualified-supplier relationships with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, General Motors, Ford, Rivian, Tata Motors, NIO, XPeng, and BAIC Arcfox. The company is designated a national-level manufacturing single champion enterprise (MIIT), received the 2019 National Technology Innovation Demonstration Enterprise recognition, and in 2026 jointly established the TQM & Tebis Intelligent Manufacturing Research Institute with German Tebis to deepen its smart-manufacturing ecosystem. Headcount is not publicly disclosed; revenue figures are not present in the aggregated source data despite the company's listed status.

Name

Tianjin Motor Dies

Legal name

天津汽车模具股份有限公司

Website

https://tqm.cn

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Tianjin Motor Dies (TQM, SZSE: 002510) is a Chinese automotive body panel mold manufacturer providing integrated die, inspection, and fixture tooling plus engineering services to global OEMs (Mercedes-Benz, BMW, GM, Ford, NIO, XPeng) and aviation primes (COMAC, Airbus, Boeing).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Tooling and Manufacturing

NAICS

Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing (333514), Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping (336370), Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Sheet Metal Work (3444), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Exterior Body Panels & Closures Manufacturing (Bumpers/Fenders/Hoods/Doors/Tailgates) (IMACAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Airframe Structures & Machined Parts (IMABAEAC)

Keywords

• Automotive stamping dies
• Body panel tooling
• Hot forming dies
• Aircraft sheet metal parts
• Intelligent manufacturing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Baodi

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 汽车模具设计制造: Design and manufacturing of automotive body panel molds, including cold stamping dies, aluminum panel molds, and hot forming dies. Core business with leading market position in China.
2. 整车工艺装备开发制造: Complete vehicle process equipment development and manufacturing, providing integrated 'mold-inspection-fixture' process equipment and vehicle technical coordination services.
3. 冲压件生产: Automotive body stamping parts production, expanding into automotive components manufacturing while providing molds for vehicle manufacturers.
4. 航空零部件制造: Aviation sheet metal parts and components manufacturing through subsidiary Shenyang Tianqimo Aviation Components Co., Ltd.
5. 智能制造解决方案: Smart manufacturing solutions, flexible manufacturing cells, intelligent factory planning and implementation through subsidiary Tianjin Agile Cloud Technology Co., Ltd.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tianjin Motor Dies designs and manufactures automotive body panel dies (stamping dies, hot forming dies, aluminum panel dies) and provides integrated mold-inspection-fixture process equipment and vehicle technical coordination services for new vehicle development. The company also produces aircraft sheet metal parts for commercial and defense aviation programs through its Shenyang subsidiary, and offers intelligent manufacturing solutions (flexible production lines, production cells, and smart factory systems) through its Tianjin Agile Cloud Technology subsidiary.

Product overview

Tianjin Motor Dies (天汽模/TQM) is a comprehensive automotive die and manufacturing solutions provider with a multi-product portfolio comprising core automotive die manufacturing (including stamping dies, hot forming dies, and aluminum panel dies for body components), aviation parts manufacturing, and intelligent manufacturing solutions. The company operates as a platform providing integrated 'mould-inspection-fixture' process equipment and vehicle technical coordination services. Its aviation division (Shenyang TQM Aviation Parts) produces sheet metal components for commercial and military aircraft. The intelligent manufacturing division (Tianjin Agile Cloud Technology) delivers smart factory solutions including flexible production lines, production cells, and complete factory automation systems. The company serves major global automotive brands including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Ford, NIO, XPeng, and aviation programs including C919, AG600, A220, and Boeing 737.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 机床稼动率达到96%以上
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Tebis (德国Tebis)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2026Tianqimo and German Tebis jointly established 'Tianqimo & Tebis Smart Manufacturing Research Institute' to create an intelligent manufacturing integrated platform. The partnership focuses on core technology training, key technology breakthroughs, and industry standard building. Tebis provides advanced CAD/CAM software and intelligent warehouse/module technology, with collaboration spanning over 15 years.
• 精品机械有限公司supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAs Tebis' important service support partner at Tianqimo, 精品机械 provides localized technical support and talent training, collaborating with Tianqimo and Tebis in the smart manufacturing ecosystem.
• 天津港保税区 (Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone)supportingOthersTianjin Bonded Zone where the company is located, supporting local manufacturing industry development.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd. Japanese Tier 1 focused on automotive exterior (resin bumpers, fenders) and interior trim, with embedded die-making capability. Comparable to TQM in that its dies support its own body-panel part supply, and it serves a similar global OEM customer set.
• Hwashin Co., Ltd. Korean specialist in automotive press dies, stamping and assemblies serving Hyundai/Kia and global OEMs. Operates a similar one-stop 'die + stamped part' model in a lower-cost Asian base, making it the closest Asian-headquartered structural competitor to TQM.
• Gestamp: Spanish multinational specializing in automotive metal components — design, stamping, welding and assembly of body-in-white, closures and chassis parts. Closely comparable to TQM because it serves the same global OEM customer base (incl. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, GM, Renault) and operates in both conventional and aluminum/hot-formed stamping.
• Yizumi (伊之密): Chinese manufacturer of die-casting machines, injection molding machines and robotic automation — operates an adjacent special-machinery / smart-manufacturing platform that competes with TQM in the broader Chinese industrial-machinery ecosystem. Closest listed Chinese peer in special-process equipment plus automation.
• Spirit AeroSystems: World's largest independent aerostructures manufacturer — produces fuselage, wing and other metallic/Composite parts for Boeing 737, Airbus A220/A350, and various defense programs. Direct analogue to TQM's Shenyang aviation-parts subsidiary given the same sheet-metal part scope and overlapping airframer customers.

Broad incumbents

• Magna International: Largest North American automotive Tier 1, with a 'Cosma' body & chassis group that designs and manufactures metal body panels, closures and frames — directly overlapping with TQM's die/mold and stamping-parts work. Magna is broader (also seating, mirrors, powertrain), but its stamping division competes head-on for the same OEM tooling spend.
• Faurecia (FORVIA): Global Tier 1 (now FORVIA) covering seating, interior systems, clean mobility and electronics. While not a die specialist, it purchases the same category of body-panel tooling from TQM and peers and competes for adjacent interior-trim stamping work.
• GKN Aerospace (Melrose Industries): Tier 1 aerostructures and engine components supplier serving Airbus, Boeing and defense OEMs. Comparable to TQM's aviation division for large-scale metallic aerostructures, though materially larger and broader in scope.

Emerging players

• KUKA AG: German robotics and automation specialist (now Midea-owned) whose robotic cells and flexible production systems underpin the same intelligent-manufacturing proposition that TQM's Agile Cloud subsidiary sells to its customers. Relevant peer for TQM's smart-manufacturing revenue stream rather than its die business.
• Juilin Intelligent (巨轮智能): Shenzhen-listed Chinese manufacturer of tire molds and industrial robots. Closely comparable to TQM as a domestic-listed special-die maker that has expanded into robotics and intelligent manufacturing, though it leads from tire molds rather than automotive body-panel dies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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