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ing its strength in the things that it does very well, but
also expanding its territorial spread and product lines.
“When you think roof rack, you ought to be able to think
JAC Products. But the biggest thing is to make sure that
we grow in a diversity of products that we give our cus-
tomers, particularly the OEM, and maintaining those
relationships, not just in North America, but world-wide.
The auto industry in China is very big and being able to be
part of that over there would be huge for JAC; the same
in Central and South America. There are arenas that we
haven’t tapped into and we want to. Let’s go into other
markets in things that we do very well. Then let’s also
diversify our product line to show that we’re more than
roof racks. If we can grow that capability, that would be a
huge thing for JAC Products.”
JAC Products may not be the world’s biggest roof rack
and cargo management company out there. But with its
innovative technologies, coupled with a fierce desire to
satisfy its customers’ demands, it certainly is on top in
North America - and in the near future, it expects to be on
top on other continents, as well.
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South Extrusion Die and Central Extrusion Die and, in do-
ing so, positioned Gemini Group as the second largest
supplier of aluminum extrusion dies and tooling in North
America. The company’s engineering department uses
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