What GSP North America makes

GSP North America supplies undercar replacement parts to the North American and Latin American automotive aftermarket. The catalog is built around four families. Driveline is the anchor line: CV axles in four tiers, from a standard OE-replacement axle up to the Extreme Duty (XD), Extreme Duty Plus (XDP), and Performance Revolution ranges, plus carrier bearing brackets, intermediate shafts, stub axles, and propshaft components including center support bearings, flex couplers, and high-speed CV joints. Wheel end is the second family: wheel bearing and hub assemblies, wheel bearings and bearing kits, wheel hubs and repair kits, and suspension knuckle assemblies. Ride control covers AdvantEdge loaded struts and shocks, and GSP XTV is a dedicated ATV, UTV, and side-by-side axle line offered in heavy-duty, extreme-duty, and OE+ grades with matching boot kits.

The company positions itself as a manufacturer rather than a packager. Its cold-weather XD axle line, engineered with upgraded neoprene boots and low-temperature grease to keep working down to roughly -50C, was developed from direct installer feedback out of Canadian oil-sands operations, and is now GSP's top-selling CV axle range in Canada, per a 2026 Autosphere profile. GSP is a common shorthand for the parts a shop replaces as an original equipment manufacturer part wears out, and the company markets its parts as meeting or exceeding OE standards.

Manufacturing and vertical integration

GSP is vertically integrated. The company says it operates more than 3.5 million square feet of manufacturing space across China and runs at roughly 80 percent of production capacity, owning its own tooling and controlling production from design through distribution, a model it calls cradle-to-grave. That structure is visible in the US import record: GSP North America's inbound shipments come almost entirely from GSP's own China plants and affiliates, including Zhejiang GSR Automotive, GSP Automotive Group Wenzhou, and GSP Nanjing. Finished parts ship to two US distribution centers, in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Avondale, Arizona, which handle sales, customer service, and technical support for the region. The company states its products are sold in more than 120 countries.

Ownership and history

GSP traces to 1985, when founder Jiaru Zhou bought three used lathes and began making automotive parts in a workshop in Wenzhou, China. Noticing Fiats on Chinese roads with no local supply of replacement parts, Zhou and his partners bought a Fiat 126P, took it apart, and reverse-engineered a CV joint, per a November 2025 AftermarketNews account of the company's 40th year. Over four decades the business grew into a global undercar supplier with more than 2,000 employees and operations across Asia, North America, and Europe. Jiaru Zhou, now referred to internally as Mr. Chairman, handed day-to-day operations to CEO Richard Zhou, who oversees the global business.

The parent, GSP Automotive Group Co., Ltd., is publicly listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under ticker 605088. GSP North America runs its own leadership team from Spartanburg: Michael Ceritano is Chief Operating Officer, having joined in 2018 from Dana; Albert Abrams is Director of Spartanburg Operations; and in August 2026 the company named Miguel Jaime Navarro, formerly of ZF Group, as Aftermarket Product Manager for business development on the ride control line.

Certifications and quality

GSP describes numerous quality certifications across its worldwide operations and states that products pass through at least six on-site quality processing centers and durability and endurance testing intended to meet or exceed OE standards. Group-level materials reference IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 quality, environmental, and safety systems, the standard certification stack for a direct-materials automotive parts maker. These are reported here as company claims: GSP North America does not post a dated division certificate on its public site, so the quality signal is treated as claimed rather than independently verified. The company also runs advanced product quality planning and validation testing as part of its OE-replacement development process.

Known customers

GSP North America does not name individual accounts on the public record, which is normal for an aftermarket parts supplier selling through distribution. The company sells to warehouse distributors, jobbers, and repair shops across North America and Latin America, and it operates OES service-parts and private-label programs for partners who want GSP-built parts under their own labels. No customer relationship rises to the documented or reported evidence bar, so none is listed as a named customer here. What the record does show is a supply base concentrated in GSP's own China manufacturing group, consistent with the vertically integrated model the company describes.

Sourcing evidence

GSP North America's US import record reads like a manufacturer-distributor, not a domestic maker. Customs data shows 3,392 US ocean shipments since 2015, with the most recent recorded on September 17, 2026, confirming an active import operation. By HS chapter, the mix is overwhelmingly automotive: chapter 87 (vehicle parts and accessories) accounts for 2,848 shipments, and subheading 8708 (motor vehicle parts) covers 2,846 of them, the finished undercar components GSP builds abroad and distributes domestically.

The top foreign suppliers are GSP's own plants and affiliates, which is the customs signature of the cradle-to-grave model: the company imports what it makes rather than buying finished goods from third-party factories. Container volume has eased over the past few years, averaging about 78 TEU (twenty-foot-equivalent container units) per month over the trailing 12 months against roughly 95 to 98 in the 24-to-36-month windows, a gentle decline off a higher base rather than a collapse, with activity still running through September 2026. For buyers weighing tariff exposure and nearshoring, the concentration of manufacturing in China is the central sourcing fact about GSP.

Coverage caveats: these are US ocean-freight records only. Air, truck, and rail movements do not appear; some records name freight intermediaries rather than plants; and product categories come from declared manifest codes, which are noisy. Absence of a record is not evidence of absence.

Frequently asked questions

What does GSP North America make?

GSP North America supplies aftermarket undercar parts: CV axles (standard, XD, XDP, and Performance Revolution grades), wheel bearing and hub assemblies, propshaft components, AdvantEdge loaded struts and shocks, and GSP XTV ATV and UTV axles. It markets these as OE-replacement parts meeting or exceeding original-equipment standards.

Who owns GSP North America?

GSP North America is the North American division of GSP Automotive Group Co., Ltd., a company founded in 1985 in Wenzhou, China and publicly listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under ticker 605088. Founder Jiaru Zhou remains involved as chairman, and Richard Zhou is CEO of the global business.

Where is GSP North America located?

GSP North America is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and operates two US distribution centers, in Spartanburg and Avondale, Arizona. Manufacturing is based in China, where the group runs more than 3.5 million square feet of production space.

Where does GSP manufacture its parts?

GSP manufactures in China through a vertically integrated model, owning its tooling and controlling production from design to distribution. US customs records show GSP North America's imports coming from group plants and affiliates including Zhejiang GSR Automotive, GSP Automotive Group Wenzhou, and GSP Nanjing.

Who are GSP North America's customers?

GSP North America sells through the automotive aftermarket to warehouse distributors, jobbers, and repair shops across North America and Latin America, and runs OES service-parts and private-label programs. It does not name individual accounts publicly.

What certifications does GSP hold?

GSP references IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 systems at the group level and says products pass through at least six on-site quality processing centers plus durability and endurance testing. These are reported as company claims; GSP North America does not post a dated division certificate on its public site.

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