Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Hwang Jung-chiou is visiting the U.S. city of Detroit as head of a 60-member electric vehicle industry delegation. The main purpose of Hwang's trip was to preside over the opening of the June 21-22 Taiwan Automotive International Forum and Exhibition 2010 in the U.S. city, according to a statement released Monday by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago. The trade show brought together 28 automakers and suppliers from Taiwan, with 49 innovative products and 59 Taiwan-developed technologies on display. They included Luxgen intelligent electric vehicles, electric scooters by CMC Motor and Kwang Yang Motor, and STOBA battery technology developed by Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute, as well as motors and power electronics modules by Teco, Chroma and Fukuta. Among the participants at the event were representatives of major automakers in North America, including General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler, the statement said. 