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- Changchai Company, Limited (000570.SZ) engages in the research, development, production and sale of small and medium-sized single-cylinder and multi-cylinder diesel engines under the Changchai brand and gasoline engines under the Robin brand; generator sets, outboard engines, smart integrated charging stations, diesel engine components, castings, grain harvesting machines, rotary tillers and walking tractors; it also provides external investment, consulting and real estate management services. The company's diesel engines, covering a power range of 3-129kW with cylinder diameters from 65mm to 135mm, and gasoline engines from 1.5-9.0kW, serve agricultural machinery including tractors, harvesters, high-speed rice transplanters and plant protection machinery; construction machinery; generator sets; light, low-speed and pickup trucks; cold chain equipment and ships. Products are distributed domestically in China and exported to over 80 countries including Southeast Asia, South America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Founded in 1913 and headquartered at No. 123 Huaide Middle Road, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, Changchai operates through subsidiaries such as Changzhou Changchai Benniu Diesel Engine Parts Co., Ltd., Changchai Wanzhou Diesel Engine Co., Ltd., Changzhou Horizon Investment Co., Ltd., Changzhou Changchai Horizon Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd., Changzhou Fuji Changchai Robin Gasoline Engine Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Changchai Machinery Co., Ltd., Changzhou Xingsheng Real Estate Management Co., Ltd. and Zhenjiang Siyang Diesel Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. In the first half of 2024, the company acquired the remaining 25% equity in Changzhou Changchai Horizon Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd. from Changzhou Horizon Investment Co., Ltd., achieving 100% direct ownership; received RMB117 million in total housing expropriation compensation from Wuxing Branch and RMB30 million initial payment from Sanjing Branch; advanced National Emission Standard IV-compliant multi-cylinder diesel engines with upgraded post-processing for market verification and emission certification; completed supporting road tests for CC12 diesel engines in three-wheeled motorcycles; enhanced outboard engines securing ship inspection certificates for D25 models and overseas exports; and expanded intelligent charging stations into the flight defence market while boosting foreign trade sales in emerging markets. With 2,421 employees and an annual capacity of 700,000 diesel engines, over 60,000 tons of castings and 200,000 gasoline engines, Changchai maintains leading market share in certain single-cylinder diesel engine segments in China per China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association data.