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- Shanghai Highly (Group) Co., Ltd. (600619.SS) researches, develops, manufactures, and sells components for white goods, energy vehicles, and heating and cooling systems primarily in China and internationally. The company offers compressors for household air conditioners, light commercial air conditioners, and home appliances with heating and cooling functions; refrigeration motors for air conditioner and refrigerator compressors; refrigeration castings and forgings; equipment thermal management solutions for high-temperature environments; freezer and cold storage systems for supermarkets and cold chain warehouses; heat pump systems for indoor and building heating; automotive air conditioning systems and new energy vehicle thermal management systems; new energy vehicle electric air conditioning compressors for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and buses; vehicle and cold chain compressors for parking air conditioners, RV air conditioners, refrigerated truck units, bus battery thermal management, and automotive refrigerators; and automobile castings and forgings for transmission, air conditioning, steering, and braking systems. Operating through three main segments—compressors and related refrigeration equipment, automotive parts, and trade and property leasing—the company serves household appliance manufacturers, automotive original equipment manufacturers, and commercial refrigeration clients across domestic and overseas markets. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, Shanghai Highly maintains a global layout with subsidiaries including Shanghai Highly Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. and Anhui Highly, producing core products such as rotor compressors, traditional automotive air conditioner compressors, electric scroll compressors for new energy vehicles, automotive air conditioner systems, heat pump systems, refrigeration motors, and castings that reach millions of families in 165 countries and regions. Recent developments include the launch of ESG initiatives for green, low-carbon development; implementation of SAP ERP projects at Anhui Highly for digitalization; a strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai Microelectronics Equipment (Group) Co., Ltd. to advance technological collaboration; showcasing of next-generation lightweight thermal management solutions at Auto Shanghai 2025; and significant profit growth, with attributable profit soaring eightfold in the first half of the year alongside strong operational performance reflected in the 2024 annual and 2025 semi-annual reports.