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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-090562
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250917
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250917

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			China Automotive Systems, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002037400
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-42851
		FILM NUMBER:		251318748

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		D8 HENGLONG BUILDING, OPTICS VALLEY PARK
		STREET 2:		GUANSHAN AVENUE, EAST LAKE HI-TECH ZONE
		CITY:			WUHAN CITY, HUBEI
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	F4
		ZIP:			430073
		BUSINESS PHONE:		86278757 0028

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		D8 HENGLONG BUILDING, OPTICS VALLEY PARK
		STREET 2:		GUANSHAN AVENUE, EAST LAKE HI-TECH ZONE
		CITY:			WUHAN CITY, HUBEI
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	F4
		ZIP:			430073

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	China Automotive Systems Holdings, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20240913
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 24pt"><B>CHINA AUTOMOTIVE
SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>
</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)</FONT></B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.65pt; padding-left: 5.65pt; text-align: center; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Cayman Islands</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.65pt; padding-left: 5.65pt; text-align: center; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>33-0885775</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.65pt; padding-left: 5.65pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.65pt; padding-left: 5.65pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shashi District, Jing Zhou City, Hubei Province</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The People&rsquo;s Republic of China</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.65pt; padding-left: 5.65pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>434000</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.65pt; padding-left: 5.65pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.65pt; padding-left: 5.65pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 0.5pt solid"><B>Title of each
    class<BR>
    to be so registered</B></P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 0.5pt solid"><B>Name of each
    exchange on which<BR>
    each class is to be registered</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4.55pt; padding-left: 4.55pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4.55pt; padding-left: 4.55pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>The&nbsp;Nasdaq&nbsp;Capital Market</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">If this form relates to the registration of a
class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check
the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">If this form relates to the registration of a
class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check
the following box <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">If this form relates to the registration of a
class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Securities Act registration statement or Regulation
A registration statement file number to which this form relates: <B>333-288447</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Act: None</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1. Description of Registrant&rsquo;s Securities to be Registered</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The securities to be registered
hereby are the ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share, of China Automotive Systems, Inc. The description of the ordinary shares contained
under the heading &ldquo;Description of Share Capital of CAAS Cayman&rdquo; in the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of the Registration
Statement on Form F-4, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2025, as amended from time to time (Registration
No. 333-288447) (the &ldquo;<U>Registration Statement</U>&rdquo;) to which this Form 8-A relates is incorporated herein by reference.
Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are subsequently
filed are hereby also incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The ordinary shares to be
registered hereunder have been approved for listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (&ldquo;Nasdaq&rdquo;) under the symbols &ldquo;CAAS.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 2. Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the Instructions as
to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein because no other
securities of the registrant are registered on Nasdaq and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>China Automotive Systems, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Hanlin Chen </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Hanlin Chen</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: September 17, 2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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