UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August, 2026
Commission File Number: 001-42851
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in its Charter)
| No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone |
| Shashi District, Jing Zhou City, Hubei Province |
| The People’s Republic of China |
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F x
Form 40-F ¨
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON
FORM 6-K
On August 5, 2026, China Automotive Systems, Inc. (the “Company”)
issued a press release titled “China Automotive Systems to Announce Unaudited 2026 First Half Financial Results on August 13,
2026”. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibits 99.1 to this report on Form 6-K.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
| 99.1 |
August 5, 2026 press
release |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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China Automotive Systems, Inc. |
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| Date: August 5, 2026 |
By: |
/s/ Hanlin Chen |
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Name: |
Hanlin Chen |
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Title: |
Chairman |
Exhibit 99.1
China Automotive
Systems to Announce Unaudited 2026 First Half
Financial Results on August 13, 2026
WUHAN, China,
August 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAAS) (“CAAS” or the “Company”),
a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced that it will issue unaudited financial results for
the first half of 2026 ended June 30, 2026, on Thursday, August 13, 2026, before the market opens. Management will conduct
a conference call on August 13th at 8:00 A.M. EDT/8:00 P.M. Beijing Time to discuss these results. A question-and-answer
session will follow management's presentation.
To participate, please call the following
numbers 10 minutes before the call start time and ask to be connected to the "China Automotive Systems" conference call with
pin 763912:
Toll Free: 888-506-0062
International: 973-528-0011
China Toll Free: 86 400 120 3199
A replay of the call will be available
on the Company's website in the investor relations section.
About China Automotive
Systems, Inc.
Based in Hubei
Province, the People's Republic of China, China Automotive Systems, Inc. is a leading supplier of power steering components and
systems to the Chinese automotive industry, operating through its sixteen Sino-foreign joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries.
The Company offers a full range of steering system parts for passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles. The Company currently offers
four separate series of power steering with an annual production capacity of over 8 million sets of steering gears, columns and steering
hoses. Its customer base is comprised of leading auto manufacturers, such as China FAW Group, Corp., Dongfeng Auto Group Co., Ltd.,
BYD Auto Company Limited, Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. and Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. in China, and Stellantis N.V. and Ford
Motor Company in North America. For more information, please visit: https://www.caasauto.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release
contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Our actual results
may differ materially from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties.
As a result, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number
of factors, including those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2026, and in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time
to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any of these factors and other factors beyond our control, could have an adverse
effect on the overall business environment, cause uncertainties in the regions where we conduct business, cause our business to suffer
in ways that we cannot predict, and materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. A prolonged
disruption or any further unforeseen delay in our operations of the manufacturing, delivery and assembly process within any of our production
facilities could continue to result in delays in the shipment of products to our customers, increased costs and reduced revenue. We expressly
disclaim any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
For further information, please contact:
Jie Li
Chief Financial Officer
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
jieli@chl.com.cn
Kevin Theiss
Awaken Advisors
+1-212-510-8922
Kevin@awakenlab.com