SEC Form 8-A12B filed by China Automotive Systems Inc.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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. x

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 ¨

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-288447

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

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 “Description of Share Capital of CAAS Cayman” 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 “Registration Statement”) 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.

The ordinary shares to be registered hereunder have been approved for listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “CAAS.”

Item 2. Exhibits

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.

SIGNATURE

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.