Company: CAAS
Filing Date: 2025-09-12
Form Type: S-8 POS
Source: 0001410578-25-002242
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Company: China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-12
Form: S-8 POS
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 use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨

<div align='center'>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE*</div>

| Title of securities to be 
 registered                | Amount to be 
 registered   | Proposed maximum         
 offering price per share |     | Proposed maximum         
 aggregate offering price | Amount of        
 registration fee |

| * | No additional securities are to be registered, and the registration fee was previously calculated and paid in connection with the filing of the original Registration Statement (File No. 333- 126959). Therefore, no further registration fee is required. |

<div align='center'>Explanatory Statement</div>

This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act”), by China Automotive Systems, Inc., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “ Company”), as successor issuer to China Automotive Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ CAAS DE”). The Company succeeded to the interests of CAAS DE following a redomicile merger pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated as of June 26, 2025 (the “ Merger Agreement”) between the Company and CAAS DE. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, CAAS DE merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger and each issued and outstanding shares of CAAS DE’s common stock being converted into the right to receive one ordinary share of apar value of US$0.001 each of the Company. In addition, the Company assumed CAAS DE’s
existing obligations with respect to all outstanding options to purchase shares of CAAS DE’s common stock and all other outstanding
equity awards granted to directors, employees and consultants under CAAS DE’s 2004 Stock Option Plan, under the same terms and conditions.
This Post-Effective Amendment pertains to the adoption by the Company of the registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statements”) with File No. 333-126959. The Company hereby expressly adopts the Registration Statement as its own registration
statement for all purposes of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Registration fees were paid at the time of filing of the original Registration Statement.

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PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT