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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<div align='center'>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2025</div>

Registration No. 333-126959

<div align='center'>UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

China Automotive Systems, Inc.

(As successor in interest to China Automotive Systems, Inc.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</div>

| Cayman Islands                                                 |     | 33-0885775                             |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |     | -I.R.S. Employer Identification Number |

| No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone   
 Shashi District, Jing Zhou City, Hubei Province |     |    434000 |
| People’s Republic of China                      |     | -Zip Code |
| (86) 716-412-7901                               |     |           |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)        |     |           |

<div align='center'>China Automotive Systems, Inc.

2004 Stock Option Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Henglong USA Corporation
2546 Elliott Drive
Troy, Michigan 48083
(248) 577-0353

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With a copy to:
Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP
1185 Avenue of the Americas
31 Floor
New York, NY 10036</div>

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
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| Large accelerated filer  ¨                    |     | Accelerated filer  ¨         |
| Non-accelerated filer  ¨                      |     | Smaller reporting company  x |
| (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |     | Emerging growth company  ¨   |

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