China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd. provides automotive technology services and equipment manufacturing in China and internationally. It develops automotive and related product technologies, offering R&D, testing and evaluation, product certification, software tools, testing equipment, and technical consulting. The company also provides industry planning, regulatory research, government think tanks, index compilation, and data services. In addition, it develops, produces, and sells engineering, sanitation, and logistics vehicles; gas vehicle systems; hydrogen fuel cell vehicle systems; and rail vehicle transmission and braking systems. Formerly China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Corporation, it changed its name in 2010. Founded in 1965, it is based in Chongqing, China.