The company was established in 1961. Taking Shanghai as the base, it integrates research and development, manufacture and sale of whole automobile and auto parts. Through merger and acquisition, Torch has made strong union with domestic enterprises, and formed strategic partnership with well-known international companies such as DURA USA , DELPHI Korea, Daewoo Korea , EATON USA , MAN German. It has 35 subsidiaries spread over China and USA . In 1993 Torch got listed in the ShenZhen Stock Exchange. In 2003 the main business revenue was 10.3 billion RMB, and the export sum was 300 million RMB. Presently, the company is a prime heavy vehicle base of China . In China, it's the biggest military off-road vehicle base, the 3rd generation military off-road vehicle base, the biggest R&D base of Chinese gear industry, the biggest heavy duty commercial bus axle manufacturer of China, the biggest spark plug base of China, the biggest spark plug manufacturer in China, the No. 2 air ...[More] compressor manufacture in China, the biggest exporter and biggest American importer of Chinese auto brake system, and the biggest exporter of Chinese wire gauze.