AUCMA

AUCMA is a Chinese appliance and refrigeration brand headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong. Its roots date to 1987, and the brand developed from a domestic refrigeration manufacturer into a broader appliance and equipment business. Refrigerators and freezers remain its most recognizable product categories, while the company also operates in washing machines, small household appliances, commercial refrigeration, cold-chain equipment, and related intelligent or energy-efficient technologies. The brand has historically been associated particularly strongly with chest freezers and other refrigeration products used by households, retailers, food-service operators, medical institutions, and commercial customers. Its portfolio therefore spans both consumer products and business-oriented equipment rather than being limited to a single lifestyle or kitchen-appliance niche. Product applications include food preservation, retail display, laboratory and medical storage, cold-chain transportation, and other temperature-controlled environments. AUCMA sells through the Chinese market and has also pursued international distribution and export activity. Its international presence is more prominent in selected appliance and refrigeration markets than as a globally dominant consumer brand. The company’s competitive positioning is generally linked to refrigeration expertise, manufacturing scale, product breadth, energy efficiency, and practical value. In China, its name is especially associated with freezers and refrigeration equipment, while its broader portfolio supports a household-appliance identity. AUCMA Co., Ltd., the listed operating company associated with the brand, is traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under code 600336. The wider Aucma Group has also been connected with technology development and equipment businesses related to low-temperature applications. Publicly available information does not establish a single individual founder or a separately incorporated brand owner distinct from the listed company. AUCMA remains an active Chinese appliance brand, although detailed current information about its international market-by-market operations, executive roster, and product-level sales is not consistently available in English-language sources.

AUCMA traces its origins to 1987 in Qingdao, Shandong, an important manufacturing and port city in eastern China. The business emerged during the expansion and restructuring of China’s consumer-appliance industry, when refrigeration products became a major area of industrial development. From its early base in refrigeration, the company built manufacturing and distribution capabilities that allowed the AUCMA name to become associated with household cooling products, especially refrigerators and freezers. During the following decades, AUCMA broadened its product scope. In addition to domestic refrigerators and freezers, the company developed washing machines, small appliances, and equipment for commercial and institutional users. Commercial refrigeration became an important extension of the brand because the same core capabilities—insulation, compressors, temperature control, and durable cabinet construction—could serve supermarkets, food-service businesses, laboratories, medical organizations, and other professional customers. This gave AUCMA a business mix spanning consumer appliances and specialized refrigeration rather than relying solely on household sales. The company’s development also followed the wider modernization of China’s appliance sector. Manufacturing efficiency, product standardization, energy consumption, intelligent controls, and environmental requirements became increasingly important competitive factors. AUCMA used its refrigeration background to participate in these changes, developing product families for different capacities, use cases, and distribution channels. Freezers remained a particularly visible category, with products serving both home users and commercial customers. Aucma Co., Ltd. later became a publicly traded company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under stock code 600336. The listing gave the operating company access to public capital markets and placed the brand within China’s listed-appliance sector. The corporate group associated with AUCMA has also pursued activities connected with low-temperature technology and cold-chain applications, areas that extend beyond conventional home appliances. AUCMA has maintained an export and international-distribution presence in addition to its domestic Chinese business. Its overseas activity has included appliance and refrigeration products sold through selected markets and channels, although the brand has not achieved the same level of global consumer recognition as the largest multinational appliance companies. Public descriptions of the business generally emphasize China as its core market and international operations as an additional area of activity. In its current form, AUCMA is best understood as an active Chinese refrigeration-centered appliance brand with a broader equipment portfolio. Its heritage is strongest in refrigerators, freezers, and cold-storage technology, while washing machines, small appliances, commercial refrigeration, and cold-chain solutions support the wider corporate proposition. Precise details about its founding management, historical rebranding, current overseas subsidiaries, and product-by-product market performance require additional primary-source verification.

• 2000

  Aucma Co., Ltd. lists in Shanghai

  [2]Shanghai Stock Exchangesse.com.cn

  Aucma Co., Ltd. becomes a publicly traded company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under ticker 600336.

• 1987

  AUCMA’s predecessor is established

  [1]AUCMA official websiteaucma.com.cn

  The business that developed into AUCMA is established in Qingdao, Shandong, beginning the company’s refrigeration and appliance history.

AUCMA positions itself around refrigeration expertise, dependable household appliances, commercial cooling equipment, energy efficiency, and practical value. Its brand identity is particularly associated with freezers and cold-storage products.

• Home refrigeration

  Household refrigerators

  AUCMA’s household refrigeration range includes refrigerators designed for domestic food storage. The category forms part of the brand’s core appliance business and uses the company’s broader experience in temperature control, insulation, energy management, and refrigeration-system engineering. Available formats and specifications vary by market and product generation.

• Home refrigeration

  Freezers

  Freezers are among AUCMA’s most closely associated products and include chest-freezer and other freezer formats for household and commercial use. The products are intended for longer-term frozen-food storage and are offered in different capacities and configurations. The category has historically been central to the brand’s identity in China.

• Commercial refrigeration

  Commercial refrigeration

  AUCMA supplies refrigeration equipment for commercial and institutional applications, including food retail, food service, hospitality, laboratories, and other professional environments. Depending on the product family, this may include storage, display, preservation, and temperature-control equipment. Commercial refrigeration extends the brand’s capabilities beyond consumer appliances.

• Laundry appliances

  Washing machines

  Washing machines form part of AUCMA’s broader household-appliance portfolio. They complement the company’s refrigeration products and support its positioning as a general home-appliance brand, although refrigeration remains more strongly associated with AUCMA in public descriptions.

• Temperature-controlled equipment

  Cold-chain equipment

  AUCMA’s cold-chain and low-temperature equipment addresses professional applications requiring controlled storage or transport conditions. These activities build on the company’s refrigeration engineering base and may serve food, medical, laboratory, and other temperature-sensitive use cases.

• 2025

  Aucma Freezers, Gas Stoves Fail Multiple Product Inspections; E-Bikes Recalled

  According to a media review, products from Aucma Co., Ltd. have repeatedly had quality problems: in 2017, a refrigerator's measured power consumption exceeded its rated value and its energy-efficiency grade failed; in the fourth quarter of 2022, a gas stove failed sampling inspection on the "marking" item; in 2023, 10 TDT6782Z electric bicycles were recalled because their reflectors, lighting and horn devices did not comply with GB 17761-2018; in the 2025 national supervision spot check, two refrigerated/freezer cabinets failed on "freezing capacity" and still failed on re-inspection, and the products involved were removed from shelves. Impact and handling: combined with a 2025 loss of RMB 214 million, its product quality problems have drawn attention again; public reports did not state the specific penalty amount. Progress: regulatory notification. Entity involved: Aucma Co., Ltd. Related scope: related batches of Aucma freezers, gas stoves and electric bicycles.

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• 2021.05.13

  Reported2021.05.13

  Aokoma elects Zhang Bin as chairman and appoints Wang Yingfeng as general manager[8]澳柯玛选举张斌为董事长并聘任王英峰为总经理finance.ce.cn

  Aokoma's board elected Zhang Bin as chairman and appointed Wang Yingfeng as general manager at a board meeting on May 13, 2021. The article also reports that Li Wei and Zhang Xingqi submitted resignations from their respective chairman and vice-chairman roles the previous day.

• 2020.11.16

  Reported2020.11.18

  Aucma launches 530-liter side-by-side refrigerator[9]澳柯玛推出530升对开门冰箱finance.sina.com.cn

  Aucma launched a new 530-liter side-by-side refrigerator at its 2021 full cold-chain industry summit on November 16. The article describes it as a slim-bodied model designed for built-in installation.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2020.07.30

  Aucma launches unmanned fresh-food cabinet[10]澳柯玛推出无人生鲜柜tech.sina.com.cn

  Aucma launched its unmanned fresh-food cabinet, a smart vending cabinet that allows customers to select goods and pay automatically.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2020.04.30

  Aucma launches DC24V parking air conditioner[11]澳柯玛推出全直流驻车空调tech.sina.com.cn

  Aucma introduced the KF-20GW/ZCH1 DC24V parking air conditioner. The source describes its features but does not state when the product was launched.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2020.02.27

  Aucma introduces contactless health service[12]澳柯玛推出无接触健康服务finance.sina.com.cn

  Aucma introduced a contactless health service in which service personnel use health monitoring, vehicle and tool disinfection, protective measures, and cleaning practices during home visits.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2020.02.26

  Aucma–Siemens lab launches three disinfection robots[13]澳柯玛-西门子联合实验室推出三款消毒杀菌机器人tech.sina.com.cn

  The Aucma–Siemens Robotics Applications Joint Laboratory developed and launched three intelligent disinfection robots in under five days, and they were promptly deployed on the front lines of the epidemic response.

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1. 1AUCMA official websiteaucma.com.cn
2. 2Shanghai Stock Exchangesse.com.cn
3. 3【没有最好 只有更好】全冷链创领者-澳柯玛 - 企业简介aucma.com.cn
4. 4澳柯玛入选2026年度山东省出口品牌企业aucma.com.cn
5. 5品牌矩阵 - 品牌名称释义aucma.com.cn
6. 6Aucma Freezers, Gas Stoves Fail Multiple Product Inspections; E-Bikes Recalledjdw001.com
7. 7Aucma Freezers, Gas Stoves Fail Multiple Product Inspections; E-Bikes Recalledculturechina.cn
8. 8澳柯玛选举张斌为董事长并聘任王英峰为总经理finance.ce.cn
9. 9澳柯玛推出530升对开门冰箱finance.sina.com.cn
10. 10澳柯玛推出无人生鲜柜tech.sina.com.cn
11. 11澳柯玛推出全直流驻车空调tech.sina.com.cn
12. 12澳柯玛推出无接触健康服务finance.sina.com.cn
13. 13澳柯玛-西门子联合实验室推出三款消毒杀菌机器人tech.sina.com.cn
14. 14商用冷柜运营成本高？澳柯玛推出新款平台组合柜finance.sina.com.cn