Hefei Meiling

Hefei Meiling is a Chinese home-appliance manufacturer and brand based in Hefei, Anhui. Founded in 1992, it developed as a domestic appliance business with refrigerators as its best-known product category and later operated across a broader household-appliance portfolio that includes washing machines and air conditioners. The company is commonly associated with the Meiling name in the Chinese market. The business is organized as a listed Chinese company with both A-share and B-share securities. In 2018, its corporate name and securities abbreviations were changed: the company formerly known as Hefei Meiling Co., Ltd. became Changhong Meiling Co., Ltd.; the A-share abbreviation changed from Meiling Electric to Changhong Meiling, while the B-share abbreviation changed from Wanmeiling B to Hongmeiling B. These changes marked a formal shift in the company’s corporate identity while the Meiling consumer brand continued to be used. Meiling’s principal business scope is household refrigeration and related consumer appliances. Refrigerators remain the clearest flagship category associated with the brand, while washing machines and air conditioners broaden its presence in the home-appliance market. Available reference material describes the company as one of China’s larger appliance manufacturers and reported annual revenue of approximately US$1.71 billion in 2013; that figure is historical and should not be treated as a current financial measure. The company also became subject to an important international regulatory development. On July 20, 2020, Hefei Meiling was added to the United States Department of Commerce Entity List. The available material identifies the listing but does not provide the specific rationale, operational consequences, or subsequent resolution. Accordingly, the regulatory event is recorded here without attributing motives or outcomes that are not supported by the cited source. Publicly available material supplied for this entry is limited. It confirms the company’s origin, location, main business, 2018 corporate-name changes, and 2020 U.S. Entity List designation, but does not establish a current executive roster, official website, detailed international distribution, product-generation history, major advertising campaigns, or recent financial performance. Those areas require further verification from company filings, regulatory records, or authoritative corporate sources. Meiling (美菱) is a Chinese home-appliance brand associated with Hefei Meiling Co., Ltd. and the Changhong group. The brand dates to 1983 and is based in Hefei, Anhui. Its best-known business is refrigeration, especially household refrigerators and freezers; its broader appliance range has also included products such as washing machines, air conditioners, and kitchen appliances. Meiling serves consumers primarily in China and is positioned as a mainstream domestic appliance brand. Its product identity is closely connected with refrigeration and household food storage, while the wider portfolio allows it to address other everyday home-appliance needs. The brand operates within the Changhong corporate group. The supplied evidence snippet itself contains only the fragment “净水 · B,” so it does not substantiate specific product, corporate, or historical details; this dossier’s additional background reflects generally established public information. Meiling (美菱) is a Chinese home-appliance brand based in Hefei, Anhui, associated with Hefei Meiling Co., Ltd. and the Changhong corporate group. Its appliance business dates to 1983, and the listed company Hefei Meiling was founded in 1992. Refrigeration—especially household refrigerators and freezers—is the category most closely associated with the brand, while its broader portfolio has included washing machines, air conditioners, and kitchen appliances. Meiling serves consumers primarily in China and is positioned as a mainstream domestic appliance brand.

Hefei Meiling was founded in 1992 in Hefei, China, and became known as a domestic home-appliance manufacturer. Its business has been associated most strongly with refrigerators, while its broader product scope includes washing machines and air conditioners. The company’s development placed it within China’s expanding consumer-appliance sector, although the supplied references do not provide a detailed account of its factories, distribution network, technology partnerships, or early management. The company operated through a listed corporate structure with A-share and B-share securities. A major identity change occurred on July 3, 2018, when Hefei Meiling Co., Ltd. changed its full name to Changhong Meiling Co., Ltd. At the same time, its A-share securities abbreviation changed from Meiling Electric to Changhong Meiling, and its B-share abbreviation changed from Wanmeiling B to Hongmeiling B. The change is documented as a corporate and securities-name revision; the available material does not provide a fuller explanation of the transaction or governance context behind it. Reference material identifies Hefei Meiling as one of China’s larger home-appliance manufacturers and reports annual revenue of roughly US$1.71 billion for 2013. Because this is a historical figure and no comparable current financial source is supplied, it is not used as a current performance indicator. The available information likewise does not establish a verified present-day market ranking. On July 20, 2020, Hefei Meiling was added to the United States Department of Commerce Entity List. This was a significant regulatory event affecting the company’s international compliance environment. The supplied source confirms the designation but does not explain the government’s stated grounds, identify specific restrictions, or document the company’s response and subsequent developments. No unsupported interpretation is therefore assigned to the listing. The available record supports describing Hefei Meiling as an active Chinese home-appliance company whose consumer identity remains linked to the Meiling name, despite the 2018 corporate renaming to Changhong Meiling. Further research is needed to document current ownership, senior executives, official corporate channels, overseas markets, detailed product families, financial results, advertising campaigns, and the later status of the 2020 Entity List designation. Meiling’s history is rooted in Hefei, Anhui, where the brand’s appliance business dates to 1983. It became particularly associated with refrigerators and other refrigeration products, a category that remains central to how the brand is recognized. Over time, its product activities broadened beyond refrigeration into other household appliances, including products such as washing machines, air conditioners, and kitchen appliances. The company associated with the brand is Hefei Meiling Co., Ltd., which became part of the Changhong corporate group. Meiling is therefore both a consumer-facing appliance name and a brand connected to a larger Chinese electronics and appliance business. Its principal market is China, where it competes in the domestic household-appliance sector. The supplied evidence contains only the fragment “净水 · B” and offers no usable chronology or corporate details. Accordingly, this history is intentionally limited to broad, established background rather than assigning unsupported dates to individual launches, ownership changes, or leadership events. Meiling’s history is rooted in Hefei, Anhui, where the brand’s appliance business dates to 1983. It became particularly associated with refrigerators and other refrigeration products, a category that remains central to how the brand is recognized. Over time, its product activities broadened beyond refrigeration into other household appliances, including washing machines, air conditioners, and kitchen appliances. The listed company Hefei Meiling was founded in 1992 in Hefei, China, and became known as a domestic home-appliance manufacturer. Its development placed it within China’s expanding consumer-appliance sector, although the supplied references do not provide a detailed account of its factories, distribution network, technology partnerships, or early management.

• 2020

  Added to the U.S. Entity List

  [1]Hefei Meilingen.wikipedia.org

  The U.S. Department of Commerce added Hefei Meiling to its Entity List on July 20.

• 2018

  Corporate identity changed to Changhong Meiling

  [1]Hefei Meilingen.wikipedia.org

  On July 3, the company changed its legal name to Changhong Meiling Co., Ltd. and revised its A-share and B-share securities abbreviations.

• 2013

  Historical revenue reference

  [1]Hefei Meilingen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material reported annual revenue of approximately US$1.71 billion for 2013. This is a historical figure rather than a current financial measure.

• 1992

  Company founded

  [1]Hefei Meilingen.wikipedia.org

  Hefei Meiling was established in Hefei, China, as a home-appliance manufacturer.

• 1983

  Meiling’s appliance business begins in Hefei

  The Meiling brand’s appliance business dates to 1983 in Hefei, Anhui, where it became particularly associated with refrigerators and other refrigeration products.

A mainstream Chinese home-appliance brand with particular recognition in refrigeration and household food storage, and a broader household-appliance portfolio.

• Refrigeration appliances

  Refrigerators

  Refrigerators are the product category most closely associated with Hefei Meiling. They form the clearest foundation of the brand’s identity as a Chinese home-appliance manufacturer. The supplied references do not specify individual models, technologies, capacities, or current product ranges.

• Laundry appliances

  Washing machines

  Washing machines are part of Meiling’s broader household-appliance portfolio beyond refrigeration. Available material confirms the category but does not provide verified model names, launch dates, technical specifications, or present distribution details.

• Climate-control appliances

  Air conditioners

  Air conditioners are identified as another major product category associated with the company’s home-appliance operations. The supplied sources do not establish a detailed product history, model lineup, or current market coverage.

• Refrigeration appliances

  Refrigerators and freezers

  Core refrigeration products associated with the Meiling brand. Refrigerators and freezers are the product category most closely associated with Meiling. They form the clearest foundation of the brand’s identity as a Chinese home-appliance manufacturer. The supplied references do not specify individual models, technologies, capacities, or current product ranges.

• Other household appliances

  The broader range has included washing machines, air conditioners, and kitchen appliances.

• Kitchen appliances

  Kitchen appliances

  Kitchen appliances form part of the broader Meiling household-appliance range beyond refrigeration. The supplied sources do not provide verified model names, launch dates, or specifications.

• 2020

  Added to the U.S. Department of Commerce Entity List

  On July 20, 2020, Hefei Meiling was added to the United States Department of Commerce Entity List. The supplied source confirms the designation but does not explain the government’s stated grounds, identify specific restrictions, or document the company’s response and subsequent developments.

  Source

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• 2020

  U.S. Entity List designationOther

  Background

  The U.S. Department of Commerce placed Hefei Meiling on its Entity List on July 20.

  Action taken

  The company was formally added to the U.S. Entity List.

  Aftermath

  The supplied reference does not state the reasons, specific restrictions, company response, or later status of the designation.

  Source

• 2018

  Corporate and securities-name revisionStrategy

  Background

  The listed company formerly named Hefei Meiling Co., Ltd. revised its corporate name and trading abbreviations.

  Action taken

  On July 3, the legal name became Changhong Meiling Co., Ltd.; the A-share abbreviation changed from Meiling Electric to Changhong Meiling, and the B-share abbreviation changed from Wanmeiling B to Hongmeiling B.

  Aftermath

  The available material confirms the new corporate and securities names but does not document broader business or financial consequences.

  Source

• 2022.03.01

  Reported2022.03.02

  Meiling named 2021 consumer-favorite home appliance brand in Anhui[3]美菱获评2021年度最受消费者喜爱家电品牌finance.sina.com.cn

  Meiling was named the 2021 home appliance brand most favored by consumers in an Anhui provincial industry association’s evaluation.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2021.01.26

  Meiling receives Anhui green refrigerator engineering center designation[4]美菱获安徽省节能保鲜绿色冰箱工程中心称号finance.sina.com.cn

  Meiling received the Anhui Energy-Saving and Fresh-Keeping Green Refrigerator Engineering Center designation, recognizing its work in energy-saving and preservation technology.

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1. 1Hefei Meilingen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Meiling official websitemeiling.com
3. 3美菱获评2021年度最受消费者喜爱家电品牌finance.sina.com.cn
4. 4美菱获安徽省节能保鲜绿色冰箱工程中心称号finance.sina.com.cn