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Yuchai Wins the Chinese Brand of the Year 2008 Award


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SINGAPORE, February 13, 2009: China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company") whose subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), is a leading manufacturer and distributor of diesel engines in China, announced today that the Yuchai brand was awarded "The Chinese Brand of the Year 2008" in the diesel engine category from the World Brand Laboratory ("WBL") at the 2008 World Entrepreneur Annual Meeting.

This annual award is given to top brands in that year based upon a number of criteria. Among the criteria evaluated are: market share, brand awareness, innovation, brand reputation, and customer satisfaction and loyalty.

This win demonstrates GYMCL's consistent ability to meet the diverse needs of its customers in a number of industries with a wide range of leading diesel engine products. GYMCL is also a technology leader in the Chinese diesel market with a history for being the first to introduce products utilising innovative technology. Among the recent significant innovations, the Company introduced the first diesel engines in China complying with the more stringent National IV and National V emission standards.

WBL is an internationally recognized institute specializing in the research of global brands. Established in 1999, it is currently chaired by Noble Prize winning economist Robert Mundell, together with a board of consultants from world leading academic institutes such as Harvard University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oxford University and Cambridge University. Research findings by the WBL are universally used by multinational companies when valuing intangible assets. Being one of the five leading authorities in brand valuation, WBL employs a valuation technique known as "Economic Use Method", which is globally recognized by the financial industry. Economic Use Method is a scientific analysis of markets, customers, brands, patents and experience to generate the financial contribution made by a brand name to the company as a whole.