• Chen Hsong annual report flagged weaker demand as tariffs and geopolitical shocks pushed manufacturers to delay equipment spending.
• China mainland and Hong Kong sales softened on weak consumer recovery, tighter credit, rising price pressure; new lower-cost models rolled out to defend share.
• Overseas markets grew, helped by supply-chain diversification under “China + 1”; momentum strongest in Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil.
• Strategy shifted toward software-led services via the iChen platform, targeting recurring revenue through AI-driven mould-setting and smart-factory tools.
• Operations focus on lean manufacturing, procurement centralization, factory digitalization to protect margins amid unusually intense pricing competition.

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