On 4 May 2017, CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd, a China’s oldest rolling stock works, received a contract from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. According to the contract signed by general manager of SEPTA, CRRC Tangshan will supply 45 double-deck coaches to Philadelphia in the US, which marks the first time double-deck coach made by China will service for North America. The first coach is expected to be delivered by the end of 2019, and will run through Philadelphia, Delaware, Buck...

CRRC will build a plant in Canada to further expand its marketing channels in North America.

Thirty-three staff members from the Springfield Rail Car Factory, based in the US, recently landed in Changchun and will attend a three-month training course on assembling and adjusting components of metro cars at CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd.

On 19 April 2017, a hand over ceremony of the first electric locomotive for Serbia was held in Obrenovac, Belgrade. After that, the locomotive will service for freight transportation.

China's first 160 km/h magnetic levitation trains will be delivered this year－a breakthrough that will help accelerate the pace of developing a medium-to-low speed series of maglev family products, a leading rail sector executive said on 20 April.

CRRC Qiqihar Co., Ltd., China's biggest freight wagon manufacturer by production volume, received 7,900 freight car orders from home and abroad in the first quarter, gaining new growth momentum after two years of declining market conditions.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) on 12 April signed a $647 million contract to purchase 282 rail cars from CRRC Corporation Limited.

A contract between a CRRC Corporation Limited and Los Angeles County's transportation agency is expected to bring 64 subway cars, 50 local jobs and $38 million in wages and benefits to the region in the coming years.