Majority stake Announced Nov 2005
A.O. Smith to acquire Chinese hermetic motor maker Yueyang Zhongmin
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A.O. Smith reached a definitive agreement to acquire Yueyang Zhongmin Special Electrical Machinery, a Chinese maker of hermetic motors used in commercial AC and refrigeration compressors. It would be A.O. Smith's fourth Chinese motor acquisition since 2001.