Caterpillar Research & Development Center (China) Co is headquartered in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, and has branches in Qingdao, Tianjin and Wuxi. The company aims to provide cost competitive, world-class research and development and intellectual property management services to support the implementation and execution of Caterpillar's strategies in China and growth markets. It supports Caterpillar's manufacturing facilities and supplier base in the region, allows Caterpillar to be closer to customers and take advantage of regional engineering talent, and develop market-leading products beyond customers' expectations.