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	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued for due to related parties	$ 2,194,000
Stock issued for due to related parties, shares	35,915,360
Stock issued to pay interest	1,876,000
Stock issued to pay interest payable, shares	15,166,651
Shares issued for asset acquisition, shares	61,000,000
Cathaya Operations [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued for due to related parties				967,543
Stock issued for due to related parties, shares				17,819,783
Conversion of debt, percentage below market price				30.00%
Stock issued to settle the cash advance, shares			4,513,163
Stock issued to settle the cash advance			410,800
CEVC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued to pay interest			1,237,345	639,068
Convertible notes payable				20,700,000
Stock issued to pay interest payable, shares			8,727,099	6,439,552
Major Management Limited [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued for asset acquisition, shares				20,000,000
Max Reliance Management Limited [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued for asset acquisition, shares				20,000,000
New Dragon Management Limited [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued for asset acquisition, shares				21,000,000
Jonway Group [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Transaction amount	3,000,000
Interest rate	8.00%
Purchases	2,900,000	1,400,000
Sanmen Branch [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses	281,000	706,000
Sanmen Branch [Member] \| Sport Utility Vehicles [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue	52,000	95,000
Sanmen Branch [Member] \| Spare Parts [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue	1,379,000	8,255,000
Jonway Motor Cycle [Member] \| Spare Parts [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases	18,000	55,000
Taizhou Huadu [Member] \| Spare Parts [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases	352,000	1,214,000
Taizhou Jonway Electric Vehicle Selling Co [Member] \| Urbee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 8,755,000