RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Related Party Balances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	$ 2,920	$ 2,791
Amount due to related party	14,273	7,121
Sanmen Branch [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	1,321	1,427
JAZ [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	1,291	1,311
Jonway Motor Cycle [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	176	53
Amount due to related party	64	$ 64
Jonway EV selling Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	132
Jonway Group [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	9,950	$ 2,648
Jonway Economy and Trade Co., Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	1,517
Taizhou Huadu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	764	$ 652
Shanghai Zapple [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	37	37
Mr. Wang [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	326	146
Better World [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 149	149
Taizhou Jonway Electric Vehicle Selling Co [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party		2,306
Zhejiang Jonway Painting Co. Ltd. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 388	472
Cathaya Operations Management Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	728	297
Cathaya Management Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 350	$ 350