RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Related Party Balances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	$ 2,844	$ 2,791
Amount due to related party	9,832	7,121
Sanmen Branch [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	1,273	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	237	53
Amount due to related party	63	$ 64
Jonway EV selling Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	1,647
Jonway Group [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	8,469	$ 2,648
Jonway Economy and Trade Co., Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	43
Taizhou Huadu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	740	$ 652
Shanghai Zapple [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 36	37
Mr. Wang [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party		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	326	472
Cathaya Operations Management Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 49	297
Cathaya Management Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party		$ 350