RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Related Party Balances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	$ 1,614	$ 2,791
Accounts receivable due from related parties	5,172
Amount due to related party	13,978	$ 7,121
Sanmen Branch of Zhejiang UFO Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	998	$ 1,427
Accounts receivable due from related parties	$ 212
JAZ [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party		$ 1,311
Jonway Group [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 12,606	2,648
Jonway Motor Cycle [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party		$ 53
Accounts receivable due from related parties	$ 301
Amount due to related party	64	$ 64
Jonway Economy and Trade Co Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	616
Jonway EV Selling Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable due from related parties	4,659
Taizhou Huadu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	846	$ 652
Shanghai Zapple [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	35	37
Mr. Wang [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	74	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	$ 11	472
Cathaya Operations Management Ltd. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 193	297
Cathaya Management Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party		$ 350