RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Related Party Balances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	$ 1,635	$ 1,614
Accounts receivable included in accounts receivable due from related parties	4,841	5,172
Amount due to related party	15,760	13,978
Sanmen Branch [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	1,015	998
Accounts receivable included in accounts receivable due from related parties	160	212
Jonway Motor Cycle [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable included in accounts receivable due from related parties	302	301
Amount due to related party	64	64
Jonway EV selling Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable included in accounts receivable due from related parties	4,379	4,659
Jonway Group [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	14,064	12,606
Jonway Economy and Trade Co., Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	620	616
Taizhou Huadu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	1,096	846
Shanghai Zapple [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	35	35
Mr. Alex Wang [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	74	$ 74
Mr. Huaiyi Wang [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	14
Better World [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	149	$ 149
Zhejiang Jonway Painting Co. Ltd. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	23	11
Cathaya Operations Management Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 241	$ 193