RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Related Party Balances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	$ 124	$ 1,614
Accounts receivable included in accounts receivable due from related parties	4,776	5,172
Amount due to related party	11,771	13,978
Jonway EV Selling Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable included in accounts receivable due from related parties	3,317	4,659
Sanmen Branch [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party		998
Accounts receivable included in accounts receivable due from related parties	1,054	212
Jonway Group [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	11,413	12,606
Jonway Motor Cycle [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable included in accounts receivable due from related parties	405	301
Amount due to related party	64	64
Taizhou Huadu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party		846
Shanghai Zapple [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	123
Amount due to related party		35
Jonway Economy and Trade Co Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	1	616
Mr Alex Wang [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	4	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		11
Cathaya Operations [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 157	$ 193