RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued to settle the cash advance, shares			44,409,963
Stock issued to settle the cash advance			$ 1,429,736
Stock issued to pay interest			1,246,000
Convertible notes payable				786,000
Stock issued to pay interest payable, shares			18,399,316
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued for due to related parties		$ 5,351,683
Stock issued for due to related parties, shares		89,194,715
Due to related parties converted into shares of common stock	200,000
Jonway Group [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases			$ 294,000	5,300,000
Revenue				5,000
Sanmen Branch Of Zhejiang Ufo Automobile [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses			24,000	223,000
SUVs and parts [Member] | Sanmen Branch Of Zhejiang Ufo Automobile [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue			38,000	295,000
Spare Parts [Member] | Jonway Motor Cycle [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases			2,000	2,000
Spare Parts [Member] | Taizhou Huadu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases			$ 894,000	$ 894,000
Cathaya Management Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.06
Amount due to related parties	$ 443,630	$ 350,000
Due to related parties converted into shares of common stock	8,872,602	5,833,333
China Electric Vehicle Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued to pay interest	$ 1,246,410	$ 1,237,345
Convertible notes payable	$ 20,700,000	$ 20,700,000
Share price (in dollars per share)		$ 0.086	$ 0.033
Amount due to related parties			$ 1,246,410
Due to related parties converted into shares of common stock	18,399,316	14,454,743	38,299,077
Subsidiaries [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued for due to related parties		$ 4,500,000
Cathaya Operations [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related parties		$ 814,863
Due to related parties converted into shares of common stock		13,581,051