RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Related Party Balances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	$ 1,136	$ 1,614
Accounts receivable due from related parties	3,627	5,172
Amount due to related party	14,397	13,978
Sanmen Branch Of Zhejiang Ufo Automobile [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	874	998
Accounts receivable due from related parties	250	212
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	3,072	4,659
Jonway Motor Cycle [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from related party	262
Accounts receivable due from related parties	305	301
Amount due to related party	63	64
Jonway Group [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	13,384	12,606
Taizhou Huadu [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party		846
Shanghai Zapple [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	33	35
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	7	74
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	80
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	257	193
Zhejiang Aochuang Alternative Energy Vehicle Co Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due to related party	$ 424