NT 10-K 1 china12b2510ksb123103.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 12b-25 NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING (Check One): [X] Form 10-K [_] Form 20-K [_] Form 10-Q [_] Form N-SAR For Period Ended: December 31, 2003 ------------------ [_] Transition Report on Form 10-K [_] Transition Report on Form 20-K [_] Transition Report on Form 11-K [_] Transition Report on Form 10-Q [_] Transition Report on Form N-SAR For the Transition Period Ended:______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Read attached instruction sheet before preparing form. Please print or type. Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein. ________________________________________________________________________________ If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates: ________________________ PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION China Automotive Systems, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full name of registrant No. 1, Henglong Road -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former name if applicable Yu Qiao Development Zone Shashi District, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address of principal executive office (Street and number) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City, state and zip code PART II - RULE 12b-25(b) AND (c) If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate.) [X] | (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this | form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or | expense; | [X] | (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report | on Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will | be filed on or before the 15th calendar day following the | prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or | transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed | on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due | date; and | | (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule | 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. PART III NARRATIVE State below in reasonable detail why the Form 10-K, 11-K, 20-F 10-Q, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be filed within the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.) The Company has incurred a delay in assembling and analyzing the information to be included in the Form 10-K. PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION (1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification Hanlin Chen 011 716 832-4631 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number) (2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If the answer is no, identify report(s). [X] Yes [_] No (3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? [_] Yes [X] No If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made. China Automotive Systems, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Date March 29, 2004 By /s/ Hanlin Chen ------------------- --------------------------------------------- Hanlin Chen, Chief Executive Officer