Exhibit 23

Schwartz Levitsky Feldman llp

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

LICENSED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

TORONTO, MONTREAL

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FIRM

The undersigned, Schwartz Levitsky Feldman llp hereby consents to the use of our name and the use of our opinion dated March 16, 2009 on the consolidated financial statements of China Automotive Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) included in its Annual Report on Form 10K being filed by the Company, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and its incorporation by reference into Registration Statement No: 333-126959.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada	/s/ Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP
March 26, 2009
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