Organization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

1. Organization

a. Description of Business

        Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (“CDTi” or the “Company”) is a global manufacturer and distributor of heavy duty diesel and light duty vehicle emissions control systems and products to major automakers and retrofitters. CDTi’s business is driven by increasingly stringent global emission standards for internal combustion engines, which are major sources of a variety of harmful pollutants. The Company has operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Sweden as well as an Asian investment.

b. Liquidity

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. Therefore, the consolidated financial statements contemplate the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The Company has suffered recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception, resulting in an accumulated deficit of $185.6 million at March 31, 2014. The Company has funded its operations through equity sales, debt and bank borrowings.

        The Company has a $7.5 million secured demand facility backed by its receivables and inventory with Faunus Group International, Inc. (“FGI”). At March 31, 2014, the Company had $2.7 million in borrowings outstanding under this facility with $4.8 million available, subject to the availability of eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances for collateral. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to borrow to the full limit of $7.5 million if FGI chooses not to finance a portion of its receivables or inventory. Additionally, FGI can cancel the facility at any time.

        On May 15, 2012, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (the “Shelf Registration”), which was declared effective by the SEC on May 21, 2012. The Shelf Registration permits the Company to sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of various securities, provided that the Company may not sell its securities in a primary offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration or any other registration statement on Form S-3 with a value exceeding one-third of its public float in any 12-month period (unless the Company’s public float rises to $75.0 million or more).

        On July 3, 2013, the Company sold 1,730,000 units pursuant to the shelf registration for $1.25 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one half of a warrant to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $1.25 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $1.7 million after deducting discounts and commissions to the underwriter and offering expenses. In the first quarter of 2014, warrant holders exercised an aggregate of 800,000 of the warrants issued in the offering at an exercise price of $1.25 per share for proceeds of $1.0 million.

        On March 21, 2014, the Company and Kanis S.A. entered into a letter agreement whereby Kanis S.A. agreed not to accelerate the maturity of the company’s 8% subordinated convertible notes due 2016 prior to July 1, 2015. See Note 8 for additional information on these notes.

On April 4, 2014, the Company sold 2,030,000 units pursuant to the Shelf Registration for $3.40 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and 0.4 of one warrant to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $4.20 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $6.1 million after deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses.

        At March 31, 2014, the Company had $3.6 million in cash. Based on the Company’s current cash levels, proceeds from the April 2014 offering and expected cash flows from operations, management believes that the Company will have access to sufficient working capital to sustain operations through at least the next twelve months. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will be able to achieve projected levels of revenue in 2014 and beyond. If cash from operations is not sufficient for the working capital needs of the Company, the Company may seek additional financing in the form of funding from outside sources. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional funds or reduce its discretionary spending to a level sufficient for its working capital needs.