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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form
8-K/A
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2010
China
Automotive Systems, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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000-33123
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33-0885775
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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No.
1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone
Shashi
District, Jing Zhou City
Hubei
Province
People’s
Republic of China
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (86) 27-5981 8527
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
4.01
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Changes in Registrant’s Certifying
Accountant
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As previously reported, on December 8, 2010, China Automotive Systems, Inc. (the “Registrant”), received a letter of resignation from
Schwartz Levitsky Feldman
LLP (“SLF”) resigning as the Registrant’s
independent registered public accounting firm with effect from December 8,
2010.
The reports of SLF on the Registrant’s
consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and such reports
were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principle.
During the Registrant’s two most recent
fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the subsequent periods
through the effective date of the resignation of SLF, there were no
disagreements on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure or auditing scope of procedure which disagreement(s), if
not resolved to the satisfaction of SLF, would have caused it to make reference
thereto in its reports on the Registrant’s consolidated financial statements for
such periods.
There have been no reportable events as
provided in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K during the Registrant’s fiscal
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and any subsequent interim period,
including the interim period up to and including the effective date of
resignation of SLF.
The Registrant provided SLF with a copy
of the above disclosure as
set forth in a current report on Form 8-K that was filed on December 13, 2010
(the “Original Form
8-K”), and requested that SLF furnish a
letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) stating whether it agreed with the statements in the Original Form 8-K (the
“SLF
Letter”). On December 22, 2010, the Registrant received a copy of the SLF Letter, dated December 15, 2010,
a copy of which was filed
with the SEC on December 22, 2010 in a current report on Form
8-K. This Form 8-K/A amends the Original Form 8-K by filing
the SLF Letter as Exhibit 16.1 to the Original Form 8-K.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and
Exhibits
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(d)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit No
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Description
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16.1
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Schwartz Levitsky Feldman
LLP’s letter, dated December
15,
2010
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| China Automotive Systems, Inc. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
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Date: January
7, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Hanlin Chen | |
| Hanlin Chen | |||
| Chairman | |||