[Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2009 (April 24, 2009) China Automotive Systems, Inc. Delaware 000-3123 33-0885775 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) Identification No.) No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone Shashi District, Jing Zhou City Hubei Province People’s Republic of China (86) 27-5981]

[China Automotive Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results WUHAN, Hubei, China, March 26, 2009 -- China Automotive Systems, Inc., the “Company”, (Nasdaq: CAAS) · Net Sales for 2008 Fourth Quarter w ere $38.3 million · Net Sales for the 2008 Year w ere $163.2 Million · Diluted EPS for 2008 Year at $0.46 · Sales Growth] [Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2009 (March 26, 2009) China Automotive Systems, Inc. Delaware 000-3123 33-0885775 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) Identification No.) No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone Shashi District, Jing Zhou City Hubei Province People’s Republic of China (86) 27-5981]

[Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2009 China Automotive Systems, Inc. Delaware 000-3123 33-0885775 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) Identification No.) No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone Shashi District, Jing Zhou City Hubei Province People’s Republic of China (86) 27-5981 8527 o o]

[¨ x Yes ¨ No x x ¨ x Large Accelerated Filer ¨ Accelerated Filer ¨ Non-Accelerated Filer ¨ x Smaller Reporting Company ¨ x Yes The Company has 26,983,244 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 27, 2009. CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. FORM 10-K INDEX Page PART I 4 Item 1. Description of Business 4 Item 1A. Risk] [Schedule of Subsidiaries Percentage Interest Name of Entity 2008 2007 “ ” Jingzhou Henglong Automotive Parts Co., Ltd., 80.00 % 44.50 % Shashi Jiulong Power Steering Gears Co., Ltd., “Jiulong” 81.00 % 81.00 % Shenyang Jinbei Henglong Automotive Steering System Co., Ltd., “Shenyang” 70.00 % 70.00 % Zhejiang Henglong & Vie Pump-Manu Co., Ltd., “Zhejiang” 51.00 % 51.00 % Universal] [Schwartz Levitsky Feldman llp CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS LICENSED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS TORONTO, MONTREAL CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FIRM Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 26, 2009 Chartered Accountants Licensed Public Accountants 1167 Caledonia Road Toronto, Ontario M6A 2X1 Tel: 416 785 5353 Fax: 416 785 5663 EX-23 3 v143597_ex23.htm] [RULE 13a-14(a) CERTIFICATION FOR FORM 10-K (CEO) CERTIFICATION I, Qizhou Wu, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of China Automotive Systems, Inc.; b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting] [RULE 13a-14(a) CERTIFICATION FOR FORM 10-K (CFO) CERTIFICATION I, Jie Li, certify that: b a. Jie Li Chief Financial Officer EX-31.2 5 v143597_ex31-2.htm] [SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION (CEO) 1350 CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 Qizhou Wu Qizhou Wu Chief Executive Officer, director EX-32.1 6 v143597_ex32-1.htm] [SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION (CFO) 1350 CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 Jie Li Chief Financial Officer EX-32.2 7 v143597_ex32-2.htm]

[China Automotive Systems Reports 2008 Third Quarter Results - Net Sales reached US$36.9 million; representing 18.4% year-over-year growth - WUHAN, Hubei, China, November 12, 2008 -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAAS) (“CAAS” or the “Company”), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30,] [Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 12, 2008 China Automotive Systems, Inc. Delaware 000-3123 33-0885775 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) Identification No.) No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone Shashi District, Jing Zhou City Hubei Province People’s Republic of China (86) 27-5981]