[China Automotive Systems Appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company as Auditors WUHAN, Hubei, China, December 13, 2010 — China Automotive Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAAS) Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP , who resigned Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs About China Automotive Systems, Inc. http://www.caasauto.com Based in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China, China Automotive Systems,] [Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 13, 2010 (December 8, 2010) China Automotive Systems, Inc. Delaware 000-33123 33-0885775 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer 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 ¨]