10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______ to ______.

Commission file number: 001-34393

CHINA AUTO LOGISTICS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada	20-2574314
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Floor 1 FTZ International Auto Mall
86 Tianbao Avenue, Free Trade Zone
Tianjin Province, The People’s Republic of China	300461
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(86) 22-2576-2771

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒      No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒      No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer   ☐ Accelerated filer   ☐ Non-accelerated filer   ☐ Smaller reporting company   ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐      No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at August 11, 2014
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	4,034,394 shares

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	4
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	6
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	32
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	32
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	33
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	33
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	33
Item 3.	Default Upon Senior Securities	33
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	33
Item 5.	Other Information	33
Item 6.	Exhibits	34
SIGNATURES		35

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

CHINA AUTO LOGISTICS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	June 30, 2014 (Unaudited)		December 31, 2013
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,823,512	$	15,041,505
Restricted cash		46,515,415		29,665,536
Accounts receivable – trade, Car King Tianjin		649,857		-
Receivable related to auto mall management fees		-		255,712
Receivables related to financing services		101,530,958		68,568,562
Inventories		14,708,838		15,343,671
Advances to suppliers		58,261,106		38,074,096
Prepaid expenses		26,742		12,311
Value added tax refundable		185,054		283,478
Deferred tax assets		12,671		48,345
Total current assets		223,714,153		167,293,216
Property and equipment, net		71,167,042		72,977,985
Ownership interest in Car King Tianjin		86,952		577,904
Due from Car King Tianjin		1,380,946		-
Goodwill		20,012,637		20,159,365
Intangible assets, net		487,934		547,155
Total Assets	$	316,849,664	$	261,555,625
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Bank overdraft	$	2,418,079	$	2,439,429
Lines of credit related to financing services		88,192,066		66,173,312
Short term borrowings		53,446,006		6,259,598
Accounts payable		1,118,103		-
Notes payable to suppliers		8,935,534		21,275,203
Accrued expenses		632,969		236,599
Customer deposits		34,838,101		35,205,567
Deferred revenue		160,897		202,428
Rental deposits		81,232		-
Payable related to acquisition of Zhonghe – current portion, net		16,213,975		15,706,581
Due to former shareholder		2,207,275		2,223,458
Due to director		499,459		597,393
Income tax payable		296,155		174,540
Deferred tax liability		656,347		786,413
Total current liabilities		209,696,198		151,280,521
Payable related to acquisition of Zhonghe, excluding current portion, net		36,410,075		35,306,223
Deferred tax liability		11,677,488		12,239,842
Total liabilities		257,783,761		198,826,586
Equity
China Auto Logistics Inc. shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding				-
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 95,000,000 shares authorized, 4,034,394 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013		4,034		4,034
Additional paid-in capital		22,979,734		22,979,734
Accumulated other comprehensive income		7,180,105		7,642,886
Retained earnings		28,338,247		31,530,669
Total China Auto Logistics Inc. shareholders’ equity		58,502,120		62,157,323
Noncontrolling interests		563,783		571,716
Total equity		59,065,903		62,729,039
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	316,849,664	$	261,555,625

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

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CHINA AUTO LOGISTICS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net revenue	$	113,686,767		$	110,256,310		$	220,661,817		$	217,881,376
Cost of revenue		112,665,784			108,441,227			218,217,037			213,838,574
Gross profit		1,020,983			1,815,083			2,444,780			4,042,802
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing		199,272			192,808			385,799			362,842
General and administrative		1,122,147			359,336			2,366,979			952,699
Total operating expenses		1,321,419			552,144			2,752,778			1,315,541
(Loss) income from operations		(300,436	)		1,262,939			(307,998	)		2,727,261
Other income (expenses)
Interest income		198,010			20,358			258,909			242,646
Interest expense		(1,719,897	)		(142,439	)		(3,042,480	)		(219,075	)
Gain on disposal of property and equipment		246			-			11,940			-
Equity loss – share of investee company loss		(193,121	)		-			(488,385	)		-
Foreign exchange loss		(72,318	)		(20,219	)		(72,414	)		(186,370	)
Total other expenses		(1,787,080	)		(142,300	)		(3,332,430	)		(162,799	)
(Loss) income before income taxes		(2,087,516	)		1,120,639			(3,640,428	)		2,564,462
Income taxes (benefits) expense		(234,537	)		321,148			(440,410	)		756,648
Net (loss) income		(1,852,979	)		799,491			(3,200,018	)		1,807,814
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(6,725	)		(993	)		(7,596	)		(5	)
Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc.	$	(1,846,254	)	$	800,484		$	(3,192,422	)	$	1,807,819
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc.
– basic and diluted	$	(0.46	)	$	0.22		$	(0.79	)	$	0.49
Weighted average number of common shares Outstanding
– basic and diluted		4,034,494			3,694,394			4,034,494			3,694,394

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

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CHINA AUTO LOGISTICS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net (loss) income	$	(1,852,979	)	$	799,491		$	(3,200,018	)	$	1,807,814
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustments		65,932			1,124,525			(463,118	)		1,213,896
Comprehensive (loss) income		(1,787,047	)		1,924,016			(3,663,136	)		3,021,710
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(6,257	)		(2,029	)		(7,933	)		(777	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc.	$	(1,780,790	)	$	1,926,045		$	(3,655,203	)	$	3,022,487

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

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CHINA AUTO LOGISTICS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) income	$	(3,200,018	)	$	1,807,814
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Depreciation on property and equipment		1,283,899			56,661
Amortization on intangible assets		55,380			-
Gain on disposal of property and equipment		(11,940	)		-
Equity loss – share of investee company loss		488,385			-
Change of Inventory reserve		166,241			-
Change of deferred tax assets		35,551			-
Change of deferred tax liabilities		(189,768	)		-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		15,794,841			(19,633,033	)
Accounts receivable – trade, Car King Tianjin		(651,524	)		-
Receivable related to auto mall management fees		255,494			-
Receivables related to financing services		(33,700,611	)		(4,444,767	)
Notes receivable		-			1,631,363
Inventories		335,161			12,896,225
Advances to suppliers		(20,471,286	)		(22,846,983	)
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets		(14,761	)		72,991
Value added tax receivable		92,836			145,902
Accounts payable		1,117,510			624,299
Line of credit related to financing services		22,692,784			22,862,005
Notes payable to suppliers		(12,244,657	)		-
Accrued expenses		398,833			(43,416	)
Accrued interest		1,578,200			-
Value added tax payable		-			(1,572	)
Customer deposits		(98,091	)		15,626,790
Deferred revenue		(40,168	)		(40,399	)
Rental deposits		81,123			-
Income tax payable		123,169			(12,445	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(26,123,417	)		8,701,435
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment		17,954			-
Purchase of property and equipment		(6,802	)		(10,873	)
Advances to Car King Tianjin		(1,389,253	)		-
Acquisition deposit for Zhonghe		-			(16,122,531	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,378,101	)		(16,133,404	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Bank overdraft		(3,615	)		2,409,457
Proceeds from short-term borrowings		59,796,676			22,152,978
Repayments of short-term borrowings		(12,405,885	)		(19,944,736	)
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash related to short-term borrowings		(32,905,773	)		(2,866,586	)
Proceeds from director		405,942			402,203
Repayments to director		(513,820	)		(396,537	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		14,373,525			1,756,779
Effect of exchange rate change on cash		(90,000	)		76,647
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(13,217,993	)		(5,598,543	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period		15,041,505			8,888,749
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	$	1,823,512		$	3,290,206
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	$	3,298,777		$	1,538,774
Income taxes paid	$	-		$	744,203

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

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CHINA AUTO LOGISTICS INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

China Auto Logistics Inc. (the “Company” or “China Auto”) operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ever Auspicious International Limited, a Hong Kong corporation (“HKCo.”), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Seashore New District Shisheng Business Trading Group Co. Ltd. (“Shisheng”), a company established under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and Shisheng’s wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries, Tianjin Ganghui Information Technology Corp. (“Ganghui”), Tianjin Hengjia Port Logistics Corp. (“Hengjia”), Zhengji International Trading Corp. (“Zhengji”), and Tianjin Zhonghe Auto Sales Service Co., Ltd. (“Zhonghe”). The Company also has a 40% ownership interest in a joint venture between Zhonghe and Car King (China) Used Car Trading Co., Ltd. (“Car King Tianjin”).

The Company’s principal businesses include (i) sales of imported automobiles, (ii) financing services related to imported automobiles, (iii) automobile information websites and advertising services, (iv) logistics services related to the automobile importing process and other automobile value added services, such as assistance with customs clearance, storage and nationwide delivery services, and (v) airport auto mall automotive services including selling used cars through Car King Tianjin and leasing the Airport International Auto Mall facility in Tianjin, China (the “Airport International Auto Mall”) to Car King Tianjin and other tenants. The Cooperation Agreement dated March 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Tianjin Prominent Hero International Logistics Co., Ltd, to manage the International Auto Mall in Tianjin, China, expired according to its terms on February 28, 2014, and was not renewed. Therefore, as of March 1, 2014, the Company no longer provides auto mall management services.

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, which has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations and the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.

In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature and which are necessary to present fairly the financial position of China Auto as of June 30, 2014 and the results of its operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. These condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire fiscal year.

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of China Auto and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Currency Reporting

The Company’s operations in the PRC use the local currency, Renminbi (“RMB”), as their functional currency, whereas amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures are stated in U.S. dollars, the reporting currency of the Company, unless stated otherwise. As such, the condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company have been translated into U.S. dollars at the current rates as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the condensed consolidated statements of income have been translated into U.S. dollars at the weighted average rates during the periods the transactions were recognized.

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The resulting foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded in determining other comprehensive income in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income and as a separate component of equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s income is generated mainly through (1) sales of automobiles, (2) service fees paid by customers for assistance in obtaining bank financing for purchases of automobiles (“financing services”), (3) web-based advertising service fees, including fees from (i) displaying graphical advertisements on the Company websites and (ii) web-based listing services that allow customers to place automobile related information on the Company’s websites, (4) automobile value added services, and (5) airport auto mall automotive services. As indicated above, as of March 1, 2014, the Company no longer performs auto mall management services, and therefore, it will no longer recognize revenue related to such services.

The Company recognizes revenue when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred upon shipment or services have been rendered, the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured.

The Company recognizes the sales of automobiles upon delivery and acceptance by the customers and where collectibility is reasonably assured.

Service revenue related to financing services is recognized ratably over the financing period.

Service fees for graphical advertisements on the Company’s websites are charged on a fixed fee basis. The Company recognizes the advertising revenue when the service is performed over the service term. The Company charges a monthly fee for listing services and recognizes the revenue when services are performed. The Company offers sales incentives to its customers in the form of (i) subscription exemption; (ii) discounted prices and (iii) free advertisements. The Company classifies sales incentives as a reduction of net revenues. Revenues, net of discounts and allowances, are recognized ratably over the service periods.

The Company recognizes revenue from automobile value added services when such services are performed.

Airport auto mall automotive services include (i) the rental of the Airport International Auto Mall, and (ii) equity income (loss) derived from the Company’s 40% equity interest in Car King Tianjin. Rental income from the Airport International Auto Mall is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The Company’s lease agreement, entered into with Car King Tianjin in January 2014 (the “Rental Agreement”), contains a contingent rental arrangement for fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018, under which rental income is determined based on a percentage of Car King Tianjin’s gross profit. Notwithstanding this arrangement, the Rental Agreement contains both a minimum and a maximum annual rental amount. Contingent rental income is recognized when the specified targets are met. The equity income (loss) derived from Car King Tianjin is recognized based on the Company’s ownership share in Car King Tianjin’s net income (loss).

Value added taxes (“VAT”) represent amounts collected on behalf of specific regulatory agencies that require remittance by a specified date. These amounts are collected at the time of sales and are detailed on invoices provided to customers. The Company accounts for VAT on a net basis. The Company recorded and paid business taxes based on a percentage of the net service revenues and reported the service revenue net of the business taxes and other sales related taxes.

Receivables Related to Financing Services

The Company records receivables related to financing services when cash is loaned to customers to finance their purchases of automobiles. Upon repayment by customers, the Company records the amounts as reductions of receivables related to financing services. Receivables related to financing services represent the aggregate outstanding balance of loans from customers related to their purchases of automobiles and are considered receivables held for investment. The Company charges a fee for providing loan services and such fees are prepaid by customers. The Company amortizes these fees over the receivable terms, which range between three months and six months using the straight-line method. The Company records such amortized amounts as financing fee income and the unamortized amount is classified as deferred revenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company evaluates the collectibility of outstanding receivables at the end of each of the reporting periods and makes estimates for potential credit losses. The Company has not experienced any losses on its receivables related to financing services historically and accordingly did not record any allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

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Inventories

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out method) or market. The Company continually evaluates the composition of our inventory, assessing slow-moving and ongoing products. The Company’s products are comprised of the purchase cost of automobiles, which declines in value over time. The Company continuously evaluates our inventory to determine the reserve amount for slow-moving inventory. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the reserve for obsolescence amounted to $359,543 and $193,379, respectively.

Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed similarly to basic earnings per common share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. As of June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not have any common stock equivalents, therefore, the basic earnings (loss) per share is the same as the diluted earnings (loss) per share.

New Accounting Standards

The Company is not aware of any recently issued accounting pronouncements that, when adopted, will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

(2) Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of cash which is not available for use in the Company’s operations and is summarized as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Collateral for bank’s issuance of letters of credit to the Company’s customers	$	4,637,779	$	6,630,313
Collateral for lines of credit related to financing services		-		8,733,869
Collateral for short-term borrowings		35,785,133		3,004,998
Collateral for notes payable to suppliers		6,092,503		11,296,356
	$	46,515,415	$	29,665,536

(3) Property and Equipment

A summary of property and equipment is as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Buildings and land use rights	$	72,296,595		$	72,826,656
Computers		222,597			217,717
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures		109,520			109,898
Leasehold improvement		34,117			34,368
Automobiles		1,093,686			1,117,383
		73,756,515			74,306,022
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,589,473	)		(1,328,037	)
	$	71,167,042		$	72,977,985

Depreciation and amortization expenses for property and equipment amounted to $639,092 and $28,508 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $1,283,899 and $56,661, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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(4) Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2014 are as follows:

	Reporting Segments
	Sales of Automobiles			Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	4,031,873		$	16,127,492		$	20,159,365
Translation adjustment		(29,346	)		(117,382	)		(146,728	)
Balance as of June 30, 2014	$	4,002,527		$	16,010,110		$	20,012,637

(5) Intangible Assets, Net

The Company acquired customer relations in connection with the acquisition of Zhonghe on November 30, 2013. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the customer relations is summarized as follows:

			As of June 30, 2014
	Life		Cost		Foreign currency translation adjustments			Less: Accumulated Impairment		Less: Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization -
Customer relations		5 years	$	555,002		(2,623	)		-		(64,445	)	$	487,934

			As of December 31, 2013
	Life		Cost		Foreign currency translation adjustments		Less: Accumulated Impairment		Less: Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization -
Customer relations		5 years	$	555,002		1,426		-		(9,273	)	$	547,155

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $27,582 and $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $55,380 and $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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(6) Equity Investment in Car King Tianjin

The Company’s investment in Car King Tianjin is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Car King Tianjin’s operations commenced on March 6, 2014. The results of operations and financial position of the Company’s equity basis investments are summarized below:

Condensed income statement information:	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net sales	$	846,287
Gross profit		456,263
Net loss		(482,803	)
The Company’s equity in net loss of Car King Tianjin	$	(193,121	)

Condensed income statement information:	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net sales	$	1,451,053
Gross profit		613,047
Net loss		(1,220,963	)
The Company’s equity in net loss of Car King Tianjin	$	(488,385	)

Condensed balance sheet information:	As of June 30, 2014
Current assets	$	2,600,893
Non current assets		1,080,083
Total assets	$	3,680,976
Current liabilities	$	3,463,597
Equity		217,379
Current liabilities and equity	$	3,680,976
The Company’s ownership interest in Car King Tianjin	$	86,952

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(7) Bank Overdraft

In March 2013, the Company entered into an overdraft agreement with PuDong Development Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can draw on its bank account up to $2,436,964 (RMB 15,000,000) in excess of the funds on deposit. The overdraft amount is subject to an annual interest rate at 6.72% and the maximum overdraft period cannot exceed 89 days. The overdraft agreement is guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity which is a supplier and a customer of the Company, and matured in December 2013. The outstanding balance of this facility was $2,439,429 as of December 31, 2013.

In January 2014, the Company entered into an overdraft agreement with PuDong Development Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can draw on its bank account up to $2,436,964 (RMB 15,000,000) in excess of the funds on deposit. The overdraft amount is subject to an annual interest rate of 6.72% and the maximum overdraft period cannot exceed 89 days. The overdraft agreement is guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity which is a supplier and a customer of the Company, and matures in December 2014. The outstanding balance of the facility was $2,418,079 as of June 30, 2014.

(8) Lines of Credit Related to Financing Services

The Company provides financing services to its customers using the Company’s bank facility lines of credit. The Company earns a service fee for drawing its facility lines related to its customers’ purchases of automobiles and payment of import taxes. Customers bear all the interest and fees charged by the banks and prepay those fees upon the execution of their service contracts with the Company. Customers are also required to make a deposit in the range of 10% to 15% of the purchase price of the automobiles. If customers default on payment, the banks take custody of the automobiles until the borrowings are fully repaid.

Interest charged by the banks for draws on these facility lines of credit is classified as cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. Interest expense related to these lines of credit was $1,083,864 and $672,185 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $2,056,502 and $1,242,161 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s lines of credit related to financing services follows:

China Merchants Bank

In June 2012, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with China Merchants Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $12,997,141 (RMB 80,000,000). The borrowings under the facility line of credit bear interest at rates to be determined upon drawing. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, interest was charged at rates ranging between 4.34% and 4.83% per annum, and borrowings under this facility were repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had an outstanding balance of $0 and $3,930,068, respectively, under the facility line of credit. The facility line of credit is guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity which is a supplier of the Company, and matured in June 2013 and was renewed for one year through June 2014 with substantially the same terms.

In June 2014, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with China Merchants Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $11,372,498 (RMB 70,000,000). The borrowings under the facility line of credit bear interest at rates to be determined upon drawing. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, interest was charged at rates ranging between 4.34% and 4.83% per annum, and borrowings under this facility were repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had an outstanding balance of $4,303,366 and $0, respectively, under the facility line of credit. The facility line of credit is guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity which is a supplier of the Company, and matures in February 2015.

Agricultural Bank of China

In September 2013, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with Agricultural Bank of China. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $84,481,414 (RMB 520,000,000). The facility line of credit is guaranteed by five non-related entities, which are customers, suppliers or both. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the borrowings under this facility line of credit bore interest at rates ranging from 4.53% to 6.19% per annum, and were repayable on the due dates, which were determined prior to each draw. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding balances of $52,291,617 and $55,298,731, respectively, under this facility line of credit. The outstanding balance was secured by the amount of $0 and $8,733,869 deposited to the bank, which is presented as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and matures in September 2014.

PuDong Development Bank

In December 2013, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with PuDong Development Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $19,495,711 (RMB 120,000,000). During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the borrowings under this facility line of credit bore interest at rates ranging from 5.23% to 5.43% per annum. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding balances of $5,132,463 and $553,865, respectively, under the facility line of credit. The facility line of credit was guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity, which is a supplier of the Company, and matures in December 2014.

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China Zheshang Bank

In September 2013, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with China Zheshang Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $24,369,639 (RMB 150,000,000). This facility line of credit is guaranteed by (i) Mr. Tong Shiping, the Company’s Chairman, President and CEO, (ii) Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, (iii) Tianjin Binhai International Automall Ltd. Co., a customer, (iv) Zhonghe, the Company’s subsidiary, and (v) Hezhong (Tianjin) International Development Ltd. Co., the former owner of Zhonghe. This facility matures in September 2014. The borrowings under this facility line of credit bear interest at a rate of 5.3% per annum, and are repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the Company had outstanding balances of $8,903,387 and $6,390,648, respectively, under this facility line of credit.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

In February 2014, the Company obtained a facility from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can borrow a maximum amount of $16,246,426 (RMB 100,000,000). The facility line of credit is guaranteed by Hezhong (Tianjin) International Development Ltd. Co., Zhonghe’s former owner. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the borrowings under this facility line of credit bore interest at a rates ranging from 3.83% to 3.89% per annum and were repayable on the due dates, which were determined prior to each draw. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding balances of $10,817,725 and $0, respectively, under this facility line of credit.

China Minsheng Bank

In April 2014, the Company obtained a facility from China Minsheng Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can borrow a maximum amount of $12,997,141 (RMB 80,000,000). The facility line of credit is guaranteed by (i) Mr. Tong Shiping, the Company’s Chairman, President and CEO, (ii) Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, (iii) Tianjin Binhai International Automall Ltd. Co., a customer, and (iv) Zhonghe, the Company’s subsidiary. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the borrowings under this facility line of credit bore interest at rates ranging from 2.93% to 3.23% per annum, and were repayable on the due dates, which were determined prior to each draw. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding balances of $6,743,508 and $0, respectively, under this facility line of credit.

(9) Short Term Borrowings

Agricultural Bank of China

In order to obtain short term financing, the Company entered into a term loan agreement in December 2013 with Agricultural Bank of China, which is settled in US dollars. The outstanding balance totaled $0 and $3,002,182 of short term foreign currency borrowings as of June 30, 2014 and of December 31, 2013, respectively. These short term foreign currency borrowings bear interest at rates ranging between 1.73% and 3.34% per annum and are secured by the amount of $0 and $3,004,998 (RMB 18,344,534), respectively, deposited to the bank, which is presented as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. These short term foreign currency borrowings matured during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company entered into thirteen term loan agreements with Agricultural Bank of China to obtain short term financing, which are settled in US dollars. Two of these loans were repaid during the six months ended June 30, 2014. The outstanding balance totaled $35,574,938 and $0 of short term foreign currency borrowings with Agricultural Bank of China as of June 30, 2014 and December, 31, 2013. These short term foreign currency borrowings bear interest at rates ranging between 3.12% and 3.33% per annum, mature within six months from the dates of borrowing and are secured by the amount of $35,785,133 and $0 deposited to the bank, which is presented as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

In March 2014, the Company entered into a working capital loan agreement with Agricultural Bank of China to obtain short term financing. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can borrow up to $9,747,855 (RMB 60,000,000). The outstanding balance totaled $9,747,855 as of June 30, 2014. This short term loan bears interest at a rate of 6.6% per annum, matures in March 2015, and is secured by the Airport International Auto Mall and related land use rights.

In April 2014, the Company entered into a working capital loan agreement with Agricultural Bank of China to obtain short term financing. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can borrow up to $4,873,928 (RMB 30,000,000). The outstanding balance totaled $4,873,928 as of June 30, 2014. This short term loan bears interest at a rate of 6.6% per annum, matures in March 2015, and is secured by the Airport International Auto Mall and related land use rights.

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China Zheshang Bank

In August 2013 and September 2013, the Company entered into four loan agreements with China Zheshang Bank. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company borrowed an aggregate amount of $3,243,615 (RMB 19,904,114). The borrowings under these loan agreements bear interest at a rate of 5.6% per annum for a borrowing period of six months and are guaranteed by Mr. Tong Shiping, the Company’s Chairman, President and CEO; Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company; an unrelated party who is a personal friend of Mr. Tong Shiping; and two unrelated parities, who are also customers of the Company. The total outstanding balance of these agreements was $3,257,416 as of December 31, 2013. This loan was repaid in March 2014.

In February 2014, the Company entered into two loan agreements with China Zheshang Bank. Under the terms of these agreements, the Company borrowed an aggregate amount of $3,249,285 (RMB 20,000,000). The borrowings under these loan agreements bear interest at a rate of 5.6% for a borrowing period of six months and are guaranteed by Mr. Tong Shiping, the Company’s Chairman, President and CEO; Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company; an unrelated party who is a personal friend of Mr. Tong Shiping; and two unrelated parties, who are also customers of the Company. The total outstanding balance of these agreements was $3,249,285 as of June 30, 2014.

(10) Notes Payable to Suppliers

From time to time, the Company issues notes payable to suppliers, which are guaranteed by various banks. The terms of these notes payable vary depending on the negotiations with the suppliers. Typical terms are in the range of three to six months. Prior to the expiration dates of the notes, the note holders can present these notes to the banks to draw on the note amounts if the Company does not settle the outstanding amount payable to these suppliers. The Company is subject to a bank fee of 0.05% on notes payable amounts.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had eight outstanding notes payable to suppliers, which matured in May 2014, in an aggregate amount of $3,273,108 (RMB 20,000,000), the payment of which was guaranteed by China Zheshang Bank for a period of six months. The Company was required to maintain 100% of the note amounts of $3,273,108 (RMB 20,000,000), as guaranteed funds, which was classified as restricted cash as of December 31, 2013, respectively.

As of June 30, 2014, the Company had two outstanding notes payable to suppliers, maturing in August 2014, in an aggregate amount of $3,249,285 (RMB 20,000,000), the payment of which was guaranteed by China Zheshang Bank for a period of six months. The Company was required to maintain 100% of the notes amounts, or $3,249,285 (RMB 20,000,000) as guaranteed funds, which was classified as restricted cash as of June 30, 2014.

As of June 30, 2014, the Company had four outstanding notes payable to suppliers, maturing in November and December 2014, in an aggregate amount of $5,686,249 (RMB 35,000,000), the payment of which was guaranteed by China Zheshang Bank for a period of six months. The Company was required to maintain approximately 50% of the notes amounts, or $2,843,218 (RMB 17,500,578) as guaranteed funds, which was classified as restricted cash as of June 30, 2014.

The purpose of these arrangements is to provide additional time for the Company to remit payments while ensuring that suppliers do not bear any credit risk, since the suppliers’ payments are guaranteed by the banks.

(11) Long term debt

The Company has outstanding debt due to the seller of Zhonghe, which was acquired by the Company on November 30, 2013. The debt carries interest at a rate of 6% per annum. The debt is due in three installment payments of approximately $19.6 million (RMB120,000,000) each, including interest, and is secured by the real estate property where the Airport International Auto Mall is located.

A summary of this debt follows:

Outstanding debt balance	$	52,624,050
Less current portion		(16,213,975	)
Outstanding debt balance less current portion	$	36,410,075

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(12) Major Customers and Suppliers

One customer accounted for 12% and 18% of the Company’s net revenue for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. One customer accounted for a total of 22% and 22% of the Company’s net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

One supplier accounted for 10% of the Company’s purchases during the six months ended June 30, 2014. One supplier accounted for 22% and 23% of the Company’s purchases during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

(13) Retained earnings

According to the Law of the PRC on Enterprises with Wholly-Owned Foreign Investment, the Company’s subsidiaries in the PRC are required to make appropriations from after-tax profits as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the PRC (“PRC GAAP”) to nondistributable reserves. These reserve funds include one or more of the following: (i) a general reserve, (ii) an enterprise expansion reserve, and (iii) a staff bonus and welfare fund. A wholly-owned PRC subsidiary is not required to make appropriations to the enterprise expansion reserve but annual appropriations to the general reserve are required to be made at 10% of the profit after tax as determined under PRC GAAP at each year-end, until such fund has reached 50% of its respective registered capital. The staff welfare and bonus reserve is determined by the board of directors. The general reserve is used to offset future losses. The subsidiary may, upon a resolution passed by the stockholder, convert the general reserve into capital. The staff welfare and bonus reserve are used for the collective welfare of the employees of the subsidiary. The enterprise expansion reserve is for the expansion of the subsidiary operations and can be converted to capital subject to approval by the relevant authorities. These reserves represent appropriations of the retained earnings determined in accordance with Chinese law. 

In addition to the general reserve, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are required to obtain approval from the local PRC government prior to distributing any registered share capital. Accordingly, both the appropriations to general reserve and the registered share capital of the Company’s PRC subsidiary are considered as restricted net assets and are not distributable as cash dividends. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s statutory reserve fund was approximately $3,653,000 and $3,790,000, respectively. 

(14) Related Party Balances and Transactions

Ms. Cheng Weihong made non-interest bearing loans to the Company from time to time to meet working capital needs of the Company. Ms. Cheng Weihong is a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company. Ms. Cheng Weihong is the wife of the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tong Shiping. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the outstanding balances due to Ms. Cheng Weihong were $499,459 and $597,393, respectively.

One of the Company’s former shareholders, Sino Peace Limited, paid accrued expenses through 2012 on behalf of the Company. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the outstanding balances due to Sino Peace Limited were $2,207,275 and $2,223,458, respectively.

The balances as discussed above as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are interest-free, unsecured and have no fixed term of repayment. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, there was no imputed interest charged in relation to these balances.

In January 2014, Zhonghe entered into an agreement with Car King Tianjin to rent approximately 9,927 square meters of the Airport International Auto Mall for a period of ten years through December 2023. Rent for the year of 2014 is approximately $1.3 million (RMB8,000,000), for a monthly rate of approximately $109,000 (RMB 666,667). During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recognized rental income of approximately $324,000 (RMB 2,000,000) and $652,000 (RMB 4,000,000) related to this lease. Accounts receivable due from Car King Tianjin amounted to $649,857 as of June 30, 2014.

The Company made loans to Car King Tianjin for working capital purposes during the six months ended June 30, 2014. Outstanding balances due from Car King Tianjin amounted to $1,380,946 as of June 30, 2014.

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(15) Segment Information

The Company has five principal operating segments: (1) sales of automobiles, (2) financing services, (3) web-based advertising, (4) automobile value added services, and (5) airport auto mall automotive services. Effective March 1, 2014, the Company ceased providing auto mall management services due to the expiration on February 28, 2014 of the Cooperation Agreement dated March 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Tianjin Prominent Hero International Logistics Co., Ltd, to manage the International Auto Mall in Tianjin, China. The Company’s operating segments are determined based on the nature of the services offered. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available and that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company's chief executive officer and chief operating officer have been identified as the chief operating decision makers. The Company's chief operating decision makers direct the allocation of resources to operating segments based on the profitability and cash flows of each respective segment.

The Company evaluates performance based on several factors, including net revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and income from operations. The following tables show the operations of the Company's operating segments:

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

	Sales of			Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles			Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	111,497,887		$	1,792,924	$	87,690	$	-	$	308,266	$	-	$	-		$	113,686,767
Cost of revenue		111,567,919			1,092,995		4,870		-		-		-		-			112,665,784
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		13,668			109,273		16,165		-		60,166		-		-			199,272
General and administrative		38,485			307,670		45,513		-		169,405		-		561,074			1,122,147
Total operating expenses		52,153			416,943		61,678		-		229,571		-		561,074			1,321,419
Income (loss) from operations	$	(122,185	)	$	282,986	$	21,142	$	-	$	78,695	$	-	$	(561,074	)	$	(300,436	)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

	Sales of		Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles		Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	108,030,708	$	1,810,159	$	119,982	$	53,175	$	-	$	242,286	$	-		$	110,256,310
Cost of revenue		107,744,604		677,543		11,041		5,358		-		2,681		-			108,441,227
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		30,392		120,313		11,572		5,079		-		25,452		-			192,808
General and administrative		28,320		112,113		10,784		4,733		-		23,718		179,668			359,336
Total operating expenses		58,712		232,426		22,356		9,812		-		49,170		179,668			552,144
Income (loss) from operations	$	227,392	$	900,190	$	86,585	$	38,005	$	-	$	190,435	$	(179,668	)	$	1,262,939

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

	Sales of			Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles			Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	216,227,722		$	3,336,093	$	162,392	$	125,110	$	645,529	$	164,971	$	-		$	220,661,817
Cost of revenue		216,122,061			2,073,730		10,813		8,097		-		2,336		-			218,217,037
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		36,685			182,956		25,173		15,329		104,350		21,306		-			385,799
General and administrative		115,290			553,539		75,571		51,152		316,840		71,096		1,183,491			2,366,979
Total operating expenses		151,975			736,495		100,744		66,481		421,190		92,402		1,183,491			2,752,778
Income (loss) from operations	$	(46,314	)	$	525,868	$	50,835	$	50,532	$	224,339	$	70,233	$	(1,183,491	)	$	(307,998	)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 

	Sales of		Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles		Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	212,867,568	$	3,709,569	$	332,466	$	492,147	$	-	$	479,626	$	-		$	217,881,376
Cost of revenue		212,544,730		1,253,087		24,552		10,926		-		5,279		-			213,838,574
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		33,196		221,359		26,759		38,159		-		43,369		-			362,842
General and administrative		33,212		288,422		37,283		62,453		-		54,980		476,349			952,699
Total operating expenses		66,408		509,781		64,042		100,612		-		98,349		476,349			1,315,541
Income (loss) from operations	$	256,430	$	1,946,701		243,872	$	380,609	$	-	$	375,998	$	(476,349	)	$	2,727,261

Following are total assets by segment:

Total Assets	Sales of Automobiles		Financing Services		Web-based Advertising Services		Automobile Value Added Services		Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services		Auto Mall Management Services		Corporate		Total
As of June 30, 2014	$	138,325,315	$	110,012,937	$	638,601	$	1,178,335	$	65,700,117	$	-	$	994,359	$	316,849,664
As of December 31, 2013	$	93,650,624	$	96,122,720	$	1,820,264	$	2,815,434	$	65,077,390	$	376,146	$	1,693,047	$	261,555,625

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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this Quarterly Report to “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” are to the consolidated businesses of China Auto Logistics Inc. and its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries and majority-owned subsidiaries, except that references to “our common stock” or “our capital stock” or similar terms refer to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of China Auto Logistics Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Registrant”).  “China” or “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China.  References to “RMB” refer to the Chinese Renminbi, the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is designed to provide information that is supplemental to, and should be read together with, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes contained in this Quarterly Report.  Information in this Item 2 is intended to assist the reader in obtaining an understanding of the condensed consolidated financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from quarter to quarter, the primary factors that accounted for those changes, and any known trends or uncertainties that the Company is aware of that may have a material effect on the Company’s future performance, as well as how certain accounting principles affect the condensed consolidated financial statements.  This includes discussion of (i) Liquidity, (ii) Capital Resources, (iii) Results of Operations, and (iv) Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and any other information that would be necessary to an understanding of the company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations.

Forward Looking Statements

This periodic report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive positions, growth opportunities for existing products, plans, and objectives of management.  Statements in this periodic report that are not historical facts are hereby identified as “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act.  Generally, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “continue” and similar expressions or the negative thereof, or comparable terminology, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including the matters set forth in this report or other reports or documents we file with the SEC from time to time, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those projected.

Prospective shareholders should understand that several factors govern whether any forward-looking statements contained herein will be or can be achieved.  Any one of those factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected herein.  These forward-looking statements include plans and objectives of management for future operations, including plans and objectives relating to the products and the future economic performance of the Company.  Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions, future business decisions, and the time and money required to successfully complete development projects, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of the Company.  Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the results contemplated in any of the forward-looking statements contained herein will be realized.  Based on actual experience and business development, the Company may alter its marketing, capital expenditure plans or other budgets, which may in turn affect the Company’s results of operations.  In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of any such statement should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives or plans of the Company will be achieved.  Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon and should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and their related notes included in this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2013.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Prior Operations of China Auto Logistics Inc.

China Auto Logistics Inc., formerly Fresh Ideas Media, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Nevada on February 22, 2005.  Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. was engaged in the advertising and consulting business.  In February 2005, Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Community Alliance, Inc. (“Community Alliance”), an entity which markets sub-licenses for take-home school folders.  Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. had only commenced limited operations and had not yet generated significant revenues, and was therefore considered a development stage company.

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The Exchange and the Spin-Off

On November 10, 2008, Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange”) with Ever Auspicious International Limited, a Hong Kong corporation (“HKCo”), whereby Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. acquired all of the issued and outstanding securities of HKCo in exchange for the issuance by Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. of 11,700,000 newly-issued shares of our common stock.  The closing of the Exchange (the “Closing”) occurred on the same day, immediately following the cancellation of an aggregate of 1,135,000 shares of Fresh Ideas Media, Inc.’s common stock held by Phillip E. Ray and Ruth Daily, Fresh Ideas Media, Inc.’s principal stockholders immediately prior to the Closing.  Prior to the Exchange, Phillip E. Ray and Ruth Daily owned approximately 23.89% and 16.58%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding common stock of Fresh Ideas Media, Inc.  As of the Closing, HKCo beneficially owned approximately 64.64% of the voting capital stock of Fresh Ideas Media, Inc.  As a result of the Exchange, HKCo became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. and Fresh Ideas Media, Inc.’s primary business operations are those of HKCo.  Shortly after the Closing, Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. changed its name to China Auto Logistics Inc.

In connection with the consummation of the Exchange, Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. agreed to complete the spin-off of Community Alliance through a dividend of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Community Alliance to holders of Fresh Ideas Media, Inc.’s common stock as of September 9, 2008.  The spin-off was approved by the Board of Directors of Fresh Ideas Media, Inc. on September 9, 2008.  As a result of the spin-off, the business and operations of HKCo are the sole business and operations of Fresh Ideas Media, Inc.

HKCo was incorporated in Hong Kong on October 17, 2007.  Prior to December 25, 2007, HKCo had minimal assets and no operations.  On December 25, 2007, Tianjin Seashore New District Shisheng Business Trading Group Co. Ltd. (“Shisheng”), a company established under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, became a wholly-owned foreign enterprise of HKCo.  This arrangement was approved by the relevant ministries of the PRC government.

Upon the completion of the above-mentioned transactions on December 25, 2007 and November 10, 2008, the Company owned 100% of HKCo which owned 100% of Shisheng, the operating entity of HKCo.  For financial reporting purposes, these transactions were classified as a recapitalization of Shisheng and the historical financial statements of Shisheng were reported as the Company’s historical financial statements.

Shisheng’s businesses include sales of both domestically manufactured automobiles and imported automobiles, providing financing services related to imported automobiles, and providing logistic services relating to the automobile importing process and other automobile import value added services such as assistance with customs clearance, storage and nationwide delivery services.  Shisheng holds 98% equity ownership in Hengjia Port Logistics Corp. (“Hengjia”), Ganghui Information Technology Corp. (“Ganghui”) and Zhengji International Trading Corp. (“Zhengji”).  Hengjia’s business is to provide web-based advertising services and automobile import value added services to wholesalers and distributors in the imported vehicle trading industry.  Ganghui’s business is to provide web-based, real-time information on imported automobiles.  Zhengji is engaged in sales of both domestically manufactured automobiles and imported automobiles.

On November 1, 2010, Shisheng entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with the shareholders of Chongqing Qizhong Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Goodcar”) to acquire all issued and outstanding stocks of Goodcar for a net purchase price of $4.47 million, net of acquired cash, and completed the acquisition simultaneously.  Goodcar was engaged in the development and operation of the website www.goodcar.cn and the business of providing customers with information and discounted services relating to automobile, including discounted gas, car washes, and body-shop repair and car maintenance.

On March 15, 2011, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the former owners of Goodcar and agreed that the remaining cash consideration totaling $2.09 million and the consideration share of 177,238 (pre reverse split of 1,063,427) shares of common stock of the Company should be paid to the former owners of Goodcar no later than June 30, 2011.  Pursuant to the Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding, the purchase price, net of cash acquired of $1.68 million from Goodcar, was $4.47 million for the acquisition of 100% of Goodcar’s equity interests. The purchase price of $4.47 million consisted of $1.01 million in cash ($2.69 million payable in cash less cash acquired of $1.68 million from Goodcar) and the issuance of 177,238 (pre reverse split of 1,063,427) shares of common stock valued at approximately $3.46 million. The value of common stock was determined based on $19.50 (pre reverse split of $3.25) per share, the per share price of the Company’s common stock on the acquisition date. The Company remitted approximately $600,000 and the remaining balance of the cash consideration in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, respectively. The 177,238 (pre reverse split of 1,063,427) shares of the Company’s common stock was to be unconditionally issued and was included in the Company’s equity as of December 31, 2010; the Company issued these shares during fiscal year 2011.

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On November 22, 2013, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tianjin Zhonghe Auto Sales Service Co., Ltd. (“Zhonghe”), entered into a Cooperation Framework Agreement with Car King (China) Used Car Trading Co., Ltd. (“Car King China”) with respect to the establishment of a joint venture, Tianjin Car King Used Car Trading Company Ltd. (“Car King Tianjin,”) which will own and operate a used car business.  The establishment of Car King Tianjin was contingent upon the successful completion by the Company of the acquisition of Zhonghe, which owns and operates the Airport International Auto Mall, a 26,000 square meter automobile mall facility on a 68,000 square meter land parcel located in the Tianjin Airport Economic Area where the used car business is to be operated.  Upon the acquisition of Zhonghe on November 30, 2013, Car King Tianjin was established in accordance with the terms of the Cooperation Framework Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Articles of Association of Car King Tianjin, Zhonghe and Car King China can make capital contributions totaling up to RMB 8,000,000 and RMB 12,000,000, respectively, to Car King Tianjin, which will have total registered capital of RMB 20,000,000.  Prior to being acquired by the Company, Zhonghe made an initial capital contribution of RMB 4,000,000 to Car King Tianjin in November 2013.  The Company is entitled to 40% of Car King Tianjin’s net profit or loss.  In January 2014, Zhonghe entered into an agreement with Car King Tianjin to rent approximately 9,927 square meters of the Airport International Auto Mall for a period of ten years through December 2023.

On November 30, 2013, Shisheng signed an agreement (the “Auto Mall Acquisition Agreement”) with Hezhong to purchase 100% of the equity of Zhonghe, which owned and operated the Airport International Auto Mall. Under the terms of the Auto Mall Acquisition Agreement, Shisheng will pay RMB 559,768,000 (approximately $91.2 million, net of cash received) to Hezhong, in four annual installments with an annualized rate of interest of 6%. The initial payment of RMB 240,000,000 (approximately $38.8 million) was paid within 5 business days after the signing of the Agreement. Upon the payment by Shisheng of this first installment, Hezhong transferred control of Zhonghe to Shisheng. Failure by Shisheng to pay the remaining installments may result in the termination of the Auto Mall Acquisition Agreement, as well as a penalty of 10% of the total transfer price.

The Cooperation Agreement dated March 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Tianjin Prominent Hero International Logistics Co., Ltd, to manage the International Auto Mall in Tianjin, China, expired according to its terms on February 28, 2014 and was not renewed. Therefore, as of March 1, 2014, the Company no longer provides auto mall management services.

On August 6, 2014, Shisheng signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with Tianjin Binhai International Auto Mall Co., Ltd. (“Binhai”). Under the terms of this agreement, Shisheng and Binhai will act as strategic partners in the import vehicle sales service space, which cooperation shall include the development of a high-end import vehicle e-commerce sales platform and an online vehicle service platform. This agreement has a term of twenty (20) years, but may be terminated at any time without penalty by either party.

Current Business of the Company

The Company provides individual and business customers with services in relation to automobile sales, financing services, custom clearance, storage, national transportation, quotation platform, and information relating to automotive services and products, through its websites (www.at188.com, www.at160.com). The Company also sells imported automobiles and, as the only one-stop service provider in Tianjin, provides dealer financing to our customers. Through the acquisition of Zhonghe and the establishment of Car King Tianjin in November 2013, we entered into the used car sales market. We believe that there is a strong market for used car sales in China and this joint venture will provide us with opportunities for long term growth. In addition, we intend to use the Tianjin Airport International Auto Mall which was acquired through the acquisition of Zhonghe, to expand into the retail automobile sales market, which may generate higher overall gross margins.

Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Assumptions

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”), which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses; to disclose contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements; and to disclose the reported amounts of revenues and expenses incurred during the financial reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions include the valuation of accounts receivable, and the useful lives and impairment of property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets, the valuation of deferred tax assets and inventories and the provision for income taxes. We continue to evaluate these estimates and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We rely on these evaluations as the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than others in their application. We believe critical accounting policies as disclosed in this Form 10-Q reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements. We believe there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates.

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The following critical accounting policies rely upon assumptions and estimates and were used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred upon shipment or services have been rendered, the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured.

The Company recognizes the sales of automobiles upon delivery and acceptance by the customers and where collectibility is reasonably assured.

Service revenue related to financing services is recognized ratably over the financing period.

Service fees for graphical advertisements on the Company’s websites are charged on a fixed fee basis. The Company recognizes the advertising revenue when the service is performed over the service term. The Company charges a monthly fee for listing services and recognizes the revenue when services are performed. The Company offers sales incentives to its customers in the form of (i) subscription exemptions, (ii) discounted prices, and (iii) free advertisements. The Company classifies sales incentives as a reduction of net revenues. Revenues, net of discounts, and allowances are recognized ratably over the service periods.

Airport auto mall automotive services include (i) the rental of the Airport International Auto Mall, and (ii) equity income (loss) derived from the Company’s 40% equity interest in Car King Tianjin. Rental income from the Airport International Auto Mall is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The Company’s lease agreement, entered into with Car King Tianjin in January 2014 (the “Rental Agreement”), contains a contingent rental arrangement for fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018, under which rental income is determined based on a percentage of Car King Tianjin’s gross profit. Notwithstanding this arrangement, the Rental Agreement contains both a minimum and a maximum annual rental amount. Contingent rental income is recognized when the specified targets are met. The equity income (loss) derived from Car King Tianjin is recognized based on the Company’s ownership share in Car King Tianjin’s net income (loss).

The Company recognizes revenue from automobile value-added services when such services are performed.

Receivables Related to Financing Services

We record a receivable related to financing services when cash is loaned to customers to finance their purchases of automobiles. Upon repayments by customers, we record the amounts as reductions of receivables related to financing services. Receivables related to financing services represent the aggregate outstanding balance of loans from customers related to their purchases of automobiles and are considered receivables held for investment. We charge a fee for providing loan services and such fee is prepaid by customers. We amortize these fees over the receivable terms, which range between three months and six months, using the straight-line method. We record such amortized amounts as financing fee income, and the unamortized amount is classified as deferred revenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

We evaluate the collectibility of outstanding receivables at the end of each of the reporting periods and make estimates for potential credit losses. We have not experienced any losses on our accounts receivable historically.

Inventories

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out method) or market. We continually evaluate the composition of our inventory, assessing slow-moving and ongoing products. Our products are comprised of the purchase cost of automobiles, which declines in value over time. We continuously evaluate our inventory to determine the reserve amount for slow-moving inventory. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, reserve for obsolescence amounted to $359,543 and $193,379, respectively.

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Income Taxes

In the process of preparing consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities.

We account for income taxes using an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income tax purposes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards and credits by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We conduct this analysis on a quarterly basis. As of June 30, 2014, the deferred tax assets amounted to $12,671 and deferred tax liabilities amounted to $12,333,835.

The Company has not provided deferred taxes on unremitted earnings attributable to its international subsidiaries as they are to be reinvested indefinitely. These earnings relate to ongoing operations and are approximately $30.9 million as of June 30, 2014. Because of the availability of US foreign tax credits, it is not practicable to determine the US income tax liability that would be payable if such earnings were not indefinitely reinvested.

The Company has no material uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2014 or unrecognized tax benefit that would affect the effective income tax rate in future periods. The Company classifies interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of June 30, 2014, there are no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Company does not anticipate any significant increases or decreases to its liability for unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.

New Accounting Standards

The Company is not aware of any recently issued accounting pronouncements that, when adopted, will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is management’s discussion and analysis of certain significant factors which have affected our financial position and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as information relating to the plans of our current management. The following should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and their related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

The following table sets forth certain information relating to our results of operations, and our condensed consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of net revenue, for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014			% of net revenue			Three Months Ended June 30, 2013			% of net revenue			Change in %
Net revenue	$	113,686,767			100.00	%	$	110,256,310			100.00	%		3.11	%
Cost of revenue		112,665,784			99.10	%		108,441,227			98.35	%		3.90	%
Gross profit		1,020,983			0.90	%		1,815,083			1.65	%		(43.75	)%
Operating expenses		1,321,419			1.16	%		552,144			0.50	%		139.33	%
(Loss) income from operations		(300,436	)		(0.26	)%		1,262,939			1.15	%		(123.79	)%
Other expenses		(1,787,080	)		(1.58	)%		(142,300	)		(0.13	)%		1,155.85	%
(Loss) income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests		(2,087,516	)		(1.84	)%		1,120,639			1.02	%		(286.28	)%
Net (loss) income		(1,852,979	)		(1.63	)%		799,491			0.73	%		(331.77	)%
Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc.	$	(1,846,254	)		(1.62	)%	$	800,484			0.73	%		(330.64	)%

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For the three months ended June 30, 2014, our net revenue increased 3.11% to $113,686,767, from $110,256,310 for the same period in 2013, and our cost of revenue increased 3.9% to $112,665,784 from $108,441,227 for the same period in 2013.  Our gross profit margin decreased 43.75% to 1.33% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from 1.65% for the same period in 2013.  As compared to the same period in 2013, our gross profit, income (loss) from operations, net income (loss), and net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc. for the three months ended June 30, 2014 decreased 43.75% to $1,020,983, decreased 123.79% to $(300,436), decreased 331.77% to $(1,852,979), and decreased 330.64% to $(1,846,254), respectively, primarily due to a reserve of $308,444 for a batch of slow moving vehicles purchased in late 2012 and 2013, a decrease in revenue from the fee income portion of the Company’s Financing Services segment , an increase in depreciation expense on the Airport International Auto Mall property, and an increase in interest expense on the payable related to the acquisition of Zhonghe. Gross margin of 0.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was lower than 1.65% for the same period of 2013 and 1.49% for the full year of 2013.

Net Revenue

The following table sets forth a summary of our net revenue by category for the periods indicated, in dollars and as a percentage of total net revenue:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014		% of net revenue			Three Months Ended June 30, 2013		% of net revenue			Change in %
Net revenue	$	113,686,767		100.00	%	$	110,256,310		100.00	%		3.11	%
- Sales of Automobiles		111,497,887		98.07	%		108,030,708		97.97	%		3.21	%
- Financing Services		1,792,924		1.58	%		1,810,159		1.64	%		(0.95	)%
- Web-based Advertising Services		87,690		0.08	%		119,982		0.11	%		(26.91	)%
- Automobile Value Added Services		-		0.00	%		53,175		0.05	%		(100.00	)%
- Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services		308,266		0.27	%		-		-	%		-
- Auto Mall Management Services		-		0.00	%		242,286		0.23	%		(100.00	)%

Sales of Automobiles

Net revenue from sales of automobiles increased 3.21% to $111,497,887 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from $108,030,708 for the same period in 2013.  During the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company sold 1,048 automobiles and 1,240 automobiles, respectively, representing a decrease of approximately 15% in volume. The average unit selling price per automobile increased to $106,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from $87,000 for the same period in 2013. 

Since the first quarter of 2013, we have experienced increased competition as more companies enter the imported automobile market.  While we remain one of the leaders in the imported automobile market, we continue to sell our automobiles at a low gross margin in order to expand our market share and maintain our market leader status.  During the three months ended June 30, 2014, sales for our top three selling brands, BMW, Land Rover, and Mercedes Benz accounted for 71% of our total net automobile sales.  Our once top three selling brand, Toyota, continued to be ranked number four in terms of sales amounts during the three months ended June 30, 2014. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, sales for our top three selling brands, BMW, Mercedes Benz and Toyota accounted for 76% of our net automobile sales. We sold substantially more Land Rover vehicles during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and the sales volume increased to 272 vehicles during the three months ended June 30, 2014 from 39 vehicles during the same period of 2013. The average selling prices for Land Rover vehicles decreased 32% during the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period of 2013 while the average selling prices for BMW and Mercedes Benz vehicles increased 13% and remained about the same, respectively, during the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period of 2013. Average selling prices for Toyota vehicles were typically lower compared to our other top selling luxury brands. Although sales of Toyota vehicles declined 39% during the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period of 2013, the overall average selling price of Toyota vehicles increased 36% during the current period. Our gross margin for sales of automobiles decreased to negative 0.06% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from 0.26% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and from 0.17% for the first quarter of 2014. We made a reserve in the amount of $308,444 for a batch of slow moving vehicles on vehicles purchased in late 2012 and 2013 which caused our gross margin for sales of automobiles be negative. Excluding this reserve, our gross margin for sales of automobiles would have been $238,412 or 0.21% for the three months ended June 30, 2014, slightly lower than the percentage in the same period of 2013 but higher than the percentage in the first quarter of 2014.

Sales to the Company’s top three customers, each of which are car dealers, accounted for 19% and 30% of the Company’s sales during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  The Company will continue to maintain close working relationships with its top customers while attempting to reduce the concentration of revenues among these top customers by actively looking for new customers to enlarge its customer base.

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Financing Services

The Company provides financing services to its business customers using the Company’s bank facility lines of credit (“Financing Services”).  These business customers are typically not customers of other segments.  The Company earns a service fee from its customers for drawing its facility lines related to its customers’ purchases of automobiles and payment of import taxes.  Customers bear all the interest and fees charged by the banks and prepay those fees upon the execution of their service contracts with the Company. We continue to take advantage of the available credit lines granted by our banks to expand our Financing Services operations through increasing our service types and expanding our customer base.

Net revenue from Financing Services for the three months ended June 30, 2014 decreased 0.95% to $1,792,924 from $1,810,159 for the same period in 2013.  The Company had aggregate credit lines of approximately $169 million (RMB 1.04 billion) and had approximately $88.2 million drawn on our lines as of June 30, 2014.  In addition to the facility lines of credit agreements with various banks, the Company had $53.4 million of short-term borrowings with Agricultural Bank of China and China Zheshang Bank as of June 30, 2014. We had approximately $58.6 million drawn on our $138 million lines of credit as of June 30, 2013.   The gross margin for our Financing Services segment decreased to 39.04% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from 62.57% for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Our Financing Services revenue consists of two portions: interest income and fee income.  Revenue from the fee income portion decreased during the three months ended June 30, 2014 as a result of lower fee income generated during the period.  Excluding revenue from the interest income portion of $1,083,864 and $672,185 in the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, revenue from the fee income portion decreased 37.69% to $709,060 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from $1,137,974 for the same period in 2013. After strong growth in our fee income beginning in 2012, and continuing through the second quarter of 2013, we began to see a flattening of our fee income revenue starting in the third quarter of 2013. A significant part of our financing income was related to fees charged to our customers for extending temporary credit beyond the financing terms contracted with banks. Because we made payments of approximately $39.2 million (RMB 240 million) related to the Zhonghe acquisition in December 2013, and have been providing working capital to Car King Tianjin, our use of cash flow is not as flexible as it was prior to these transactions. We are therefore unable to offer as many temporary credit term extensions for our customers as we previously did. As a result, we have decreased our offerings of this service until we have the additional working capital necessary to return to our previous offering levels.

Our revenue growth from Financing Services is heavily dependent on overall industry growth and economic market conditions in the PRC.  A factor that affects our revenue from Financing Services is our relationship with major commercial banks, with whom we have established good credit.  Any decrease of credit limits or expiration of credit lines or other bank facilities may temporarily reduce our capacity to provide Financing Services or affect our purchasing power.  However, we have not experienced any difficulties in accessing credit lines and loan facilities with banks in the past.  Therefore, we do not foresee any difficulty at this time in obtaining credit lines and loan facilities from our banks.

Our lines of credit are with major commercial banks in the PRC, including the Agricultural Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, PuDong Development Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China ZheShang Bank, and China Minsheng Bank.  We continue to strengthen our relationship with these banks and aim to negotiate with additional banks for higher lines of credit at more favorable terms.  Based on the Company’s business relationships with certain financial institutions, we are able to obtain financing on an “as-needed” basis and we are in negotiations for a number of new credit lines.  Although all of our lines of credit have maturities of less than two years and may not be renewed on the same terms, if at all, we do not expect that the expiration of our lines of credit with any one of our existing banks will have a material adverse effect on our ability to provide Financing Services.  However, if the automobile market in the PRC, and in particular the market for imported automobiles, slows down in the future, our revenue from Financing Services would be materially and adversely affected by a decreased number of transactions.

Web-based Advertising Services

The Company operates two websites, www.at188.com and www.at160.com, which serve a broad spectrum of China’s “auto living” public by providing information about automobiles and auto-related products and services (“Web-based Advertising Services”).  We currently operate in one single city in Tianjin. In the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, all of our revenue from our websites was generated by subscription fees and advertisements.  Revenues from our Web-based Advertising Services decreased 26.91% from $119,982 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to $87,690 for the same period in 2014.   Starting in the first quarter in 2013, we shifted the focus of our website operations from generating advertising revenue to providing automotive information to our website visitors. We have created a platform, which allows our customers and potential customers to have access to our products including automobile sales, automobile valued added services and Financing Services.  By offering extensive automotive information and news, we hope to attract more potential customers to our websites.

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Automobile Import Value Added Services

In addition to a shortage of working capital, all automobile dealers in China, whether they are authorized agents or general dealers, contend with cumbersome procedures relating to the import business. The imported automobile service industry has developed to address these barriers by providing customs clearance, storage and delivery services for the dealers and agents (collectively, “Value Added Services”). Once vehicles are cleared through customs, we offer a value-added delivery service to inland China (by air, by sea or by truck). We did not generate any revenue in this segment during the three months ended June 30, 2014. Our revenues from Value Added Services was $53,175 for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Revenue for Value Added Services fluctuates from time to time depending on the needs of our customers.  

Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services

As a result of our acquisition of Zhonghe, which owns and operates the Airport International Auto Mall, we are currently operating two new businesses including (i) selling used cars through Car King Tianjin; and (ii) leasing a portion of the Airport International Auto Mall facility. We are also considering directly targeting retail customers by selling new imported automobiles out of this facility. We are currently finalizing our operating plans to determine the best and most profitable uses for this facility, and we expect this facility will not be fully operational until the second half of 2014. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, we generated rental income of $308,266 which represented the rental income generated from leasing the Airport International Auto Mall to Car King Tianjin, which commenced operations in March 2014. Since we own less than 50% of Car King Tianjin, the revenue generated from Car King Tianjin is not reported in our consolidated revenue.

During the three months ended June 30, 2014, Car King Tianjin generated revenue in the amount of $604,766, which represented revenue from sales of used automobiles and agency commissions earned from selling automobiles owned by other Car King locations. The number of automobiles sold through Car King Tianjin reached about 220 automobiles during the three months ended June 30, 2014. As the used car market in China is still at a preliminary development stage, we expect the overall used car market continues to grow in the coming years.

We lease a substantial portion of our Airport International Auto Mall facility to Car King Tianjin to operate a used car business. Since the inception of Car King Tianjin’s business, the Company has provided advances to Car King Tianjin as working capital, while Car King China has provided consigned inventories to support Car King Tianjin’s used car sales, which provide the source of Car King Tianjin’s revenues but are not recorded as part of our revenue in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Due to the cumulative loss incurred by Car King Tianjin and the limited contributed capital made by the Company and Car King China, Car King Tianjin has limited working capital and its ability to remit the rent for the Airport International Auto Mall lease will be uncertain starting in the third quarter of 2014. As a result, beginning in the third quarter of 2014, we might not able to recognize the rental until Car King Tianjin’s operating results and cash flows begin to improve.

Cost of Revenue

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014		% of net revenue			Three Months Ended June 30, 2013		% of net revenue			Change in %
Net revenue	$	113,686,767		100.00	%	$	110,256,310		100.00	%		3.11	%
Cost of revenue		112,665,784		99.10	%		108,441,227		98.35	%		3.90	%

Our cost of revenue consists primarily of the cost of automobiles paid to our suppliers, certain direct labor and overhead costs related to our Financing Services, Web-based Advertising Services, Value Added Services, and Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services.  Our cost of revenue increased 3.9% from $108,441,144 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to $112,665,784 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. Our cost of revenue percentage increased, not in proportion to the increase in our revenue, primarily due to (i) the higher cost of revenue percentage of our Financing Services revenue as a result of the lower fee income revenue, and (ii) the inventory reserve made during the three months ended June 30, 2014. Sales of automobiles accounted for 98.07% of our total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to 97.97% for the three months ended June 30, 2013.  Automobile sales traditionally generate high revenues but low gross margins. As the gross margin of our automobile sales has stabilized during the first half of 2014, and shifted slightly higher compared to the same period of 2013 and the full year of 2013, we hope that our overall gross margin will stabilize through the remainder of 2014.

We have limited control over the cost of automobiles, as the prices of imported automobiles are determined by suppliers and are dependent upon market conditions.  We will continue to work on obtaining more favorable terms and discounts by strengthening our relationships with suppliers and placing more batch orders. 

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Operating Expenses

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014		% of total			Three Months Ended June 30, 2013		% of total			Change in %
Operating Expenses
- Selling and Marketing	$	199,272		15.08	%	$	192,808		34.92	%		3.35	%
- General and Administrative		1,122,147		84.92	%		359,336		65.08	%		212.28	%
Total	$	1,321,419		100.00	%	$	552,144		100.00	%		139.33	%

During the three months ended June 30, 2014, our total operating expenses increased 139.33% to $1,321,419 from $552,144 for the same period in 2013.  This increase was primarily a result of a 212.28% increase in general and administrative expenses to $1,122,147 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from $359,336 for the same period in 2013.

The following table sets forth a breakdown of the primary selling and marketing expenses of the Company:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Change in
	2014		2013		%
Primary selling and marketing expenses
- Payroll	$	43,324	$	32,650		32.69	%
- Staff-related costs		27,288		15,017		81.71	%
- Office expenses		11,523		9,863		16.83	%
- Advertising and promotion		8,488		4,899		73.26	%
- Entertainment		17,257		17,675		(2.36	)%
- Rent		42,368		33,807		25.32	%

Payroll expenses increased 32.69% during the three months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to the increase in the number of employees resulting from the acquisition of Zhonghe. Staff-related costs increased primarily due to the additional costs of the Zhonghe employees, and a general increase in the cost of benefits.  Office expenses fluctuate from time to time depending on our needs. We incur advertising and promotion expenses from to time in our normal business operations.  Entertainment expenses decreased by 2.36% for the three months ended June 30, 2014.  Entertainment expenses fluctuate from time to time depending on the needs of our sales department personnel.  Rent expenses increased primarily due to the increased exhibition spaces rented in the Auto Mall.

The following table sets forth a breakdown of the primary general and administrative expenses of the Company:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Change in
	2014		2013		%
Primary general and administrative expenses
- Payroll	$	76,612	$	71,467		7.20	%
- Staff- related costs		17,862		20,370		(12.31	)%
- Entertainment		42,772		26,666		60.40	%
- Depreciation		639,092		28,170		2,168.70	%
- Legal and professional fees		168,275		100,858		66.84	%

Payroll expenses increased 7.2% during the three months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to the increase in the number of employees resulting from the acquisition of Zhonghe.  Staff-related costs decreased 12.31% during the three months ended June 30, 2014, due to a decrease in welfare benefit costs.  Entertainment expenses fluctuate from time to time depending on the needs of our management personnel.  Depreciation expenses increased 2,168.7% due to the depreciation expense on the Airport International Auto Mall acquired in November 2013.  Legal and professional fees increased 66.84% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to the professional fees incurred related to the acquisition of Zhonghe, which took place in November 2013.

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Income (loss) from Operations

Income from operations decreased 123.79% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to a loss of $300,436 from an income of $1,262,939 in the same period in 2013.  Our gross profit decreased 43.75% to $1,020,983 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from $1,815,083 for the same period in 2013.   The sum of our revenues for Web-based Advertising Services, Financing Services, and Value Added Services, which generated higher profit margins compared to the sales of automobiles, declined to approximately $1,880,614 during the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to approximately $1,983,316 in the same period in 2013, due to the decline in revenues in each of these segments, especially the fee income portion of the Financing Service segment.  Our operating income for these three segments decreased to an aggregate amount of $304,128 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from $1,024,780 for the three months ended June 30, 2013.  The top performing segment continued to be Financing Services, which has been the focus of our expansion since 2012, but we have seen a significant slowdown of this segment primarily due to a significant portion of our working capital, which was previously used to finance this segment, being used for the Zhonghe acquisition payments and for working capital loans to Car King Tianjin. Our Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services segment generated gross profit of $308,266 through rental income and operating income of $78,695 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 which we did not have during the same period of 2013.

Other Income and Expenses

Other income and expenses consist primarily of interest income, interest expense, gain on disposal of property and equipment, foreign exchange gain (loss) and equity loss on share of investee company.  

The Company’s interest income is generated by interest earned through bank deposits.

Interest expense was $1,719,897 during the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $142,439 during the same period of 2013. The increase of $1,577,458 or 1,107.46% was primarily due to the interest incurred on the payables related to the Zhonghe acquisition and the interest on the increased balances of our short-term borrowings.

Gain on disposal of property and equipment of $246 during the three months ended June 30, 2014 was related to receipt of the proceeds of an insurance claim over the net book value of an automobile used by the Company.

Foreign exchange gain (loss) represented foreign currency changes related to our foreign currency short-term borrowings. Our foreign currency gain (loss) fluctuates from time to time depending on the exchange rate fluctuations between RMB and currencies of certain major countries.

Equity loss – share of investee company loss of $193,121 during the three months ended June 30, 2014 represented the share of loss on the operating results of Car King Tianjin in which we have a 40% interest. Car King Tianjin began operations in March 2014 and it is expected that Car King Tianjin will be fully operational in the second half of 2014.

Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

The following table sets forth certain information relating to our results of operations, and our condensed consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of net revenue, for the periods indicated: 

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014			% of net revenue			Six Months Ended June 30, 2013			% of net revenue			Change in %
Net revenue	$	220,661,817			100.00	%	$	217,881,376			100.00	%		1.28	%
Cost of revenue		218,217,037			98.89	%		213,838,574			98.14	%		2.05	%
Gross profit		2,444,780			1.11	%		4,042,802			1.86	%		(39.53	)%
Operating expenses		2,752,778			1.25	%		1,315,541			0.61	%		109.25	%
(Loss) income from operations		(307,998	)		(0.14	)%		2,727,261			1.25	%		(111.29	)%
Other expenses		(3,332,430	)		(1.51	)%		(162,799	)		(0.07	)%		1,946.95	%
(Loss) income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests		(3,640,428	)		(1.65	)%		2,564,462			1.18	%		(241.96	)%
Net (loss) income		(3,200,018	)		(1.45	)%		1,807,814			0.83	%		(277.01	)%
Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc.	$	(3,192,422	)		(1.45	)%	$	1,807,819			0.83	%		(276.59	)%

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For the six months ended June 30, 2014, our net revenue increased 1.28% to $220,661,817, from $217,881,376 for the same period in 2013, and our cost of revenue increased 2.05% to $218,217,037 from $213,838,574 for the same period in 2013.  Gross profit margin decreased 39.53% to 1.11% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from 1.86% for the same period in 2013.  As compared to the same period in 2013, our gross profit, income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) and net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc. for the six months ended June 30, 2014 decreased 39.53% to $2,444,780, decreased 111.29% to $(307,998), decreased 277.01% to $(3,200,018) and decreased 276.59% to $(3,192,422), respectively, primarily due to a reserve of $308,444 for a batch of slow moving vehicles purchased in late 2012 and 2013, a decrease in revenue from the fee income portion of the Company’s Financing Services segment , an increase in depreciation expense on the Airport International Auto Mall property, and an increase in interest expense on the payable related to the acquisition of Zhonghe. .Gross margin of 1.11% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was lower than 1.86% for the same period of 2013 and 1.49% for the full year of 2013.

Net Revenue

The following table sets forth a summary of our net revenue by category for the periods indicated, in dollars and as a percentage of total net revenue:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014		% of net revenue			Six Months Ended June 30, 2013		% of net revenue			Change in %
Net revenue	$	220,661,817		100.00	%	$	217,881,376		100.00	%		1.28	%
- Sales of Automobiles		216,227,722		97.99	%		212,867,568		97.70	%		1.58	%
- Financing Services		3,336,093		1.51	%		3,709,569		1.70	%		(10.07	)%
- Web-based Advertising Services		162,392		0.07	%		332,466		0.15	%		(51.16	)%
- Automobile Value Added Services		125,110		0.06	%		492,147		0.23	%		(74.58	)%
- Automobile Mall Automotive Services		645,529		0.29	%		-		-	%		-	%
- Auto Mall Management Services		164,971		0.08	%		479,626		0.22	%		(65.60	)%

Sales of Automobiles

Net revenue from sales of automobiles increased 1.58% to $216,227,722 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from $212,867,568 for the same period in 2013.  During the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company sold 2,029 automobiles and 2,496 automobiles, respectively, representing a decrease of approximately 19% in volume.  The average unit selling price per automobile for the six months ended June 30, 2014 increased 24% to $106,000 from $85,000 for the same period in 2013.

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During the six months ended June 30, 2014, sales for our top three selling brands, BMW, Land Rover, and Mercedes Benz accounted for 68% of our total net automobile sales.  Toyota, formerly one of our top three selling brands, continued to be ranked number four in terms of sales amounts during the three months ended June 30, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, sales for our top three selling brands, BMW, Mercedes Benz and Toyota accounted for 79% of our net automobile sales. We sold substantially more Land Rover vehicles during the six months ended June 30, 2014 than the same period of 2014, as the sales volume increased to 426 vehicles during the six months ended June 30, 2014 from 50 vehicles during the same period of 2013. The average selling price for Land Rover vehicles decreased 25% during the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period of 2013, while the average selling price for BMW and Mercedes Benz vehicles increased 22% and remained about the same, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared to the same period of 2013. Average selling prices for Toyota vehicles were typically lower compared to our other top selling luxury brands. Although sales of Toyota vehicles declined 48% during the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period of 2013, the overall average selling price of Toyota vehicles increased 63% during the current period.  Our gross margin for sales of automobiles decreased to 0.05% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from 0.15% for the six months ended June 30, 2013. We made a reserve for a batch of slow moving vehicles in the amount of $308,444 on vehicles purchased in late 2012 and 2013, which caused our gross margin for sales of automobiles to be negative. Excluding this reserve, our gross margin for sales of automobiles should have been $414,105 or 0.19% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 which is slightly better than the percentage for the same period of of 2013.

Sales to the Company’s top three customers, each of which are car dealers, accounted for 26% and 30% of the Company’s sales during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  The Company will continue to maintain close working relationships with its top customers while attempting to reduce the concentration of revenues among these top customers by actively looking for new customers to enlarge its customer base.

Financing Services

The gross margin for our Financing Services segment decreased to 37.84% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from 66.22% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.   The fee income portion of our financing revenue decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2014 as a result of lower interest rates charged by our banks during the period. Excluding interest income of $2,056,502 and $1,242,161 in the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, the fee income portion decreased 48.14% to $1,279,591 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from $2,467,408 for the same period of 2013. After strong growth in our fee income portion beginning in 2012 and continuing through the second quarter of 2013, we began to see a flattening of our fee income revenue, which declined starting in the third quarter of 2013. A significant part of our Financing Services income was related to fees charged to our customers for extending temporary credit beyond the financing terms contracted with banks. Because we made payments of approximately $39.2 million (RMB240 million) related to the Zhonghe acquisition in December 2013, and have been providing working capital to Car King Tianjin, our use of cash flow is not as flexible as it was prior to these transactions. We are therefore unable to offer as many temporary credit term extensions for our customers as we previously did. As a result, we have decreased our offerings of this service until we have the additional working capital necessary to return to our previous offering levels.

Web-based Advertising Services

Our web-based advertising service revenue decreased 51.16% from $332,466 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to $162,392 for the same period of 2014.  

Automobile Import Value Added Services

Our VAS revenue decreased 74.58%, from $492,147 for the six months June 30, 2013 to $125,110 for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  We expect our VAS revenue to fluctuate from time to time depending on our customers’ needs.

Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we generated rental income of $645,529 including $635,299 for rental income generated from leasing the Airport International Auto Mall to Car King Tianjin, which began to operate in March 2014.

Cost of Revenue

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014		% of net revenue			Six Months Ended June 30, 2013		% of net revenue			Change in %
Net revenue	$	220,661,817		100.00	%	$	217,881,376		100.00	%		1.28	%
Cost of revenue		218,217,037		98.89	%		213,838,574		98.14	%		2.05	%

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Our cost of revenue consists primarily of the cost of automobiles paid to our suppliers, and certain direct labor and overhead costs related to our Financing Services, Web-based Advertising Services, Value Added Services, and Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services.  Our cost of revenue percentage increased, not in proportion to the decrease in our revenue, primarily due to (i) the higher cost of revenue percentage of our Financing Services revenue caused by the lower fee income revenue and (ii) the inventory reserve made during the six months ended June 30, 2014. Sales of automobiles accounted for 97.99% of our total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to 97.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.  Automobile sales traditionally generate high revenues but low gross margins. As the gross margin of our automobile sales has stabilized during the first half of 2014 and shifted slightly higher compared to the same period of 2013 and the full year of 2013, we hope that our overall gross margin will stabilize through the remainder of 2014.

Operating Expenses

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014		% of total			Six Months Ended June 30, 2013		% of total			Change in %
Operating Expenses
- Selling and Marketing	$	385,799		14.01	%	$	362,842		27.58	%		6.33	%
- General and Administrative		2,366,979		85.99	%		952,699		72.42	%		148.45	%
Total	$	2,752,778		100.00	%	$	1,315,541		100.00	%		109.25	%

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, our total operating expenses increased 109.25% to $2,752,778 from $1,315,541 for the same period in 2013.  This increase was a combination of a 6.33% increase in selling and marketing expenses to $385,799 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from $362,842 for the same period in 2013, and a 148.45% increase in general and administrative expenses to $2,366,979 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from $952,699 for the same period in 2013.

The following table sets forth a breakdown of the primary selling and marketing expenses of the Company:

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Change in
	2014		2013		%
Primary selling and marketing expenses
- Payroll	$	84,548	$	66,864		26.45	%
- Staff related costs		56,405		31,029		81.78	%
- Office expense		19,681		21,627		(9.00	)%
- Advertising and promotion		13,972		8,085		72.81	%
- Entertainment		31,937		35,447		(9.90	)%
- Rent		67,301		62,866		7.05	%

Payroll expenses increased 26.45% during the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to the increase in the number of employees resulting from the acquisition of Zhonghe. Staff-related costs increased primarily due to the additional costs of the Zhonghe employees, and a general increase in the cost of benefits.  Office expenses fluctuate from time to time depending on our needs. We incur advertising and promotion expenses from to time in our normal business operations.  Entertainment expenses decreased by 9.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  Entertainment expenses fluctuate from time to time depending on the needs of our sales department personnel.  Rent expenses increased primarily due to the increased exhibition spaces rented in the Auto Mall.

The following table sets forth a breakdown of the primary general and administrative expenses of the Company:

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Change in
	2014		2013		%
Primary general and administrative expenses
- Payroll	$	161,923	$	143,357		12.95	%
- Staff related costs		41,603		41,015		1.43	%
- Entertainment		83,926		39,196		114.12	%
- Depreciation		1,283,981		56,323		2,179.67	%
- Legal and professional fees		426,830		342,180		24.74	%

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Payroll expenses increased 12.957% during the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to the increase in the number of employees resulting from the acquisition of Zhonghe.  Staff-related costs increased 1.43% primarily due to the additional costs of the Zhonghe employees, and a general increase in the cost of benefits.  Entertainment expenses fluctuate from time to time depending on the needs of our management personnel.  Depreciation expenses increased 2,179.67% due to the depreciation expense on the Airport International Auto Mall acquired in November 2013.  Legal and professional fees increased 24.74% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to the professional fees incurred related to the acquisition of Zhonghe, which took place in November 2013.

Income (loss) from Operations

Income from operations decreased 111.29% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to a loss of $307,998 from income of $2,727,261 in the same period in 2013.  Our gross profit decreased 39.53% to $2,444,780 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from $4,042,802 for the same period in 2013.   The sum of our revenues for Web-based Advertising Services, Financing Services, and Value Added Services, which generate higher profit margins compared to the sales of automobiles, declined to approximately $3,623,595 during the six months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to approximately $4,534,182 in the same period in 2013, due to the decline in revenues in each of these segments, especially the fee income portion of our Financing Services segment.  Our operating income for these three segments decreased to an aggregate amount of $627,235 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 from $2,571,182 for the six months ended June 30, 2013.  The top performing segment continued to be Financing Services, which has been the focus of our expansion since 2012, but we have seen a significant slowdown of this segment primarily due to a significant portion of our working capital, which was previously used to finance this segment, being used for the Zhonghe acquisition payments and for working capital loans to Car King Tianjin. Our Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services segment generated gross profit of $645,529 through rental income and operating income of $224,339 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 which we did not have during the same period of 2013.

Other Income and Expenses

Other income and expenses consist primarily of interest income, interest expense, gain on disposal of property and equipment, foreign exchange gain (loss) and equity loss on share of investee company.  

The Company’s interest income is generated by interest earned through bank deposits.

Interest expense was $3,042,480 during the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $219,075 during the same period of 2013. The increase of $2,823,405 or 1,288.78% was primarily due to the interest incurred on the payables related to the Zhonghe acquisition and the interest on the increased balances of our short-term borrowings.

Gain on disposal of property and equipment of $11,940 during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was related to receipt of the proceeds of an insurance claim over the net book value of an automobile used by the Company.

Foreign exchange gain (loss) represented foreign currency changes related to our foreign currency short-term borrowings. Our foreign currency gain (loss) fluctuates from time to time depending on the exchange rate fluctuations between RMB and currencies of certain major countries.

Equity loss – share of investee company loss of $488,385 during the six months ended June 30, 2014 represented the share of loss on the operating results of Car King Tianjin in which we have a 40% interest. Car King Tianjin began operations in March 2014 and it is expected that Car King Tianjin will be fully operational in the second half of 2014.

Inflation

We believe that inflation has had a negligible effect on operations for the six months period ended June 30, 2014.  However, overall commodity inflation is an ongoing concern for our business and has been a considerable operational and financial focus for the Company.  We continue to monitor commodity costs and work with our suppliers and customers to manage changes in commodity costs.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We generally finance our operations through a combination of operating profit, short-term borrowing from banks and shareholder loans.  During the reporting periods, we arranged a number of bank loans to satisfy our financing needs.  As of the date of this Form 10-Q, we have not experienced any difficulty in raising funds through bank loans, and we have not experienced any liquidity problems in settling our payables in the ordinary course of business and repaying our bank loans when they come due.

We believe that the level of financial resources is a significant factor for our future development, and accordingly, we may determine from time to time to raise capital through private debt or equity financings to strengthen the Company’s financial position, to expand our facilities and to provide the Company with additional flexibility to take advantage of business opportunities.  No assurances can be given that we will be successful in raising such additional capital on terms acceptable to the Company. 

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(26,123,417	)	$	8,701,435
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,378,101	)		(16,133,404	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		14,373,525			1,756,779
Effect on exchange rate change on cash		(90,000	)		76,647
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		15,041,505			8,888,749
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		1,823,512			3,290,206

Operating Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we had net cash used in operating activities of $26,123,417 as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $8,701,435 during the same period of 2013.  

Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily consisted of a net loss of $3,200,018, an increase in receivable in lines of credit related to financing services of $33,700,611 due to a larger outstanding receivables balance at June 30, 2014, an increase in advances to suppliers of $20,471,286 due to the building up of our inventory orders in order to increase our inventory selections for our customers, and a decrease in notes payable to suppliers of $12,244,657 due to repayments made in the period to settle certain payables when they became due. The net amount of cash used in operating activities was partially offset by a decrease in restricted cash of $15,794,841 due to fewer banks requiring restricted cash to grant lines of credit and issue letters of credit, and an increase in payables related to financing services of $22,692,784 due to larger outstanding balances on the draws on the lines of credit related to Financing Services.

Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2013 primarily consisted of net income of $1,807,814, an increase in restricted cash of $19,633,033 due to an increase in the number of lines of credit, related to our Financing Services business, which required restricted cash, an increase in receivables related to Financing Services of $4,444,767, a decrease in inventories of $12,896,225 due to strong automobile sales, an increase in advances to suppliers of $22,846,983 due to an increase in automobile orders in order to replenish our inventories, an increase in lines of credit related to Financing Services of $22,862,005, and an increase in customer deposits of $15,626,790 due to strong customer orders for automobiles and financing services.

Investing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we had net cash used in investing activities of $1,378,101 as compared to $16,133,404 during the same period of 2013.  We received cash proceeds of $17,954 related to the disposal of an automobile used by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2014. We had net purchases of property and equipment in the amount of $6,802 and $10,873, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.   We loaned $1,389,253 to Car King Tianjin for its working capital needs during the six months ended June 30, 2014. We made a deposit related to the acquisition of Zonghe in the amount of $16,122,531 during the six months ended June 30, 2013.

Financing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, net cash provided by financing activities was $14,373,525, as compared to $1,756,779 during the same period in 2013.  The net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 mainly represented net borrowing proceeds on short-term loans from banks in the amount of $59,796,676 and $22,152,978, respectively, which were partially offset by repayments of $12,405,885 and $19,944,736, respectively.  Cash payments related to the increase in restricted cash required by these short-term borrowings were $32,905,773 and $2,866,586 during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Drawdowns from bank overdraft agreements decreased $3,615, and increased $2,409,457, during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, we received non-interest bearing short-term advances from our Director and Senior Vice President, Ms. Cheng Weihong, in the amount of $405,942 and $402,203 and repaid $513,820 and $396,537 during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Our total cash and cash equivalents increased to $1,823,512 as of June 30, 2014, as compared to $3,290,206 as of June 30, 2013.

Working Capital

As of June 30, 2014, the Company had working capital of $14,017,955 compared to working capital of $16,012,695 as of December 31, 2013.

We aim to continue to improve the level of working capital through increased revenue and efficiently controlling costs.  The Company adopted measures to lower holding costs of inventories and to develop and maintain good relationships with banks for favorable financing terms.

Indebtedness

We currently have several outstanding banking facilities with Agricultural Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, Pudong Development Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Zheshang Bank, and China Minsheng Bank. As of June 30, 2014, the Company had aggregate credit lines of $169 million (RMB 1.04 billion), and had outstanding balances under these credit lines of $88.2 million, which amount was directly related to our Financing Services operations. In May 2014, we obtained a new facility from China Minsheng Bank to borrow up to $12,997,141 (RMB80,000,000). As of August 11, 2014, the Company had aggregate credit lines of $169 million (RMB1.04 billion) with its banks.

As of June 30, 2014, we had an aggregate outstanding loan balance of $53,446,006 related to certain short-term loan agreements with Agricultural Bank of China and China Zheshang Bank.  These loans carried interest at rates ranging from 3.12% to 6.6% per annum and had maturity dates between six months to one year from the original loan agreement dates.   These loans were used for our working capital.  We continue to take advantage of the low interest rate environment and our excellent relationships with the major banks to secure loans at attractive terms.  In order to expand our revenues on sales of automobiles, we are required to have a significant amount of working capital since our suppliers require deposits for orders.  As we continue to see growth in our automobile sales business, we expect to continue to use short term loans to finance our business expansion.

We had an overdraft of $2,418,079 with Pudong Development Bank as of June 30, 2014 pursuant to an Overdraft Agreement which expires in December 2014.

Under the terms of the Auto Mall Acquisition Agreement, Shisheng will pay RMB 559,768,000 (approximately $91.4 million) to Hezhong, in four annual installments with an annualized rate of interest of 6%. The initial payment of approximately $39.2 million (RMB 240,000,000) was paid within 5 business days after the signing of the Agreement.  As of June 30, 2014, we had an outstanding debt balance of $52,624,050 including interest. We have to remit approximately $19.6 million, including principal and interest in each November of 2014, 2015 and 2016.  We plan to finance these installment payments through our operating cash flows and bank loans.  We expect that we will not have sufficient cash flow to remit these payments without obtaining outside financing.  We believe we will be able to obtain sufficient bank loans at reasonable terms to finance our operations and these payment installments.  However no assurance can be given that we will be successful in obtaining any loans on terms acceptable to us.

We believe that the level of financial resources is a significant factor for our future development and accordingly, we may determine from time to time to raise capital through private debt or equity financings to strengthen the Company’s financial position, to expand our facilities and to provide us with additional flexibility to take advantage of business opportunities.  No assurances can be given that we will be successful in raising such additional capital on terms acceptable to us.

Rental Income from Car King Tianjin

We lease a substantial portion of our Airport International Auto Mall facility to Car King Tianjin to operate a used car business. Since the inception of Car King Tianjin’s business, the Company has provided advances to Car King Tianjin as working capital while Car King China has provided consigned inventories to support Car King Tianjin’s used car sales, which provide the source of Car King Tianjin’s revenues but are not recorded as part of our revenue in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Due to the cumulative loss incurred by Car King Tianjin and the limited contributed capital made by Company and Car King China, Car King Tianjin has limited working capital and its ability to remit the rent for the Airport International Auto Mall lease will be uncertain starting in the third quarter of 2014. As a result, beginning in the third quarter of 2014, we might not able to recognize the rental income beginning until Car King Tianjin’s operating results and cash flows begin to improve.

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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company does not have any outstanding derivative financial instruments, off-balance sheet guarantees or interest rate swap transactions of foreign currency forward contracts.  The Company does not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity.  The Company does not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to the Company or that engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with the Company.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

A. Material Weaknesses

As discussed in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, we identified a material weakness in the design and operation of our internal controls.  The material weakness is: the Company’s accounting department personnel have limited knowledge and experience in US GAAP.

To remediate the material weakness identified in internal control over financial reporting of the Company, we have commenced to: (a) continue our efforts to recruit additional personnel with sufficient knowledge and experience in US GAAP; and (b) continue our efforts to provide ongoing training courses in US GAAP to existing personnel, including our Chief Financial Officer and the Financial Controller.

We will continue to monitor and assess our remediation initiatives to ensure that the aforementioned material weakness stated is remediated.

B. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.  The Company’s management, with the participation of its principal executive and financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Based upon that evaluation and solely due to the unremediated material weakness described above, the Company’s principal executive and financial officers have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were not effective for the purpose for which they were designed as of the end of such period.  As a result of this conclusion, the financial statements for the period covered by this report were prepared with particular attention to the unremediated material weaknesses previously disclosed.  Accordingly, management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S, notwithstanding the unremediated weaknesses.

C. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that was identified in connection with such evaluation that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

There have been no material developments in any legal proceedings since the disclosures contained in the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

A DTC “Global Lock” on the electronic clearing of trades in our securities in the future may affect the liquidity of our stock and our ability to raise capital.

On July 17, 2014, the Company received a letter from the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), notifying the Company that DTC intends to suspend all book-entry services provided to its participants with respect to the common shares of the Company (the “Global Lock”). The Company has until September 12, 2014 to provide a written response to DTC setting forth its reasons why the Global Lock should not be instituted. DTC would then have up to twenty business days to reply to the Company’s response with either a determination or a request for further information. The Company intends to object to the imposition of the Global Lock pursuant to the foregoing procedure, and is also currently considering all other options available to it. However, there can be no assurance that any of the Company’s efforts will be successful. If the Global Lock is imposed, the Company’s common shares will not be eligible for delivery, transfer or withdrawal through DTC until the Global Lock is removed, if ever. If instituted, the Global Lock would affect the liquidity of the Company’s shares which may make it difficult to purchase or sell shares in the open market. It may also have an adverse effect on the Company’s ability to raise capital since investors may be unable to resell shares into the market. The Company’s inability to raise capital on terms acceptable to it, if at all, could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s business and operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None. 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

(a)   There is no information required to be disclosed on Form 8-K during the period covered by this Form 10-Q that was not so reported.

(b)   There were no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of directors during the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits, which are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K, are filed herewith or, as noted, incorporated by reference herein:

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
3.1 (1)	Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company
3.2 (2)	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
31.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS**	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.INS**	XBRL Instance Document.

* Filed herewith

** Furnished herewith

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form SB-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2006, Definitive Schedule 14C Information Statement filed on December 5, 2008 and Form 8-K filed on October 9, 2012.

(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Schedule 14C Information Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2008.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CHINA AUTO LOGISTICS INC.
By:	/s/ Tong Shiping
	Tong Shiping
	Chief Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Wang Xinwei
	Wang Xinwei
	Chief Financial Officer

Date:  August 13, 2014

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Index to Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
3.1 (1)	Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company
3.2 (2)	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
31.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS**	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Filed herewith

** Furnished herewith 

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form SB-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2006, Definitive Schedule 14C Information Statement filed on December 5, 2008 and Form 8-K filed on October 9, 2012.

(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Schedule 14C Information Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2008. 

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION BY PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Tong Shiping, certify that:

1.           I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of China Auto Logistics Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.           Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.           Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.           The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the Registrant and we have:

a)           designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

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 and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)           evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)           disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.           The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)           all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)           any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  August 13, 2014

/s/ Tong Shiping

Tong Shiping

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION BY PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Wang Xinwei, certify that:

1.           I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of China Auto Logistics Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.           Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.           Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.           The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the Registrant and we have:

a)           designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

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 and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)           evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)           disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.           The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)           all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)           any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  August 13, 2014

/s/ Wang Xinwei

Wang Xinwei

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

In connection with the Quarterly Report of China Auto Logistics Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Tong Shiping, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U. S. C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:  August 13, 2014

/s/ Tong Shiping

Tong Shiping

Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

In connection with the Quarterly Report of China Auto Logistics Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Wang Xinwei, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U. S. C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:  August 13, 2014

/s/ Wang Xinwei

Wang Xinwei

Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Bank Overdraft (Details)	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 PuDong Development Bank [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 PuDong Development Bank [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2013 PuDong Development Bank [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 PuDong Development Bank [Member] CNY
Bank Overdraft (Textual)
Bank overdrafts			$ 2,418,079	$ 2,439,429	$ 2,436,964	15,000,000	$ 2,436,964	15,000,000
Bank overdraft annual interest rate	6.72%	6.72%
Bank overdraft maximum period	89 days	89 days
Bank overdraft maturity date	December 2014.	December 2013.

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Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Operations of Company's operating segments
Net revenue	$ 113,686,767	$ 110,256,310	$ 220,661,817	$ 217,881,376
Cost of revenue	112,665,784	108,441,227	218,217,037	213,838,574
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing	199,272	192,808	385,799	362,842
General and administrative	1,122,147	359,336	2,366,979	952,699
Total operating expenses	1,321,419	552,144	2,752,778	1,315,541
Income (loss) from operations	(300,436)	1,262,939	(307,998)	2,727,261
Sales of Automobiles [Member]
Operations of Company's operating segments
Net revenue	111,497,887	108,030,708	216,227,722	212,867,568
Cost of revenue	111,567,919	107,744,604	216,122,061	212,544,730
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing	13,668	30,392	36,685	33,196
General and administrative	38,485	28,320	115,290	33,212
Total operating expenses	52,153	58,712	151,975	66,408
Income (loss) from operations	(122,185)	227,392	(46,314)	256,430
Financing Services [Member]
Operations of Company's operating segments
Net revenue	1,792,924	1,810,159	3,336,093	3,709,569
Cost of revenue	1,092,995	677,543	2,073,730	1,253,087
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing	109,273	120,313	182,956	221,359
General and administrative	307,670	112,113	553,539	288,422
Total operating expenses	416,943	232,426	736,495	509,781
Income (loss) from operations	282,986	900,190	525,868	1,946,701
Web-based Advertising Services [Member]
Operations of Company's operating segments
Net revenue	87,690	119,982	162,392	332,466
Cost of revenue	4,870	11,041	10,813	24,552
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing	16,165	11,572	25,173	26,759
General and administrative	45,513	10,784	75,571	37,283
Total operating expenses	61,678	22,356	100,744	64,042
Income (loss) from operations	21,142	86,585	50,835	243,872
Automobile Value Added Services [Member]
Operations of Company's operating segments
Net revenue		53,175	125,110	492,147
Cost of revenue		5,358	8,097	10,926
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing		5,079	15,329	38,159
General and administrative		4,733	51,152	62,453
Total operating expenses		9,812	66,481	100,612
Income (loss) from operations		38,005	50,532	380,609
Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services [Member]
Operations of Company's operating segments
Net revenue	308,266		645,529
Cost of revenue
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing	60,166		104,350
General and administrative	169,405		316,840
Total operating expenses	229,571		421,190
Income (loss) from operations	78,695		224,339
Auto Mall Management Services [Member]
Operations of Company's operating segments
Net revenue		242,286	164,971	479,626
Cost of revenue		2,681	2,336	5,279
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing		25,452	21,306	43,369
General and administrative		23,718	71,096	54,980
Total operating expenses		49,170	92,402	98,349
Income (loss) from operations		190,435	70,233	375,998
Corporate [Member]
Operations of Company's operating segments
Net revenue
Cost of revenue
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing
General and administrative	561,074	179,668	1,183,491	476,349
Total operating expenses	561,074	179,668	1,183,491	476,349
Income (loss) from operations	$ (561,074)	$ (179,668)	$ (1,183,491)	$ (476,349)

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Retained Earnings (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Retained Earnings (Textual)
Annual general reserve of profit after tax as determined under PRC GAAP, (in percentage)	10.00%
Limit of annual appropriation to general reserve maximum	50.00%
Amount of statutory reserve fund	$ 3,653,000	$ 3,790,000

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Property and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property and Equipment, Net (Textual)
Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment	$ 639,092	$ 28,508	$ 1,283,899	$ 56,661

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Goodwill (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill/Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Summary of changes in carrying amount of goodwill

	Reporting Segments
	Sales of Automobiles			Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	4,031,873		$	16,127,492		$	20,159,365
Translation adjustment		(29,346	)		(117,382	)		(146,728	)
Balance as of June 30, 2014	$	4,002,527		$	16,010,110		$	20,012,637

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Segment Information (Details Textual)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 Segment
Segment Information (Textual)
Number of operating segment	5

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Notes Payable to Suppliers (Details)	6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Bank Of Jinzhou [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 China Zheshang Bank [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 China Zheshang Bank [Member] CNY	Jun. 30, 2014 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Notes payable to suppliers [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Notes payable to suppliers [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2013 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] CNY	Jun. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Notes payable to suppliers [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Notes payable to suppliers [Member] CNY
Notes Payable to Suppliers (Textual)
Range of term of notes payable	Three to six months.									November and December 2014	November and December 2014
Percentage of bank fee on notes payable amounts	0.05%
Outstanding notes payable	$ 8,935,534	$ 21,275,203	$ 12,696,196	$ 3,273,108	20,000,000	$ 3,249,285	20,000,000			$ 5,686,249	35,000,000
Term of guarantee payments to suppliers				6 months	6 months	6 months	6 months			6 months	6 months
Maturity date of notes payable to supplier				May 31, 2014	May 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014
Required percentage of the notes amounts				100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%			50.00%	50.00%
Guaranteed funds classified as restricted cash				$ 3,273,108	20,000,000	$ 3,249,285	20,000,000	$ 3,004,998	18,344,534	$ 2,843,218	17,500,578

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Equity Investment in Car King Tianjin (Details) (Car King Tianjin [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Car King Tianjin [Member]
Condensed income statement information:
Net sales	$ 846,287	$ 1,451,053
Gross profit	456,263	613,047
Net loss	(482,803)	(1,220,963)
The Company's equity in net loss	$ (193,121)	$ (488,385)

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Related Party Balances and Transactions (Details)	6 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Ms. Cheng Weihong [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Ms. Cheng Weihong [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Sino Peace Limited [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Sino Peace Limited [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Car King Tianjin [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Car King Tianjin [Member] CNY	Jun. 30, 2014 Car King Tianjin [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Car King Tianjin [Member] CNY	Jun. 30, 2013 Car King Tianjin [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Car King Tianjin [Member] sqm
Related Party Balances and Transactions (Textual)
Due to related parties			$ 499,459	$ 597,393	$ 2,207,275	$ 2,223,458
Due from Related Parties							1,380,946		1,380,946
Net rentable area (in square meters)												9,927
Lease expiration period											Period of ten years through December 2023.
Estimated rent for the period 2014									1,300,000	8,000,000
Estimated monthly rent amount									109,000	666,667
Account receivable due from related parties							649,857		649,857
Rental income							324,000	2,000,000	652,000	4,000,000
Imputed interest charged	$ 0	$ 0

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Property and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Property and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

(3) Property and Equipment

A summary of property and equipment is as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Buildings and land use rights	$	72,296,595		$	72,826,656
Computers		222,597			217,717
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures		109,520			109,898
Leasehold improvement		34,117			34,368
Automobiles		1,093,686			1,117,383
		73,756,515			74,306,022
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,589,473	)		(1,328,037	)
	$	71,167,042		$	72,977,985

Depreciation and amortization expenses for property and equipment amounted to $639,092 and $28,508 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $1,283,899 and $56,661, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Long Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Long Term Debt [Abstract]
Outstanding debt balance	$ 52,624,050
Less current portion	(16,213,975)
Outstanding debt balance less current portion	$ 36,410,075	$ 35,306,223

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Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Information [Abstract]

Summary of operations of operating segments

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

	Sales of			Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles			Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	111,497,887		$	1,792,924	$	87,690	$	-	$	308,266	$	-	$	-		$	113,686,767
Cost of revenue		111,567,919			1,092,995		4,870		-		-		-		-			112,665,784
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		13,668			109,273		16,165		-		60,166		-		-			199,272
General and administrative		38,485			307,670		45,513		-		169,405		-		561,074			1,122,147
Total operating expenses		52,153			416,943		61,678		-		229,571		-		561,074			1,321,419
Income (loss) from operations	$	(122,185	)	$	282,986	$	21,142	$	-	$	78,695	$	-	$	(561,074	)	$	(300,436	)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

	Sales of		Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles		Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	108,030,708	$	1,810,159	$	119,982	$	53,175	$	-	$	242,286	$	-		$	110,256,310
Cost of revenue		107,744,604		677,543		11,041		5,358		-		2,681		-			108,441,227
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		30,392		120,313		11,572		5,079		-		25,452		-			192,808
General and administrative		28,320		112,113		10,784		4,733		-		23,718		179,668			359,336
Total operating expenses		58,712		232,426		22,356		9,812		-		49,170		179,668			552,144
Income (loss) from operations	$	227,392	$	900,190	$	86,585	$	38,005	$	-	$	190,435	$	(179,668	)	$	1,262,939

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

	Sales of			Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles			Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	216,227,722		$	3,336,093	$	162,392	$	125,110	$	645,529	$	164,971	$	-		$	220,661,817
Cost of revenue		216,122,061			2,073,730		10,813		8,097		-		2,336		-			218,217,037
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		36,685			182,956		25,173		15,329		104,350		21,306		-			385,799
General and administrative		115,290			553,539		75,571		51,152		316,840		71,096		1,183,491			2,366,979
Total operating expenses		151,975			736,495		100,744		66,481		421,190		92,402		1,183,491			2,752,778
Income (loss) from operations	$	(46,314	)	$	525,868	$	50,835	$	50,532	$	224,339	$	70,233	$	(1,183,491	)	$	(307,998	)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 

	Sales of		Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles		Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	212,867,568	$	3,709,569	$	332,466	$	492,147	$	-	$	479,626	$	-		$	217,881,376
Cost of revenue		212,544,730		1,253,087		24,552		10,926		-		5,279		-			213,838,574
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		33,196		221,359		26,759		38,159		-		43,369		-			362,842
General and administrative		33,212		288,422		37,283		62,453		-		54,980		476,349			952,699
Total operating expenses		66,408		509,781		64,042		100,612		-		98,349		476,349			1,315,541
Income (loss) from operations	$	256,430	$	1,946,701		243,872	$	380,609	$	-	$	375,998	$	(476,349	)	$	2,727,261

Summary of total assets by segment

Total Assets	Sales of  Automobiles		Financing  Services		Web-based  Advertising  Services		Automobile  Value  Added  Services		Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services		Auto Mall  Management  Services		Corporate		Total
As of June 30, 2014	$	138,325,315	$	110,012,937	$	638,601	$	1,178,335	$	65,700,117	$	-	$	994,359	$	316,849,664
As of December 31, 2013	$	93,650,624	$	96,122,720	$	1,820,264	$	2,815,434	$	65,077,390	$	376,146	$	1,693,047	$	261,555,625

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Long Term Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Long Term Debt [Abstract]

Summary of debt

A summary of this debt follows:

Outstanding debt balance	$	52,624,050
Less current portion		(16,213,975	)
Outstanding debt balance less current portion	$	36,410,075

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Long Term Debt (Details Textual)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) Installments	Jun. 30, 2014 CNY Installments
Long Term Debt (Textual)
Debt due in installment payment	$ 19,600,000	120,000,000
Debt interest rate	6.00%	6.00%
Number of installments	3	3

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)
Amortization fees receivable period under straight line method	90 days
Ownership percentage	40.00%
Inventory reserve for obsolescence	$ 359,543	$ 193,379

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Restricted Cash (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of restricted cash
Collateral for bank's issuance of letters of credit to the Company's customers	$ 4,637,779	$ 6,630,313
Collateral for lines of credit related to financing services		8,733,869
Collateral for short-term borrowings	35,785,133	3,004,998
Collateral for notes payable to suppliers	6,092,503	11,296,356
Restricted cash	$ 46,515,415	$ 29,665,536

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Restricted Cash

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Restricted Cash [Abstract]

Restricted Cash

(2) Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of cash which is not available for use in the Company’s operations and is summarized as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Collateral for bank’s issuance of letters of credit to the Company’s customers	$	4,637,779	$	6,630,313
Collateral for lines of credit related to financing services		-		8,733,869
Collateral for short-term borrowings		35,785,133		3,004,998
Collateral for notes payable to suppliers		6,092,503		11,296,356
	$	46,515,415	$	29,665,536

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Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of property and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 73,756,515	$ 74,306,022
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,589,473)	(1,328,037)
Property and equipment, net	71,167,042	72,977,985
Buildings and land use rights [Member]
Summary of property and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	72,296,595	72,826,656
Computers [Member]
Summary of property and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	222,597	217,717
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures [Member]
Summary of property and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	109,520	109,898
Leasehold improvement [Member]
Summary of property and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	34,117	34,368
Automobiles [Member]
Summary of property and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,093,686	$ 1,117,383

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Lines of Credit Related to Financing Services (Details)

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2013

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2014

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2013

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2013

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2013

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2012

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2012

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

CNY

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line Of Credit 1 [Member]

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2013

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line Of Credit 1 [Member]

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line Of Credit 1 [Member]

CNY

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line of Credit 2 [Member]

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2013

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line of Credit 2 [Member]

USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line of Credit 2 [Member]

USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Line of Credit 2 [Member]

CNY

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Line Of Credit 1 [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Line of Credit 2 [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Line Of Credit 1 [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

China Merchants Bank [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Line of Credit 2 [Member]

Sep. 30, 2013

Agricultural Bank of China [Member]

Line Of Credit 1 [Member]

USD ($)

Entities

Sep. 30, 2013

Agricultural Bank of China [Member]

Line Of Credit 1 [Member]

CNY

Entities

Jun. 30, 2014

Agricultural Bank of China [Member]

Line Of Credit 1 [Member]

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2013

Agricultural Bank of China [Member]

Line Of Credit 1 [Member]

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2014

Agricultural Bank of China [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

Agricultural Bank of China [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Dec. 31, 2013

PuDong Development Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2014

PuDong Development Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2013

PuDong Development Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2013

PuDong Development Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

CNY

Jun. 30, 2014

PuDong Development Bank [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

PuDong Development Bank [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

China Zheshang Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2013

China Zheshang Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2013

China Zheshang Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2013

China Zheshang Bank [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

CNY

Jun. 30, 2014

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2013

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Feb. 28, 2014

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

USD ($)

Feb. 28, 2014

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

CNY

Jun. 30, 2014

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Jun. 30, 2014

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Lines of Credit Related to Financing Services (Textual)

Maximum borrowing amount

$ 12,997,141

80,000,000

$ 11,372,498

70,000,000

$ 12,997,141

80,000,000

$ 84,481,414

520,000,000

$ 19,495,711

120,000,000

$ 24,369,639

150,000,000

$ 16,246,426

100,000,000

Interest rates

4.34%

4.34%

2.93%

4.84%

4.83%

3.23%

4.53%

6.19%

5.23%

5.43%

5.30%

3.83%

3.89%

Lines of credit facility repayment period

Repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing.

Repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing.

Repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing.

Repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing.

Line of credit facility, amount outstanding

0

3,930,068

4,303,366

0

6,743,505

0

52,291,617

55,298,731

553,865

5,132,463

553,865

8,903,387

6,390,648

10,817,725

0

Number of unrelated entities

5

5

Maturity date of line of credit

Matured in June 2013 and was renewed for one year through June 2014 with substantially the same terms.

and matures in February 2015.

matures in September 2014.

Matures in December 2014.

Matures in September 2014.

Collateral for borrowings on the lines of credit related to financing services

8,733,869

0

8,733,869

Minimum range of deposit in purchase price

10.00%

Maximum range of deposit in purchase price

15.00%

Lines of credit, interest expense

$ 1,083,864

$ 672,185

$ 2,056,502

$ 1,242,161

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,823,512	$ 15,041,505
Restricted cash	46,515,415	29,665,536
Accounts receivable - trade, Car King Tianjin	649,857
Receivable related to auto mall management fees		255,712
Receivables related to financing services	101,530,958	68,568,562
Inventories	14,708,838	15,343,671
Advances to suppliers	58,261,106	38,074,096
Prepaid expenses	26,742	12,311
Value added tax refundable	185,054	283,478
Deferred tax assets	12,671	48,345
Total current assets	223,714,153	167,293,216
Property and equipment, net	71,167,042	72,977,985
Ownership interest in Car King Tianjin	86,952	577,904
Due from Car King Tianjin	1,380,946
Goodwill	20,012,637	20,159,365
Intangible assets, net	487,934	547,155
Total Assets	316,849,664	261,555,625
Current liabilities
Bank overdraft	2,418,079	2,439,429
Lines of credit related to financing services	88,192,066	66,173,312
Short term borrowings	53,446,006	6,259,598
Accounts payable	1,118,103
Notes payable to suppliers	8,935,534	21,275,203
Accrued expenses	632,969	236,599
Customer deposits	34,838,101	35,205,567
Deferred revenue	160,897	202,428
Rental deposits	81,232
Payable related to acquisition of Zhonghe - current portion, net	16,213,975	15,706,581
Due to former shareholder	2,207,275	2,223,458
Due to director	499,459	597,393
Income tax payable	296,155	174,540
Deferred tax liability	656,347	786,413
Total current liabilities	209,696,198	151,280,521
Payable related to acquisition of Zhonghe, excluding current portion, net	36,410,075	35,306,223
Deferred tax liability	11,677,488	12,239,842
Total liabilities	257,783,761	198,826,586
China Auto Logistics Inc. shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 95,000,000 shares authorized, 4,034,394 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013	4,034	4,034
Additional paid-in capital	22,979,734	22,979,734
Accumulated other comprehensive income	7,180,105	7,642,886
Retained earnings	28,338,247	31,530,669
Total China Auto Logistics Inc. shareholders' equity	58,502,120	62,157,323
Noncontrolling interests	563,783	571,716
Total equity	59,065,903	62,729,039
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 316,849,664	$ 261,555,625

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Major Customers and Suppliers (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 Customer	Jun. 30, 2013 Customer	Jun. 30, 2014 Customer	Jun. 30, 2013 Customer
Revenue [Member] | Customer [Member]
Major Customers And Suppliers Textual [Abstract]
Number of customers	1	1	1	1
Concentration Risk, Percentage	12.00%	22.00%	18.00%	22.00%
Purchases [Member] | Supplier [Member]
Major Customers And Suppliers Textual [Abstract]
Number of suppliers	1	1	1	1
Concentration Risk, Percentage	10.00%	22.00%	10.00%	23.00%

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) income	$ (3,200,018)	$ 1,807,814
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Depreciation on property and equipment	1,283,899	56,661
Amortization on intangible assets	55,380
Gain on disposal of property and equipment	(11,940)
Equity loss - share of investee company loss	488,385
Change of Inventory reserve	166,241
Change of deferred tax assets	35,551
Change of deferred tax liabilities	(189,768)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	15,794,841	(19,633,033)
Accounts receivable - trade, Car King Tianjin	(651,524)
Receivable related to auto mall management fees	255,494
Receivables related to financing services	(33,700,611)	(4,444,767)
Notes receivable		1,631,363
Inventories	335,161	12,896,225
Advances to suppliers	(20,471,286)	(22,846,983)
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	(14,761)	72,991
Value added tax receivable	92,836	145,902
Accounts payable	1,117,510	624,299
Line of credit related to financing services	22,692,784	22,862,005
Notes payable to suppliers	(12,244,657)
Accrued expenses	398,833	(43,416)
Accrued interest	1,578,200
Value added tax payable		(1,572)
Customer deposits	(98,091)	15,626,790
Deferred revenue	(40,168)	(40,399)
Rental deposits	81,123
Income tax payable	123,169	(12,445)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(26,123,417)	8,701,435
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	17,954
Purchase of property and equipment	(6,802)	(10,873)
Advances to Car King Tianjin	(1,389,253)
Acquisition deposit for Zhonghe		(16,122,531)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,378,101)	(16,133,404)
Cash flows from financing activities
Bank overdraft	(3,615)	2,409,457
Proceeds from short-term borrowings	59,796,676	22,152,978
Repayments of short-term borrowings	(12,405,885)	(19,944,736)
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash related to short-term borrowings	(32,905,773)	(2,866,586)
Proceeds from director	405,942	402,203
Repayments to director	(513,820)	(396,537)
Net cash provided by financing activities	14,373,525	1,756,779
Effect of exchange rate change on cash	(90,000)	76,647
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(13,217,993)	(5,598,543)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period	15,041,505	8,888,749
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	1,823,512	3,290,206
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	3,298,777	1,538,774
Income taxes paid		$ 744,203

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Intangible Assets, Net (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	$ 487,934	$ 547,155
Customer relations [Member]
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Intangible Asset, Life	5 years	5 years
Intangible assets, cost	555,002	555,002
Intangible assets, Foreign currency translation adjustments	(2,623)	1,426
Intangible assets, Less Accumulated Impairment
Intangible assets, Less Accumulated Amortization	(64,445)	(9,273)
Intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	$ 487,934	$ 547,155

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

Organization, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

China Auto Logistics Inc. (the “Company” or “China Auto”) operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ever Auspicious International Limited, a Hong Kong corporation (“HKCo.”), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Seashore New District Shisheng Business Trading Group Co. Ltd. (“Shisheng”), a company established under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and Shisheng’s wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries, Tianjin Ganghui Information Technology Corp. (“Ganghui”), Tianjin Hengjia Port Logistics Corp. (“Hengjia”), Zhengji International Trading Corp. (“Zhengji”), and Tianjin Zhonghe Auto Sales Service Co., Ltd. (“Zhonghe”). The Company also has a 40% ownership interest in a joint venture between Zhonghe and Car King (China) Used Car Trading Co., Ltd. (“Car King Tianjin”).

The Company’s principal businesses include (i) sales of imported automobiles, (ii) financing services related to imported automobiles, (iii) automobile information websites and advertising services, (iv) logistics services related to the automobile importing process and other automobile value added services, such as assistance with customs clearance, storage and nationwide delivery services, and (v) airport auto mall automotive services including selling used cars through Car King Tianjin and leasing the Airport International Auto Mall facility in Tianjin, China (the “Airport International Auto Mall”) to Car King Tianjin and other tenants. The Cooperation Agreement dated March 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Tianjin Prominent Hero International Logistics Co., Ltd, to manage the International Auto Mall in Tianjin, China, expired according to its terms on February 28, 2014, and was not renewed. Therefore, as of March 1, 2014, the Company no longer provides auto mall management services.

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, which has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations and the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.

In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature and which are necessary to present fairly the financial position of China Auto as of June 30, 2014 and the results of its operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. These condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire fiscal year.

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of China Auto and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Currency Reporting

Currency Reporting

The Company’s operations in the PRC use the local currency, Renminbi (“RMB”), as their functional currency, whereas amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures are stated in U.S. dollars, the reporting currency of the Company, unless stated otherwise. As such, the condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company have been translated into U.S. dollars at the current rates as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the condensed consolidated statements of income have been translated into U.S. dollars at the weighted average rates during the periods the transactions were recognized.

The resulting foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded in determining other comprehensive income in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income and as a separate component of equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s income is generated mainly through (1) sales of automobiles, (2) service fees paid by customers for assistance in obtaining bank financing for purchases of automobiles (“financing services”), (3) web-based advertising service fees, including fees from (i) displaying graphical advertisements on the Company websites and (ii) web-based listing services that allow customers to place automobile related information on the Company’s websites, (4) automobile value added services, and (5) airport auto mall automotive services. As indicated above, as of March 1, 2014, the Company no longer performs auto mall management services, and therefore, it will no longer recognize revenue related to such services.

The Company recognizes revenue when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred upon shipment or services have been rendered, the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured.

The Company recognizes the sales of automobiles upon delivery and acceptance by the customers and where collectibility is reasonably assured.

Service revenue related to financing services is recognized ratably over the financing period.

Service fees for graphical advertisements on the Company’s websites are charged on a fixed fee basis. The Company recognizes the advertising revenue when the service is performed over the service term. The Company charges a monthly fee for listing services and recognizes the revenue when services are performed. The Company offers sales incentives to its customers in the form of (i) subscription exemption; (ii) discounted prices and (iii) free advertisements. The Company classifies sales incentives as a reduction of net revenues. Revenues, net of discounts and allowances, are recognized ratably over the service periods.

The Company recognizes revenue from automobile value added services when such services are performed.

Airport auto mall automotive services include (i) the rental of the Airport International Auto Mall, and (ii) equity income (loss) derived from the Company’s 40% equity interest in Car King Tianjin. Rental income from the Airport International Auto Mall is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The Company’s lease agreement, entered into with Car King Tianjin in January 2014 (the “Rental Agreement”), contains a contingent rental arrangement for fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018, under which rental income is determined based on a percentage of Car King Tianjin’s gross profit. Notwithstanding this arrangement, the Rental Agreement contains both a minimum and a maximum annual rental amount. Contingent rental income is recognized when the specified targets are met. The equity income (loss) derived from Car King Tianjin is recognized based on the Company’s ownership share in Car King Tianjin’s net income (loss).

Value added taxes (“VAT”) represent amounts collected on behalf of specific regulatory agencies that require remittance by a specified date. These amounts are collected at the time of sales and are detailed on invoices provided to customers. The Company accounts for VAT on a net basis. The Company recorded and paid business taxes based on a percentage of the net service revenues and reported the service revenue net of the business taxes and other sales related taxes.

Receivables Related to Financing Services

Receivables Related to Financing Services

The Company records receivables related to financing services when cash is loaned to customers to finance their purchases of automobiles. Upon repayment by customers, the Company records the amounts as reductions of receivables related to financing services. Receivables related to financing services represent the aggregate outstanding balance of loans from customers related to their purchases of automobiles and are considered receivables held for investment. The Company charges a fee for providing loan services and such fees are prepaid by customers. The Company amortizes these fees over the receivable terms, which range between three months and six months using the straight-line method. The Company records such amortized amounts as financing fee income and the unamortized amount is classified as deferred revenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company evaluates the collectibility of outstanding receivables at the end of each of the reporting periods and makes estimates for potential credit losses. The Company has not experienced any losses on its receivables related to financing services historically and accordingly did not record any allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Inventories

Inventories

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out method) or market. We continually evaluate the composition of our inventory, assessing slow-moving and ongoing products. Our products are comprised of the purchase cost of automobiles, which declines in value over time. We continuously evaluate our inventory to determine the reserve amount for slow-moving inventory. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, reserve for obsolescence amounted to $359,543 and $193,379, respectively.

Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed similarly to basic earnings per common share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. As of June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not have any common stock equivalents, therefore, the basic earnings (loss) per share is the same as the diluted earnings (loss) per share.

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards

The Company is not aware of any recently issued accounting pronouncements that, when adopted, will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Intangible Assets, Net (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Intangible Assets, Net (Textual)
Amortization expenses	$ 27,582	$ 0	$ 55,380

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Property and Equipment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Property and Equipment [Abstract]

Summary of property and equipment

	June 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Buildings and land use rights	$	72,296,595		$	72,826,656
Computers		222,597			217,717
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures		109,520			109,898
Leasehold improvement		34,117			34,368
Automobiles		1,093,686			1,117,383
		73,756,515			74,306,022
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,589,473	)		(1,328,037	)
	$	71,167,042		$	72,977,985

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

China Auto Logistics Inc. (the “Company” or “China Auto”) operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ever Auspicious International Limited, a Hong Kong corporation (“HKCo.”), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Seashore New District Shisheng Business Trading Group Co. Ltd. (“Shisheng”), a company established under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and Shisheng’s wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries, Tianjin Ganghui Information Technology Corp. (“Ganghui”), Tianjin Hengjia Port Logistics Corp. (“Hengjia”), Zhengji International Trading Corp. (“Zhengji”), and Tianjin Zhonghe Auto Sales Service Co., Ltd. (“Zhonghe”). The Company also has a 40% ownership interest in a joint venture between Zhonghe and Car King (China) Used Car Trading Co., Ltd. (“Car King Tianjin”).

The Company’s principal businesses include (i) sales of imported automobiles, (ii) financing services related to imported automobiles, (iii) automobile information websites and advertising services, (iv) logistics services related to the automobile importing process and other automobile value added services, such as assistance with customs clearance, storage and nationwide delivery services, and (v) airport auto mall automotive services including selling used cars through Car King Tianjin and leasing the Airport International Auto Mall facility in Tianjin, China (the “Airport International Auto Mall”) to Car King Tianjin and other tenants. The Cooperation Agreement dated March 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Tianjin Prominent Hero International Logistics Co., Ltd, to manage the International Auto Mall in Tianjin, China, expired according to its terms on February 28, 2014, and was not renewed. Therefore, as of March 1, 2014, the Company no longer provides auto mall management services.

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, which has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations and the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.

In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature and which are necessary to present fairly the financial position of China Auto as of June 30, 2014 and the results of its operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. These condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire fiscal year.

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of China Auto and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Currency Reporting

The Company’s operations in the PRC use the local currency, Renminbi (“RMB”), as their functional currency, whereas amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures are stated in U.S. dollars, the reporting currency of the Company, unless stated otherwise. As such, the condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company have been translated into U.S. dollars at the current rates as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the condensed consolidated statements of income have been translated into U.S. dollars at the weighted average rates during the periods the transactions were recognized.

The resulting foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded in determining other comprehensive income in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income and as a separate component of equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s income is generated mainly through (1) sales of automobiles, (2) service fees paid by customers for assistance in obtaining bank financing for purchases of automobiles (“financing services”), (3) web-based advertising service fees, including fees from (i) displaying graphical advertisements on the Company websites and (ii) web-based listing services that allow customers to place automobile related information on the Company’s websites, (4) automobile value added services, and (5) airport auto mall automotive services. As indicated above, as of March 1, 2014, the Company no longer performs auto mall management services, and therefore, it will no longer recognize revenue related to such services.

The Company recognizes revenue when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred upon shipment or services have been rendered, the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured.

The Company recognizes the sales of automobiles upon delivery and acceptance by the customers and where collectibility is reasonably assured.

Service revenue related to financing services is recognized ratably over the financing period.

Service fees for graphical advertisements on the Company’s websites are charged on a fixed fee basis. The Company recognizes the advertising revenue when the service is performed over the service term. The Company charges a monthly fee for listing services and recognizes the revenue when services are performed. The Company offers sales incentives to its customers in the form of (i) subscription exemption; (ii) discounted prices and (iii) free advertisements. The Company classifies sales incentives as a reduction of net revenues. Revenues, net of discounts and allowances, are recognized ratably over the service periods.

The Company recognizes revenue from automobile value added services when such services are performed.

Airport auto mall automotive services include (i) the rental of the Airport International Auto Mall, and (ii) equity income (loss) derived from the Company’s 40% equity interest in Car King Tianjin. Rental income from the Airport International Auto Mall is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The Company’s lease agreement, entered into with Car King Tianjin in January 2014 (the “Rental Agreement”), contains a contingent rental arrangement for fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018, under which rental income is determined based on a percentage of Car King Tianjin’s gross profit. Notwithstanding this arrangement, the Rental Agreement contains both a minimum and a maximum annual rental amount. Contingent rental income is recognized when the specified targets are met. The equity income (loss) derived from Car King Tianjin is recognized based on the Company’s ownership share in Car King Tianjin’s net income (loss).

Value added taxes (“VAT”) represent amounts collected on behalf of specific regulatory agencies that require remittance by a specified date. These amounts are collected at the time of sales and are detailed on invoices provided to customers. The Company accounts for VAT on a net basis. The Company recorded and paid business taxes based on a percentage of the net service revenues and reported the service revenue net of the business taxes and other sales related taxes.

Receivables Related to Financing Services

The Company records receivables related to financing services when cash is loaned to customers to finance their purchases of automobiles. Upon repayment by customers, the Company records the amounts as reductions of receivables related to financing services. Receivables related to financing services represent the aggregate outstanding balance of loans from customers related to their purchases of automobiles and are considered receivables held for investment. The Company charges a fee for providing loan services and such fees are prepaid by customers. The Company amortizes these fees over the receivable terms, which range between three months and six months using the straight-line method. The Company records such amortized amounts as financing fee income and the unamortized amount is classified as deferred revenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company evaluates the collectibility of outstanding receivables at the end of each of the reporting periods and makes estimates for potential credit losses. The Company has not experienced any losses on its receivables related to financing services historically and accordingly did not record any allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Inventories

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out method) or market. The Company continually evaluates the composition of our inventory, assessing slow-moving and ongoing products. The Company’s products are comprised of the purchase cost of automobiles, which declines in value over time. The Company continuously evaluates our inventory to determine the reserve amount for slow-moving inventory. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the reserve for obsolescence amounted to $359,543 and $193,379, respectively.

Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed similarly to basic earnings per common share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. As of June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not have any common stock equivalents, therefore, the basic earnings (loss) per share is the same as the diluted earnings (loss) per share.

New Accounting Standards

The Company is not aware of any recently issued accounting pronouncements that, when adopted, will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	95,000,000	95,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	4,034,394	4,034,394
Common stock, shares outstanding	4,034,394	4,034,394

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Long Term Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Long Term Debt [Abstract]

Long term debt

(11) Long term debt

The Company has outstanding debt due to the seller of Zhonghe, which was acquired by the Company on November 30, 2013. The debt carries interest at a rate of 6% per annum. The debt is due in three installment payments of approximately $19.6 million (RMB120,000,000) each, including interest, and is secured by the real estate property where the Airport International Auto Mall is located.

A summary of this debt follows:

Outstanding debt balance	$	52,624,050
Less current portion		(16,213,975	)
Outstanding debt balance less current portion	$	36,410,075

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 11, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	China Auto Logistics Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0001355042
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,034,394

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Major Customers and Suppliers

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Major Customers and Suppliers [Abstract]

Major Customers and Suppliers

(12) Major Customers and Suppliers

One customer accounted for 12% and 18% of the Company’s net revenue for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. One customer accounted for a total of 22% and 22% of the Company’s net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

One supplier accounted for 10% of the Company’s purchases during the six months ended June 30, 2014. One supplier accounted for 22% and 23% of the Company’s purchases during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Statements of Income [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 113,686,767	$ 110,256,310	$ 220,661,817	$ 217,881,376
Cost of revenue	112,665,784	108,441,227	218,217,037	213,838,574
Gross profit	1,020,983	1,815,083	2,444,780	4,042,802
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing	199,272	192,808	385,799	362,842
General and administrative	1,122,147	359,336	2,366,979	952,699
Total operating expenses	1,321,419	552,144	2,752,778	1,315,541
(Loss) income from operations	(300,436)	1,262,939	(307,998)	2,727,261
Other income (expenses)
Interest income	198,010	20,358	258,909	242,646
Interest expense	(1,719,897)	(142,439)	(3,042,480)	(219,075)
Gain on disposal of property and equipment	246		11,940
Equity loss - share of investee company loss	(193,121)		(488,385)
Foreign exchange loss	(72,318)	(20,219)	(72,414)	(186,370)
Total other expenses	(1,787,080)	(142,300)	(3,332,430)	(162,799)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(2,087,516)	1,120,639	(3,640,428)	2,564,462
Income taxes (benefits) expense	(234,537)	321,148	(440,410)	756,648
Net (loss) income	(1,852,979)	799,491	(3,200,018)	1,807,814
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,725)	(993)	(7,596)	(5)
Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc.	$ (1,846,254)	$ 800,484	$ (3,192,422)	$ 1,807,819
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc. - basic and diluted	$ (0.46)	$ 0.22	$ (0.79)	$ 0.49
Weighted average number of common shares Outstanding - basic and diluted	4,034,494	3,694,394	4,034,494	3,694,394

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Equity Investment in Car King Tianjin

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Equity Investment in Car King Tianjin [Abstract]

Equity Investment in Car King Tianjin

(6) Equity Investment in Car King Tianjin

The Company’s investment in Car King Tianjin is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Car King Tianjin’s operations commenced on March 6, 2014. The results of operations and financial position of the Company’s equity basis investments are summarized below:

Condensed income statement information:	Three Months  Ended  June 30, 2014
Net sales	$	846,287
Gross profit		456,263
Net loss		(482,803	)
The Company’s equity in net loss of Car King Tianjin	$	(193,121	)

Condensed income statement information:	Six Months Ended  June 30, 2014
Net sales	$	1,451,053
Gross profit		613,047
Net loss		(1,220,963	)
The Company’s equity in net loss of Car King Tianjin	$	(488,385	)

Condensed balance sheet information:	As of June 30, 2014
Current assets	$	2,600,893
Non current assets		1,080,083
Total assets	$	3,680,976
Current liabilities	$	3,463,597
Equity		217,379
Current liabilities and equity	$	3,680,976
The Company’s ownership interest in Car King Tianjin	$	86,952

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Intangible Assets, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill/Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible Assets, Net

(5) Intangible Assets, Net

The Company acquired customer relations in connection with the acquisition of Zhonghe on November 30, 2013. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the customer relations is summarized as follows:

			As of June 30, 2014
	Life		Cost		Foreign  currency  translation adjustments			Less:  Accumulated  Impairment		Less:  Accumulated  Amortization			Net Carrying  Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization -
Customer relations		5 years	$	555,002		(2,623	)		-		(64,445	)	$	487,934

			As of December 31, 2013
	Life		Cost		Foreign  currency  translation adjustments		Less:  Accumulated  Impairment		Less:  Accumulated  Amortization			Net Carrying  Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization -
Customer relations		5 years	$	555,002		1,426		-		(9,273	)	$	547,155

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $27,582 and $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $55,380 and $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Restricted Cash (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Restricted Cash [Abstract]

Summary of restricted cash

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Collateral for bank’s issuance of letters of credit to the Company’s customers	$	4,637,779	$	6,630,313
Collateral for lines of credit related to financing services		-		8,733,869
Collateral for short-term borrowings		35,785,133		3,004,998
Collateral for notes payable to suppliers		6,092,503		11,296,356
	$	46,515,415	$	29,665,536

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Retained Earnings

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Retained Earnings [Abstract]

Retained Earnings

(13) Retained earnings

According to the Law of the PRC on Enterprises with Wholly-Owned Foreign Investment, the Company’s subsidiaries in the PRC are required to make appropriations from after-tax profits as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the PRC (“PRC GAAP”) to nondistributable reserves. These reserve funds include one or more of the following: (i) a general reserve, (ii) an enterprise expansion reserve, and (iii) a staff bonus and welfare fund. A wholly-owned PRC subsidiary is not required to make appropriations to the enterprise expansion reserve but annual appropriations to the general reserve are required to be made at 10% of the profit after tax as determined under PRC GAAP at each year-end, until such fund has reached 50% of its respective registered capital. The staff welfare and bonus reserve is determined by the board of directors. The general reserve is used to offset future losses. The subsidiary may, upon a resolution passed by the stockholder, convert the general reserve into capital. The staff welfare and bonus reserve are used for the collective welfare of the employees of the subsidiary. The enterprise expansion reserve is for the expansion of the subsidiary operations and can be converted to capital subject to approval by the relevant authorities. These reserves represent appropriations of the retained earnings determined in accordance with Chinese law. 

In addition to the general reserve, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are required to obtain approval from the local PRC government prior to distributing any registered share capital. Accordingly, both the appropriations to general reserve and the registered share capital of the Company’s PRC subsidiary are considered as restricted net assets and are not distributable as cash dividends. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s statutory reserve fund was approximately $3,653,000 and $3,790,000, respectively. 

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Short Term Borrowings

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Short Term Borrowings [Abstract]

Short Term Borrowings

(9) Short Term Borrowings

Agricultural Bank of China

In order to obtain short term financing, the Company entered into a term loan agreement in December 2013 with Agricultural Bank of China, which is settled in US dollars. The outstanding balance totaled $0 and $3,002,182 of short term foreign currency borrowings as of June 30, 2014 and of December 31, 2013, respectively. These short term foreign currency borrowings bear interest at rates ranging between 1.73% and 3.34% per annum and are secured by the amount of $0 and $3,004,998 (RMB 18,344,534), respectively, deposited to the bank, which is presented as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. These short term foreign currency borrowings matured during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company entered into thirteen term loan agreements with Agricultural Bank of China to obtain short term financing, which are settled in US dollars. Two of these loans were repaid during the six months ended June 30, 2014. The outstanding balance totaled $35,574,938 and $0 of short term foreign currency borrowings with Agricultural Bank of China as of June 30, 2014 and December, 31, 2013. These short term foreign currency borrowings bear interest at rates ranging between 3.12% and 3.33% per annum, mature within six months from the dates of borrowing and are secured by the amount of $35,785,133 and $0 deposited to the bank, which is presented as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

In March 2014, the Company entered into a working capital loan agreement with Agricultural Bank of China to obtain short term financing. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can borrow up to $9,747,855 (RMB 60,000,000). The outstanding balance totaled $9,747,855 as of June 30, 2014. This short term loan bears interest at a rate of 6.6% per annum, matures in March 2015, and is secured by the Airport International Auto Mall and related land use rights.

In April 2014, the Company entered into a working capital loan agreement with Agricultural Bank of China to obtain short term financing. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can borrow up to $4,873,928 (RMB 30,000,000). The outstanding balance totaled $4,873,928 as of June 30, 2014. This short term loan bears interest at a rate of 6.6% per annum, matures in March 2015, and is secured by the Airport International Auto Mall and related land use rights.

China Zheshang Bank

In August 2013 and September 2013, the Company entered into four loan agreements with China Zheshang Bank. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company borrowed an aggregate amount of $3,243,615 (RMB 19,904,114). The borrowings under these loan agreements bear interest at a rate of 5.6% per annum for a borrowing period of six months and are guaranteed by Mr. Tong Shiping, the Company’s Chairman, President and CEO; Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company; an unrelated party who is a personal friend of Mr. Tong Shiping; and two unrelated parities, who are also customers of the Company. The total outstanding balance of these agreements was $3,257,416 as of December 31, 2013. This loan was repaid in March 2014.

In February 2014, the Company entered into two loan agreements with China Zheshang Bank. Under the terms of these agreements, the Company borrowed an aggregate amount of $3,249,285 (RMB 20,000,000). The borrowings under these loan agreements bear interest at a rate of 5.6% for a borrowing period of six months and are guaranteed by Mr. Tong Shiping, the Company’s Chairman, President and CEO; Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company; an unrelated party who is a personal friend of Mr. Tong Shiping; and two unrelated parties, who are also customers of the Company. The total outstanding balance of these agreements was $3,249,285 as of June 30, 2014.

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Bank Overdraft

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Bank Overdraft [Abstract]

Bank Overdraft

(7) Bank Overdraft

In March 2013, the Company entered into an overdraft agreement with PuDong Development Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can draw on its bank account up to $2,436,964 (RMB 15,000,000) in excess of the funds on deposit. The overdraft amount is subject to an annual interest rate at 6.72% and the maximum overdraft period cannot exceed 89 days. The overdraft agreement is guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity which is a supplier and a customer of the Company, and matured in December 2013. The outstanding balance of this facility was $2,439,429 as of December 31, 2013.

In January 2014, the Company entered into an overdraft agreement with PuDong Development Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can draw on its bank account up to $2,436,964 (RMB 15,000,000) in excess of the funds on deposit. The overdraft amount is subject to an annual interest rate of 6.72% and the maximum overdraft period cannot exceed 89 days. The overdraft agreement is guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity which is a supplier and a customer of the Company, and matures in December 2014. The outstanding balance of the facility was $2,418,079 as of June 30, 2014.

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Lines of Credit Related to Financing Services

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Lines of Credit Related to Financing Services [Abstract]

Lines of Credit Related to Financing Services

(8) Lines of Credit Related to Financing Services

The Company provides financing services to its customers using the Company’s bank facility lines of credit. The Company earns a service fee for drawing its facility lines related to its customers’ purchases of automobiles and payment of import taxes. Customers bear all the interest and fees charged by the banks and prepay those fees upon the execution of their service contracts with the Company. Customers are also required to make a deposit in the range of 10% to 15% of the purchase price of the automobiles. If customers default on payment, the banks take custody of the automobiles until the borrowings are fully repaid.

Interest charged by the banks for draws on these facility lines of credit is classified as cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. Interest expense related to these lines of credit was $1,083,864 and $672,185 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $2,056,502 and $1,242,161 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s lines of credit related to financing services follows:

China Merchants Bank

In June 2012, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with China Merchants Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $12,997,141 (RMB 80,000,000). The borrowings under the facility line of credit bear interest at rates to be determined upon drawing. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, interest was charged at rates ranging between 4.34% and 4.83% per annum, and borrowings under this facility were repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had an outstanding balance of $0 and $3,930,068, respectively, under the facility line of credit. The facility line of credit is guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity which is a supplier of the Company, and matured in June 2013 and was renewed for one year through June 2014 with substantially the same terms.

In June 2014, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with China Merchants Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $11,372,498 (RMB 70,000,000). The borrowings under the facility line of credit bear interest at rates to be determined upon drawing. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, interest was charged at rates ranging between 4.34% and 4.83% per annum, and borrowings under this facility were repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had an outstanding balance of $4,303,366 and $0, respectively, under the facility line of credit. The facility line of credit is guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity which is a supplier of the Company, and matures in February 2015.

Agricultural Bank of China

In September 2013, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with Agricultural Bank of China. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $84,481,414 (RMB 520,000,000). The facility line of credit is guaranteed by five non-related entities, which are customers, suppliers or both. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the borrowings under this facility line of credit bore interest at rates ranging from 4.53% to 6.19% per annum, and were repayable on the due dates, which were determined prior to each draw. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding balances of $52,291,617 and $55,298,731, respectively, under this facility line of credit. The outstanding balance was secured by the amount of $0 and $8,733,869 deposited to the bank, which is presented as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and matures in September 2014.

PuDong Development Bank

In December 2013, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with PuDong Development Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $19,495,711 (RMB 120,000,000). During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the borrowings under this facility line of credit bore interest at rates ranging from 5.23% to 5.43% per annum. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding balances of $5,132,463 and $553,865, respectively, under the facility line of credit. The facility line of credit was guaranteed by Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, and a non-related entity, which is a supplier of the Company, and matures in December 2014.

China Zheshang Bank

In September 2013, the Company entered into a facility line of credit agreement with China Zheshang Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company could borrow a maximum amount of $24,369,639 (RMB 150,000,000). This facility line of credit is guaranteed by (i) Mr. Tong Shiping, the Company’s Chairman, President and CEO, (ii) Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, (iii) Tianjin Binhai International Automall Ltd. Co., a customer, (iv) Zhonghe, the Company’s subsidiary, and (v) Hezhong (Tianjin) International Development Ltd. Co., the former owner of Zhonghe. This facility matures in September 2014. The borrowings under this facility line of credit bear interest at a rate of 5.3% per annum, and are repayable within 3 months from the dates of drawing. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the Company had outstanding balances of $8,903,387 and $6,390,648, respectively, under this facility line of credit.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

In February 2014, the Company obtained a facility from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can borrow a maximum amount of $16,246,426 (RMB 100,000,000). The facility line of credit is guaranteed by Hezhong (Tianjin) International Development Ltd. Co., Zhonghe’s former owner. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the borrowings under this facility line of credit bore interest at a rates ranging from 3.83% to 3.89% per annum and were repayable on the due dates, which were determined prior to each draw. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding balances of $10,817,725 and $0, respectively, under this facility line of credit.

China Minsheng Bank

In April 2014, the Company obtained a facility from China Minsheng Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company can borrow a maximum amount of $12,997,141 (RMB 80,000,000). The facility line of credit is guaranteed by (i) Mr. Tong Shiping, the Company’s Chairman, President and CEO, (ii) Ms. Cheng Weihong, a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, (iii) Tianjin Binhai International Automall Ltd. Co., a customer, and (iv) Zhonghe, the Company’s subsidiary. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the borrowings under this facility line of credit bore interest at rates ranging from 2.93% to 3.23% per annum, and were repayable on the due dates, which were determined prior to each draw. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding balances of $6,743,508 and $0, respectively, under this facility line of credit.

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Notes Payable to Suppliers

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Notes Payable to Suppliers [Abstract]

Notes Payable to Suppliers

(10) Notes Payable to Suppliers

From time to time, the Company issues notes payable to suppliers, which are guaranteed by various banks. The terms of these notes payable vary depending on the negotiations with the suppliers. Typical terms are in the range of three to six months. Prior to the expiration dates of the notes, the note holders can present these notes to the banks to draw on the note amounts if the Company does not settle the outstanding amount payable to these suppliers. The Company is subject to a bank fee of 0.05% on notes payable amounts.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had eight outstanding notes payable to suppliers, which matured in May 2014, in an aggregate amount of $3,273,108 (RMB 20,000,000), the payment of which was guaranteed by China Zheshang Bank for a period of six months. The Company was required to maintain 100% of the note amounts of $3,273,108 (RMB 20,000,000), as guaranteed funds, which was classified as restricted cash as of December 31, 2013, respectively.

As of June 30, 2014, the Company had two outstanding notes payable to suppliers, maturing in August 2014, in an aggregate amount of $3,249,285 (RMB 20,000,000), the payment of which was guaranteed by China Zheshang Bank for a period of six months. The Company was required to maintain 100% of the notes amounts, or $3,249,285 (RMB 20,000,000) as guaranteed funds, which was classified as restricted cash as of June 30, 2014.

As of June 30, 2014, the Company had four outstanding notes payable to suppliers, maturing in November and December 2014, in an aggregate amount of $5,686,249 (RMB 35,000,000), the payment of which was guaranteed by China Zheshang Bank for a period of six months. The Company was required to maintain approximately 50% of the notes amounts, or $2,843,218 (RMB 17,500,578) as guaranteed funds, which was classified as restricted cash as of June 30, 2014.

The purpose of these arrangements is to provide additional time for the Company to remit payments while ensuring that suppliers do not bear any credit risk, since the suppliers’ payments are guaranteed by the banks.

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Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$ 20,159,365
Translation adjustment	(146,728)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	20,012,637
Sales of Automobiles [Member]
Summary of changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	4,031,873
Translation adjustment	(29,346)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	4,002,527
Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services [Member]
Summary of changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	16,127,492
Translation adjustment	(117,382)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 16,010,110

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

(15) Segment Information

The Company has five principal operating segments: (1) sales of automobiles, (2) financing services, (3) web-based advertising, (4) automobile value added services, and (5) airport auto mall automotive services. Effective March 1, 2014, the Company ceased providing auto mall management services due to the expiration on February 28, 2014 of the Cooperation Agreement dated March 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Tianjin Prominent Hero International Logistics Co., Ltd, to manage the International Auto Mall in Tianjin, China. The Company’s operating segments are determined based on the nature of the services offered. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available and that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company's chief executive officer and chief operating officer have been identified as the chief operating decision makers. The Company's chief operating decision makers direct the allocation of resources to operating segments based on the profitability and cash flows of each respective segment.

The Company evaluates performance based on several factors, including net revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and income from operations. The following tables show the operations of the Company's operating segments:

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

	Sales of			Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles			Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	111,497,887		$	1,792,924	$	87,690	$	-	$	308,266	$	-	$	-		$	113,686,767
Cost of revenue		111,567,919			1,092,995		4,870		-		-		-		-			112,665,784
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		13,668			109,273		16,165		-		60,166		-		-			199,272
General and administrative		38,485			307,670		45,513		-		169,405		-		561,074			1,122,147
Total operating expenses		52,153			416,943		61,678		-		229,571		-		561,074			1,321,419
Income (loss) from operations	$	(122,185	)	$	282,986	$	21,142	$	-	$	78,695	$	-	$	(561,074	)	$	(300,436	)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

	Sales of		Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles		Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	108,030,708	$	1,810,159	$	119,982	$	53,175	$	-	$	242,286	$	-		$	110,256,310
Cost of revenue		107,744,604		677,543		11,041		5,358		-		2,681		-			108,441,227
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		30,392		120,313		11,572		5,079		-		25,452		-			192,808
General and administrative		28,320		112,113		10,784		4,733		-		23,718		179,668			359,336
Total operating expenses		58,712		232,426		22,356		9,812		-		49,170		179,668			552,144
Income (loss) from operations	$	227,392	$	900,190	$	86,585	$	38,005	$	-	$	190,435	$	(179,668	)	$	1,262,939

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

	Sales of			Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles			Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	216,227,722		$	3,336,093	$	162,392	$	125,110	$	645,529	$	164,971	$	-		$	220,661,817
Cost of revenue		216,122,061			2,073,730		10,813		8,097		-		2,336		-			218,217,037
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		36,685			182,956		25,173		15,329		104,350		21,306		-			385,799
General and administrative		115,290			553,539		75,571		51,152		316,840		71,096		1,183,491			2,366,979
Total operating expenses		151,975			736,495		100,744		66,481		421,190		92,402		1,183,491			2,752,778
Income (loss) from operations	$	(46,314	)	$	525,868	$	50,835	$	50,532	$	224,339	$	70,233	$	(1,183,491	)	$	(307,998	)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 

	Sales of		Financing		Web-based Advertising		Automobile Value Added		Airport Auto Mall Automotive		Auto Mall Management
	Automobiles		Services		Services		Services		Services		Service		Corporate			Total
Net revenue	$	212,867,568	$	3,709,569	$	332,466	$	492,147	$	-	$	479,626	$	-		$	217,881,376
Cost of revenue		212,544,730		1,253,087		24,552		10,926		-		5,279		-			213,838,574
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing		33,196		221,359		26,759		38,159		-		43,369		-			362,842
General and administrative		33,212		288,422		37,283		62,453		-		54,980		476,349			952,699
Total operating expenses		66,408		509,781		64,042		100,612		-		98,349		476,349			1,315,541
Income (loss) from operations	$	256,430	$	1,946,701		243,872	$	380,609	$	-	$	375,998	$	(476,349	)	$	2,727,261

Following are total assets by segment:

Total Assets	Sales of  Automobiles		Financing  Services		Web-based  Advertising  Services		Automobile  Value  Added  Services		Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services		Auto Mall  Management  Services		Corporate		Total
As of June 30, 2014	$	138,325,315	$	110,012,937	$	638,601	$	1,178,335	$	65,700,117	$	-	$	994,359	$	316,849,664
As of December 31, 2013	$	93,650,624	$	96,122,720	$	1,820,264	$	2,815,434	$	65,077,390	$	376,146	$	1,693,047	$	261,555,625

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Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill/Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Summary of intangible assets

			As of June 30, 2014
	Life		Cost		Foreign  currency  translation adjustments			Less:  Accumulated  Impairment		Less:  Accumulated  Amortization			Net Carrying  Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization -
Customer relations		5 years	$	555,002		(2,623	)		-		(64,445	)	$	487,934

			As of December 31, 2013
	Life		Cost		Foreign  currency  translation adjustments		Less:  Accumulated  Impairment		Less:  Accumulated  Amortization			Net Carrying  Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization -
Customer relations		5 years	$	555,002		1,426		-		(9,273	)	$	547,155

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Segment Information (Details 1) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Total assets by segment
Total Assets	$ 316,849,664	$ 261,555,625
Sales of Automobiles [Member]
Total assets by segment
Total Assets	138,325,315	93,650,624
Financing Services [Member]
Total assets by segment
Total Assets	110,012,937	96,122,720
Web-based Advertising Services [Member]
Total assets by segment
Total Assets	638,601	1,820,264
Automobile Value Added Services [Member]
Total assets by segment
Total Assets	1,178,335	2,815,434
Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services [Member]
Total assets by segment
Total Assets	65,700,117	65,077,390
Auto Mall Management Services [Member]
Total assets by segment
Total Assets		376,146
Corporate [Member]
Total assets by segment
Total Assets	$ 994,359	$ 1,693,047

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Short Term Borrowings (Details)						1 Months Ended				6 Months Ended									1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] CNY	Apr. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Working capital loan agreement [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Working capital loan agreement [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Working capital loan agreement [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Working capital loan agreement [Member] CNY	Jun. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Working capital loan agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Loan agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Loan agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Minimum [Member] Loan agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Agricultural Bank Of China [Member] Maximum [Member] Loan agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 China Zheshang Bank [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 China Zheshang Bank [Member] CNY	Feb. 28, 2014 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Loan agreement [Member] USD ($) Customer	Feb. 28, 2014 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Loan agreement [Member] CNY Customer	Sep. 30, 2013 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Loan agreement [Member] USD ($) Customer Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Loan agreement [Member] CNY Customer Agreement	Aug. 31, 2013 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Loan agreement [Member] USD ($) Agreement Customer	Aug. 31, 2013 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Loan agreement [Member] CNY Agreement Customer	Jun. 30, 2014 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Loan agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 China Zheshang Bank [Member] Loan agreement [Member] USD ($)
Short term borrowings (Textual)
Interest rate per annum						6.60%	6.60%	6.60%	6.60%				1.73%	3.12%	3.34%	3.33%			5.60%	5.60%	5.60%	5.60%	5.60%	5.60%
Number of unrelated entities																			2	2	2	2	2	2
Outstanding balances of short term borrowings	$ 53,446,006	$ 6,259,598	$ 0	$ 3,002,182		$ 4,873,928				$ 9,747,855	$ 35,574,938	$ 0									$ 3,243,615	19,904,114	$ 3,243,615	19,904,114	$ 3,249,285	$ 3,257,416
Period for short term agreements											6 months								6 months	6 months	6 months	6 months	6 months	6 months
Restricted cash				3,004,998	18,344,534						35,785,133	0					3,273,108	20,000,000
Number of agreements																					4	4	4	4
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 4,873,928	30,000,000	$ 9,747,855	60,000,000										$ 3,249,285	20,000,000
Short term loan, maturity date						Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Statements of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net (loss) income	$ (1,852,979)	$ 799,491	$ (3,200,018)	$ 1,807,814
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustments	65,932	1,124,525	(463,118)	1,213,896
Comprehensive (loss) income	(1,787,047)	1,924,016	(3,663,136)	3,021,710
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6,257)	(2,029)	(7,933)	(777)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to shareholders of China Auto Logistics Inc.	$ (1,780,790)	$ 1,926,045	$ (3,655,203)	$ 3,022,487

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Goodwill

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill/Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Goodwill

(4) Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2014 are as follows:

	Reporting Segments
	Sales of Automobiles			Airport Auto Mall Automotive Services			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	4,031,873		$	16,127,492		$	20,159,365
Translation adjustment		(29,346	)		(117,382	)		(146,728	)
Balance as of June 30, 2014	$	4,002,527		$	16,010,110		$	20,012,637

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Equity Investment in Car King Tianjin (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Equity Investment in Car King Tianjin [Abstract]

The results of operations of the equity basis investments

Condensed income statement information:	Three Months  Ended  June 30, 2014
Net sales	$	846,287
Gross profit		456,263
Net loss		(482,803	)
The Company’s equity in net loss of Car King Tianjin	$	(193,121	)

Condensed income statement information:	Six Months Ended  June 30, 2014
Net sales	$	1,451,053
Gross profit		613,047
Net loss		(1,220,963	)
The Company’s equity in net loss of Car King Tianjin	$	(488,385	)

The results of financial postion of the equity basis investments

Condensed balance sheet information:	As of June 30, 2014
Current assets	$	2,600,893
Non current assets		1,080,083
Total assets	$	3,680,976
Current liabilities	$	3,463,597
Equity		217,379
Current liabilities and equity	$	3,680,976
The Company’s ownership interest in Car King Tianjin	$	86,952

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Equity Investment in Car King Tianjin (Details 1) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed balance sheet information:
Equity Method Investments	$ 86,952	$ 577,904
Car King Tianjin [Member]
Condensed balance sheet information:
Current assets	2,600,893
Non current assets	1,080,083
Total assets	3,680,976
Current liabilities	3,463,597
Equity	217,379
Current liabilities and equity	3,680,976
Equity Method Investments	$ 280,028

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Related Party Balances and Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Related Party Balances and Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Balances and Transactions

(14) Related Party Balances and Transactions

Ms. Cheng Weihong made non-interest bearing loans to the Company from time to time to meet working capital needs of the Company. Ms. Cheng Weihong is a Director and Senior Vice President of the Company. Ms. Cheng Weihong is the wife of the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tong Shiping. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the outstanding balances due to Ms. Cheng Weihong were $499,459 and $597,393, respectively.

One of the Company’s former shareholders, Sino Peace Limited, paid accrued expenses through 2012 on behalf of the Company. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the outstanding balances due to Sino Peace Limited were $2,207,275 and $2,223,458, respectively.

The balances as discussed above as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are interest-free, unsecured and have no fixed term of repayment. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, there was no imputed interest charged in relation to these balances.

In January 2014, Zhonghe entered into an agreement with Car King Tianjin to rent approximately 9,927 square meters of the Airport International Auto Mall for a period of ten years through December 2023. Rent for the year of 2014 is approximately $1.3 million (RMB8,000,000), for a monthly rate of approximately $109,000 (RMB 666,667). During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recognized rental income of approximately $324,000 (RMB 2,000,000) and $652,000 (RMB 4,000,000) related to this lease. Accounts receivable due from Car King Tianjin amounted to $649,857 as of June 30, 2014.

The Company made loans to Car King Tianjin for working capital purposes during the six months ended June 30, 2014. Outstanding balances due from Car King Tianjin amounted to $1,380,946 as of June 30, 2014