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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Provision For Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
Income before income taxes $ 46,081us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ 38,241us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments  
Income tax at federal statutory tax rate 16,128us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 13,384us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
Tax benefit of double-deductible R&D expense (2,871)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductions (2,793)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductions  
Effect of differences in foreign tax rate (7,756)caas_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInForeignTaxRate (6,175)caas_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInForeignTaxRate  
Provision on valuation allowance for deferred income tax 9,236us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 8,918us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 8,988us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other differences 799us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems 1,138us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems  
Total income tax expense 6,785us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 5,483us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
U S [Member]      
Schedule Provision For Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Provision on valuation allowance for deferred income tax 188us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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(178)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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PRC [Member]      
Schedule Provision For Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Provision on valuation allowance for deferred income tax $ 297us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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$ 107us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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