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COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Form 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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May 25, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>China Automotive Systems, Inc.</B></P>

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its Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">000-33123</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">33-0885775</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR> incorporation or organization)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer<BR> Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development
Zone<BR>
Shashi District, Jing Zhou City<BR>
Hubei Province<BR>
People&rsquo;s Republic of China<BR>
</B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</P>

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area code <B>(86) 27-5981 8527</B></P>

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of a Material Definitive Agreement.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: black">On May 29, 2012,
China Automotive Systems, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company) announced that on May 25, 2012 it redeemed all of its outstanding senior convertible
notes, which were held by </FONT>Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited (In Liquidation)<FONT STYLE="color: black">.
The negotiated total redemption price was US$32.4 million, which includes all principal, accrued and unpaid interest and the make-whole
amounts as of the date of redemption.</FONT></P>

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were issued in February 2008 with an original total principal amount of $35 million, a scheduled maturity date of February 15,
2013 and a conversion price per share of $7.0822. In April of 2009, the Company redeemed $5 million of the principal amount of
the convertible notes. On March 1, 2011, upon the conversion of $6.4 million of the principal amount of the convertible notes,
907,708 common shares were issued at a conversion price of $7.0822 per share. The remaining total principal amount of the senior
convertible notes was US$23.6 million. As a result of the redemption of the senior convertible notes, the total share count on
a fully diluted basis will be reduced by 3.3 million shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">A press release from the Company announcing
the early redemption of the senior convertible notes is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 90%; font-weight: bold">Financial Statements and Exhibits</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: right">(d)</TD>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold">Exhibits</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>Press Release of China Automotive Systems, Inc., dated May 29, 2012.</TD></TR>
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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-indent: 0in">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;May 30, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-indent: 0in; font-style: italic">/s/ Hanlin Chen</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-indent: 0in">Hanlin Chen</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 25, 2012
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)
Delaware
000-33123
33-0885775
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development
Zone
Shashi District, Jing Zhou City
Hubei Province
People's Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code
(86) 27-5981 8527
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.02          Termination
of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 29, 2012,
China Automotive Systems, Inc. (the "Company) announced that on May 25, 2012 it redeemed all of its outstanding senior convertible
notes, which were held by
Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited (In Liquidation)
.
The negotiated total redemption price was US$32.4 million, which includes all principal, accrued and unpaid interest and the make-whole
amounts as of the date of redemption.
The five-year senior convertible notes
were issued in February 2008 with an original total principal amount of $35 million, a scheduled maturity date of February 15,
2013 and a conversion price per share of $7.0822. In April of 2009, the Company redeemed $5 million of the principal amount of
the convertible notes. On March 1, 2011, upon the conversion of $6.4 million of the principal amount of the convertible notes,
907,708 common shares were issued at a conversion price of $7.0822 per share. The remaining total principal amount of the senior
convertible notes was US$23.6 million. As a result of the redemption of the senior convertible notes, the total share count on
a fully diluted basis will be reduced by 3.3 million shares.
A press release from the Company announcing
the early redemption of the senior convertible notes is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit No
Description
99.1
Press Release of China Automotive Systems, Inc., dated May 29, 2012.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date:  May 30, 2012
By:
/s/ Hanlin Chen
Hanlin Chen
Chairman
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