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U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
144
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OMB
APPROVAL
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OMB Number:
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3235-0101
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Expires:
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December 31, 2009
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Estimated
average burden
hours
per response . . .2.00
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NOTICE
OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT
TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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SEC
USE ONLY
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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
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ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies
of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to
execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market
maker.
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CUSIP
NUMBER
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1(a)
NAME OF ISSUER
CHINA AUTOMOTIVE
SYSTEMS, INC.
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(b) IRS IDENT. NO.
33-0885775
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(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
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WORK
LOCATION
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1(d)
ADDRESS OF ISSUER
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STREET
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CITY
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STATE
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ZIP CODE
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(e)
TELEPHONE NO.
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YU QIAO DEVELOPMENT ZONE, | SHASHI DISTRICT | JING ZHOU | 43 4000 |
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AREA
CODE AND
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NUMBER
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| NO. 1 HENGLONG ROAD, |
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86716 |
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832-7902 | ||||
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE
ACCOUNT
THE SECURITIES
ARE
TO BE SOLD
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(b)
IRS IDENT. NO.
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(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO
ISSUER
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(d) ADDRESS
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CITY
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STATE
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ZIP CODE
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| William Thomson |
Director
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1706-390
Bay Street
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Toronto |
On
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M5H242
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3(a)
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(b)
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SEC
USE ONLY
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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Title of the
Class
of
Securities
To Be Sold
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Name and Address of Each Broker
Through
Whom
the Securities are to be
Offered
or Each Market Maker
who
is Acquiring the Securities
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Broker-Dealer
File
Number
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Number
of Shares
or
Other Units
To
Be Sold
(See
instr. 3(c))
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Aggregate
Market
Value
(See
instr. 3(d))
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Number of Shares
or Other Units
Outstanding
(See
instr. 3(e))
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Approximate
Date
of Sale
(See
instr. 3(f))
(M0.
DAY YR.)
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Name of Each
Securities
Exchange
(See instr. 3(g))
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| Common |
Scotia
Mcleod
40 King
Street West, Suite 1101
Toronto,
on M5H1Y1
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30000 | 480000 | 27945022 | 11/16/2009 | NASDAQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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(a)
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Name
of issuer.
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3. |
(a)
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Title
of the class of securities to be sold.
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(b)
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Issuer’s
IRS Identification Number.
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(b)
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Name
and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be
sold.
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(c)
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Issuer’s
SEC file number, if any.
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(d)
(e)
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Issuer’s
address, including zip code.
Issuer’s
telephone number, including area code.
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(c)
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Number
of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
aggregate face amount).
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(d)
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Aggregate
market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10
days prior to the filing of this notice.
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(a)
(b)
(c)
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Name
of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
Such
person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10 percent
stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the
foregoing).
Such
person’s address, including zip code.
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(e)
(f)
(g)
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Number
of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities
the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or
statement published by the issuer.
Approximate
date on which the securities are to be sold.
Name
of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended
to be sold.
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Title of
the Class
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Date
you
Acquired
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Nature of Acquisition Transaction
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Name of Person from Whom Acquired
(If gift, also give date donor acquired)
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Amount of
Securities Acquired
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Date
of
Payment
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Nature of
Payment
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| Common | 11/16/2009 | Stock Option Exercise | William Thomson | 30000 | 11/16/2009 | Wire Transfer | ||||||||||||||
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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If
the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in
cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto
the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of
any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments
describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was
discharged in full or the last installment
paid.
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TABLE
II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish
the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during
the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold.
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Name
and Address of Seller
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Title of Securities Sold
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Date of Sale
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Amount of
Securities Sold
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Gross Proceeds
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INSTRUCTIONS:
See
the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to
be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In
addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose
sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with
sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
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ATTENTION:
The
person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are
to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know
any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been
publicly disclosed.
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| November 16, 2009 | /s/ William Thomson | |
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DATE
OF NOTICE
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(Signature)
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DATE
OF PLAN ADOPTION OR GIVING OF INSTRUCTION,
IF
RELYING ON RULE 10B5-1
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The
notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are
to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any
copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed
signatures.
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ATTENTION:
Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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