Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. Announces Audit Committee Investigation of Certain Transactions

BEIJING, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: WATG) today announced that its Audit Committee, with the assistance of professional advisors, has undertaken an internal investigation concerning certain investment and acquisition transactions.

As a result of the pending restatement of its financial statements for fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010, and for the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2009 and 2010, and the investigation, WATG has not filed its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and does not expect to be able to file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 by the filing deadline of May 10, 2011. As previously announced, WATG has received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") as to its noncompliance with Nasdaq's continued listing standards as a result of the failure to file the 10-K in a timely manner. Nasdaq further has informed WATG that it has suspended trading in the company's common stock pending WATG's provision of a satisfactory Plan of Compliance to Nasdaq. WATG plans to provide its Plan of Compliance to Nasdaq on or about May 13th and in no event later than May 23, 2011. The company does not expect that its filings will be completed until the completion of the investigation.

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About Wonder Auto

Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. is a Nevada holding company with operating subsidiaries in China primarily engaged in the business of designing, developing, manufacturing and selling automotive electric parts, automotive safety products, suspension products and engine components. Our products include alternators and starters, airbags, pretensioners and steering wheels, engine valves and tappets, and rods and shafts for use in shock absorber systems. We have been manufacturing alternators and starters in China since 1997, and according to CAAM, in 2009 we ranked second and fourth in sales revenue in the Chinese market for automobile alternators and starters, respectively. Our subsidiary Jinzhou Jinheng has been designing and developing airbags for over 10 years. We believe that we were the largest Chinese brand airbag manufacturer in terms of sales volume in 2009 and the biggest Chinese pretensioner manufacturer. Our subsidiary Jinan Worldwide has been producing engine valves and tappets for over 50 years. We believe we are now one of the largest manufacturers of engine valves and tappets in China in terms of sales volume. Our subsidiary Jinzhou Wanyou is supplying rods and shafts to suspension system manufacturers worldwide. We believe that we are one of the largest independent suppliers of rods and shafts for suspension system manufacturers in the world in terms of sales volume.

Our products are used in a wide range of passenger and commercial automobiles, and we are especially focused on the fast-growing small- to-medium sized engine passenger vehicle market. We sell our products primarily within China to well-known domestic and international automobile original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, engine manufacturers and automotive parts suppliers. We are increasingly exporting our products to international markets.

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