Wuhan General Group (China), Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Tue Nov 17, 6:00 AM

WUHAN, Hubei, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Wuhan General Group (China), Inc. (Nasdaq: WUHN) ("Wuhan General" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of industrial blowers and turbines in China, operating through its subsidiaries, Wuhan Blower Co., Ltd. ("Wuhan Blower"), Wuhan Generating Equipment Co., Ltd. ("Wuhan Generating") and Wuhan Xingelin Machinery Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ("Wuhan Xingelin"), today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

    Third Quarter 2009 Highlights and Recent Events
    -- Third quarter revenue was $24.7 million, up 44.1% quarter-over-quarter
    -- Gross profit was $6.9 million, a quarter-over-quarter increase of 68.2%
    -- Gross margin was 27.8% compared to 23.8% in the second quarter of 2009
    -- Net income was $3.0 million, up 156.6% quarter-over-quarter from
       adjusted net income of $1.2 million, excluding a non-cash penalty
       relating to the Company's capital market activities recorded in the
       second quarter of 2009
    -- Net income available to common shareholders was $2.8 million, or $0.08
       per diluted share, up from adjusted net income available to common
       shareholders of $1.0 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, in the second
       quarter of 2009
    -- Signed an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank regarding a long-term
       loan facility of RMB 303,100,000 (approximately $44.4 million)

"Although our top line and margins remain below year ago levels, our business continues to improve as we recorded significant growth in revenue and net income on a sequential basis. Our revenue increased 44.1% while our adjusted net income increased 156.6% from the second quarter of 2009, mainly due to increased sales in our turbine business, especially from water turbines for hydroelectric power plants," commented Mr. Xu Jie, CEO of Wuhan General. "We have continued to see a pick up in orders especially from hydroelectric power plants throughout the third quarter, and our backlog stood at RMB 220 million (approximately $32 million) and RMB 200 million (approximately $29 million) for Wuhan Generating and Wuhan Blower, respectively, at quarter end."

Third Quarter 2009 Results

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, total revenue was $24.7 million, down 27.2% compared to $34.0 million for the same period last year, and up 44.1% compared to $17.2 million during the second quarter of 2009. Wuhan Blower generated $11.9 million in revenues, or 48.2% of the total revenues, compared to $16.8 million, or 49.5 of total revenues in the same period last year. Wuhan Generating contributed $12.7 million, or 51.4% of the total revenues, compared to $17.1 million, or 50.5% of total revenues for the same period last year. The remaining $0.1 million in revenues for the third quarter of 2009 was contributed by Wuhan Xingelin through sales of parts and components to unrelated third parties. The decrease in total revenue year-over-year was primarily due to a delay in the equipment replacement cycle within China's steel manufacturing companies and capital expenditure restrictions on power plant customers due to the global economic crisis.

Gross profit for the quarter was $6.9 million, down 31.5% from $10.0 million in the third quarter of 2008, up 68.2% from $4.1 million in the second quarter 2009. Gross margin was 27.8%, down 1.7 percentage points from 29.5% compared to the same period in 2008. The decrease in gross margin was primarily attributable to a decline in sales prices year-over-year. Compared to the second quarter of 2009, gross margin rose 4.0 percentage points as the Company managed to increase sales prices during the third quarter of 2009 due to more projects being available for bid, while production costs remained unchanged from the second quarter levels.

Operating expenses totaled $2.4 million, down 20.9% from $3.0 million from the same period last year. Selling expenses decreased 9.0% to roughly $0.8 million while selling expenses as a percent of revenue increased from 2.5% for the third quarter in 2008 to 3.1% for the third quarter 2009 due to the lower economies of scale as a result of the decrease in sales. General and administrative expenses declined 30.7% year-over-year, and decreased as a percentage of sales to 5.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from 6.2% for the corresponding three month period last year for the same reason. As a percentage of revenue, total operating expenses were 9.7% for the second quarter of 2009, compared to 8.9% for the same period last year.

Operating income was $4.5 million for the quarter compared to $7.0 million for the third quarter of 2008. However, operating income increased 115.3% from the second quarter of 2009 and operating margin improved from 12.1% to 18.1% during the same period.

Net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $3.0 million compared with $4.6 million for the third quarter of 2008. Adjusted net income increased 156.6% quarter-over-quarter to $3.0 million from $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2009, excluding a non-cash penalty expense of $1.2 million relating to the Company's capital market activities recorded in the second quarter of 2009.

Net income available to common stockholders was $2.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2009, up from $1.4 million or $0.03 per diluted share for the same period the prior year. Diluted earnings per share in the year ago period reflects recognition of approximately $3.0 million in constructive preferred dividends, a non-cash charge related to the conversion of warrants into convertible preferred shares, which reduced diluted earnings per share by $0.11. The Company did not record a similar charge in the third quarter of 2009.

Nine Months Results

Total revenue for the first nine months of 2009 declined to $60.0 million, down 33.8% from the first nine months of 2008. Wuhan Blower generated $32.3 million in revenues, or 53.8% of total revenues, compared to $44.2 million, or 48.8% of total revenues in the same period last year. Wuhan Generating contributed $27.4 million, or 45.7% of the total revenues, compared to $46.3 million, or 51.2% of total revenues in the same period last year. The remaining $0.3 million in revenues in the first nine months of 2009 was contributed by Wuhan Xingelin. Gross profit for the first nine months of 2009 was $14.7 million, down 46.7% from overall gross profit of $27.6 million in the comparable period a year ago. Overall gross margin was 24.6% for the first nine months of 2009, compared to 30.5% for the corresponding period in 2008. Income from operations was $8.4 million, down 54.1% from $18.3 million in the first nine months of 2008. Net income for the first nine months of 2009 was $4.1 million, down 72.2% from $14.9 million in the first nine months of 2008. Net income available to common shareholders was $3.6 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2009 compared with $11.1 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2008. Adjusting for non-cash charges associated with the Company's capital market activities, adjusted net income available to common shareholders for the first nine months of 2009 was $4.8 million or $0.12 per diluted earnings per share.

Financial Condition

As of September 30, 2009, Wuhan General had $0.8 million in cash and $47.8 million in accounts receivable compared to $2.8 million and $41.5 million respectively as of December 31, 2008. The Company had $37.4 million in working capital with a current ratio of 1.6 and stockholders' equity of $98.4 million as of September 30, 2009. Wuhan General's short-term bank loans and notes were $31.2 million as of September 30, 2009. At the present time, the Company has the option to repay or refinance most of these loans and notes.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company used $3.8 million in cash for operating activities compared with $2.4 million of cash generated in the same period last year.

Recent Events

On November 11, 2009, Wuhan General signed a loan agreement with Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited, Guangzhou Branch. Under the agreement, the Company will receive a loan facility totaling RMB 303.1 million (approximately $44.4 million) in senior secured debt financing consisting of two tranches, a term loan facility for up to RMB 211.6 million (approximately $31.0 million) and a term loan facility for up to RMB 91.5 million (approximately $13.4 million). The purpose of the loan is primarily to repay the existing bank debts of Wuhan Blower and Wuhan Generating, purchase equipment for Wuhan Generating and for capital expenditure investments of Wuhan Xingelin.

Business Outlook

"Demand from hydroelectric power plants accelerated in the third quarter of 2009, which puts us in a good position for achieving the top end of our revenue guidance, and meeting our net income guidance for 2009," said Mr. Xu. "We expect to see this positive momentum continue as power plants and steel manufacturers that have delayed large investments in equipment start to upgrade their facilities and increase their replacement of equipment as we come out of these uncertain economic conditions."

For fiscal year 2009, Wuhan General expects to achieve $80 million in net revenue, the high end of its previously stated guidance of revenues between $70 million to $80 million, and net income between $7 million to $8 million, excluding the impact of non-cash penalty charge associated with the Company's capital market activities.

As of the end of September 2009, Wuhan Generating had a backlog of RMB 220 million (approximately $32 million), while Wuhan Blower had a backlog of RMB 200 million (approximately $29 million). The Company expects to fill these orders through the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first half of 2010.

In order to reduce our dependence on the steel industry, Wuhan Blower is approaching other industries and is currently negotiating a project in urban infrastructure. The Company expects to provide additional updates in due course.

"Although we have seen an improvement in gross profit margin quarter-over-quarter, we are still focused on rebuilding our order backlog and competing for bids, which may inhibit our ability to raise prices in the near future," continued Mr. Xu. "Remaining competitive has affected our ability to impose stricter payment terms. However, we continue to negotiate with existing clients in order to speed up the collection of open balances, and hope to see an improvement in accounts receivable by the end of the year. The recently signed long-term loan facility will significantly improve our financial situation while we continue to build our backlog and oversee our collection procedures in order to increase cash flow from operations in the future."

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 to discuss the third quarter 2009 results. To participate in the live conference call, please dial the following number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: 888-339-2688. International callers should dial +1-617-847-3007. When prompted by the operator, mention conference passcode 83840964. If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available for 14 days starting on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. ET. To access the replay, please dial 888-286-8010 or International callers should dial +1-617-801-6888, and enter passcode 23422469.

Use of Adjusted Financial Measures

GAAP results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, as well as three months ended June 30, 2009 include the stock penalty for late listing on NASDAQ. To supplement the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, the Company has provided adjusted financial information excluding the impact of this item in this release. The Company's management believes that this adjusted financial measure provides investors with a better understanding of how the results relate to the Company's historical performance. A reconciliation of the adjustments to GAAP results appears in the table accompanying this press release. This additional adjusted financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financials. The adjusted financial information that the Company provides also may differ from the adjusted financial information provided by other companies.


                         Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
                 RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED FINANCIAL MEASURES
       FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
                   AND FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

                                        Three months Three months Three Months
                                             ended       ended       ended
                                           September      June     September
                                            30, 2009    30, 2009     30, 2008

           Net income per consolidated
            statement of operations        $3,006,851     $18,316  $4,629,523
           Stock Penalty for late listing
            on NASDAQ                              --  $1,153,439          --
           Adjusted net income             $3,006,851  $1,171,755  $4,629,523
           Preferred dividends               $183,276    $181,285  $3,243,371
           Adjusted net income available
            to common shareholders         $2,823,575    $990,470  $1,386,152
           Weighted average shares
            outstanding - diluted          39,135,314  25,233,656  47,457,524
           Adjusted diluted earnings per
            share                               $0.08       $0.04       $0.03



                                           Nine Months ended Nine Months ended
                                              September 30,      September 30,
                                                   2009              2008
            Net income per consolidated
             statement of operations            $4,140,239        $14,892,519
            Stock Penalty for late
             listing on NASDAQ                  $1,153,439                 --
            Adjusted net income                 $5,293,678        $14,892,519
            Preferred dividends                   $543,363         $3,760,831
            Adjusted net income available
             to common shareholders             $4,750,315        $11,131,688
            Weighted average shares
             outstanding - diluted              38,324,011         45,365,361
            Adjusted diluted earnings per
             share                                   $0.12              $0.25

About Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.

Through its subsidiaries Wuhan Blower, Wuhan Generating, and Wuhan Xingelin, Wuhan General is a leading manufacturer of industrial blowers and turbines in China and the Company is based in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Wuhan Blower is a China-based manufacturer of industrial blowers that are principal components of steam-driven electrical power generation plants. Wuhan Generating is a China-based manufacturer of industrial steam and water turbines used for electricity generation in coal, oil, nuclear, and hydroelectric power plants. Wuhan Xingelin manufactures silencers, connectors and other general parts for industrial blowers and electrical equipment, and it produces general machinery equipment. The Company's primary customers are from the iron and steel, power generation, petrochemical and other industries. Led by a strong management team, Wuhan General is well recognized for its technological sophistication and quality construction of blowers and turbines. For more information, visit http://www.wuhangeneral.com .

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding future revenue, net income and sales, future demand for our products, our product pricing, improvement in economic conditions, the ability of our customers to increase their liquidity in the current economy, the fulfillment of our backlog orders, our ability to obtain projects in urban infrastructure, our ability to repay or refinance our debt, our liquidity position and improvement in the collection of our accounts receivable may be forward-looking in nature or "forward-looking statements," as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including all business uncertainties relating to vulnerability of our business to general economic downturn, operating in the People's Republic of China (PRC) generally and the potential for changes in the laws of the PRC that affect our operations, our failure to meet or timely meet contractual performance standards and schedules and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described in such forward-looking statements. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are or will be described in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on Wuhan General's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Wuhan General will be those anticipated by the Company. Wuhan General undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

                              Financial Tables Follow


                         Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
                           Consolidated Balance Sheets
                  At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
                             (Stated in US Dollars)
                                                                  (Audited)
                                               September 30,     December 31,
    ASSETS                                          2009             2008
      Current Assets
        Cash                                       $819,830       $2,817,503
        Restricted Cash                           7,536,300       13,180,640
        Notes Receivable                              2,194                -
        Accounts Receivable                      47,841,353       41,486,856
        Other Receivable                          1,276,277        1,719,083
        Inventory                                22,830,077        8,395,467
        Advances to Suppliers                    15,885,956       20,274,473
        Advances to Employees                       116,318          189,516
        Prepaid Expenses                            798,607           92,279
        Prepaid Taxes                               526,079          604,610
        Deferred Tax Asset                          493,300               --
          Total Current Assets                   98,126,291       88,760,427
      Non-Current Assets
        Real Property Available for Sale          1,103,048        1,100,376
        Property, Plant & Equipment, net         30,142,351       22,274,551
        Land Use Rights, net                     12,188,397       12,297,429
        Construction in Progress                 20,226,806       30,276,011
        Intangible Assets, net                      259,896          363,574
          Total Assets                         $162,046,789     $155,072,368

    LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

      Liabilities
      Current Liabilities
        Bank Loans & Notes                       31,244,022       35,171,690
        Accounts Payable                          8,751,493        8,420,678
        Taxes Payable                             2,410,337        1,109,548
        Other Payable                             8,832,835        7,708,323
        Dividend Payable                            543,363          193,804
        Accrued Liabilities                       3,550,798        2,805,558
        Customer Deposits                         5,388,333        4,614,370
          Total Current Liabilities              60,721,181       60,023,971

      Long Term Liabilities
           Bank Loans and Notes                   2,925,002        1,458,959

          Total Liabilities                      63,646,183       61,482,930

      Stockholders' Equity

        Preferred Stock - $0.0001 Par
        Value, 50,000,000
        Shares Authorized; 6,241,453 Shares
         of Series A
        Convertible Preferred Stock Issued
         & Outstanding at September 30, 2009
         and December  31, 2008                         624              624
        Additional Paid-in Capital -
         Preferred Stock                          8,170,415        8,170,415
        Additional Paid-in Capital -
         Warrants                                 3,484,011        3,687,794
        Additional Paid-in Capital -
         Beneficial Conversion Feature            6,371,546        6,371,546
        Preferred Stock - $0.0001 Par
         Value
         50,000,000 Shares Authorized;
         6,354,078 Shares of Series B
         Convertible Preferred Stock
         Issued & Outstanding at September
         30, 2009 and December 31, 2008                 635              635
         Additional Paid in Capital -
          Preferred Stock                        12,637,158       12,637,158
         Additional Paid in Capital -
          Warrants                                2,274,181        2,274,181
         Additional Paid in Capital -
          Beneficial Conversion Feature           4,023,692        4,023,692
         Common Stock - $0.0001 Par Value
          100,000,000 Shares Authorized;
          25,351,950 and 24,752,802 Shares
          Issued & Outstanding at September
          30, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
          respectively                                2,536            2,475
         Additional Paid-in Capital              29,793,996       28,436,835
         Statutory Reserve                        4,478,066        3,271,511
         Retained Earnings                       19,424,564       17,034,243
         Accumulated Other Comprehensive
         Income                                   7,739,182        7,678,329
             Total Stockholders' Equity          98,400,606       93,589,438

         Total Liabilities & Stockholders'
          Equity                               $162,046,789     $155,072,368



                         Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
                         Consolidated Statements of Income
          For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
                              (Stated in US Dollars)

                                 Three months ended      Nine months ended
                              September     September  September   September
    Revenue                    30, 2009     30, 2008    30, 2009   30, 2008

     Sales                   $24,720,005  $33,952,893 $59,949,344 $90,581,691
     Cost of Sales            17,855,151   23,934,676  45,213,132  62,932,130
       Gross Profit            6,864,854   10,018,217  14,736,212  27,649,561

    Operating Expenses
     Selling Expenses            759,752      834,590   1,479,742   2,129,971
     General &
     Administrative
     Expenses                  1,463,970    2,112,731   4,395,556   6,602,031
     Warranty Expense            178,610       89,958     482,346     647,175
       Total Operating
       Expense                 2,402,332    3,037,279   6,357,644   9,379,177

     Operating Income          4,462,522    6,980,938   8,378,568  18,270,384

    Other Income (Expenses)
     Interest Income             288,862      288,177     494,258     636,626
     Other Income
     (Expenses)                  117,589   (1,375,291)     79,702  (1,492,718)
     Interest Expense         (1,276,069)  (1,264,301) (2,572,984) (2,521,773)
     Stock Penalty for
      late listing on NASDAQ          --           --  (1,153,439)         --
       Total Other Income
       (Loss) & Expense         (869,618)  (2,351,415) (3,152,463) (3,377,865)

    Earnings before Tax        3,592,904    4,629,523   5,226,105  14,892,519

    Income Tax                   586,053           --   1,085,866          --

    Net Income                $3,006,851   $4,629,523  $4,140,239 $14,892,519

    Preferred Dividends
     Declared                    183,276      215,829     543,363     733,289
    Series A Constructive
     Preferred Dividend               --           --          --          --
    Series B Constructive
     Preferred Dividend               --    3,027,542          --   3,027,542
    Income (Loss) Available
     to Common Shareholders   $2,823,575    1,386,152  $3,596,876  11,131,688

    Earnings Per Share
     Basic                         $0.11        $0.05       $0.14       $0.51
     Diluted                       $0.08        $0.03       $0.09       $0.33

    Weighted Average
     Shares Outstanding
     Basic                    25,285,902   25,930,537  25,013,117  21,907,429
     Diluted                  39,135,314   47,457,524  38,324,011  45,365,361

    Comprehensive Income

     Net Income               $3,006,851   $4,629,523  $4,140,239 $14,892,519
     Other Comprehensive
      Income
        Foreign Currency
         Translation
         Adjustment               15,984      189,698      60,853   4,255,515
     Total Comprehensive
      Income                  $3,022,835   $4,819,221  $4,201,092 $19,148,034




                            Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
                         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
           For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
                                (Stated in US Dollars)

                                Three months ended       Nine months ended
    Cash Flow from Operating   September   September   September   September
     Activities                30, 2009    30, 2008    30, 2009    30, 2008
     Cash Received from
      Customers               20,543,291  28,544,654  54,806,025  80,439,415
     Cash Paid to
      Suppliers &
      Employees              (24,617,529)(26,129,464)(55,429,438)(76,160,420)
     Interest Received           288,862     288,177     494,258     636,626
     Interest Paid            (1,276,069) (1,264,301) (2,572,984) (2,521,773)
     Taxes Paid                 (591,022)         --  (1,227,465)         --
     Miscellaneous
      Receipts                    73,002          --     141,821          --
     Cash Sourced/(Used)
      in Operating
      Activities              (5,579,465)  1,439,066  (3,787,783)  2,393,848

    Cash Flows from
     Investing Activities
     Cash Invested in
      Restricted Time
      Deposits                (1,205,674) (7,154,810)  5,644,340  (2,467,883)
     Repayment of/
      (Investment in)
      Notes                       (1,160)         --      (1,160)  1,891,127
     Purchases of Plant &
      Equipment                 (571,766)         --  (1,225,159)         --
     Payments for
      Construction of
      Plant & Equipment          (13,823)         --     (13,823)(11,078,425)
     Cash Used/(Sourced)
      in Investing
      Activities              (1,792,423) (7,154,810)  4,404,198 (11,655,182)

    Cash Flows from Financing
     Activities
     Proceeds from
      Issuance of
      Preferred Stock                 --  10,624,501          --  10,624,501
     Proceeds from Bank
      Loans and Notes         14,339,013   4,976,284  15,160,576   5,351,743
     (Repayment of Bank
      Loans and Notes)        (8,189,240)         -- (17,622,200)         --
     Dividends Paid                   --    (779,387)   (193,804) (1,632,164)
     Cash Sourced/(Used)
      in Financing
      Activities               6,149,773  14,821,399  (2,655,428) 14,344,081

    Net Increase/(Decrease)
     in Cash & Cash
     Equivalents for
     the Period               (1,222,115)  9,105,655  (2,039,013)  5,082,747

    Effect of Currency
     Translation                  15,984     205,006      41,339   3,983,821

    Cash & Cash Equivalents
     at Beginning of Period    2,025,960     748,871   2,817,503     992,965

    Cash & Cash Equivalents
     at End of Period           $819,829 $10,059,532    $819,829 $10,059,533




                         Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
             Reconciliation of Net Income to Cash Sourced/(Used) in
                              Operating Activities
        For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
                              (Stated in US Dollars)

                              Three months ended          Nine months ended
                            September      September    September   September
                             30, 2009       30, 2008     30, 2009   30, 2008
    Net Income              $3,006,851     4,629,523   $4,140,239  14,892,519

    Adjustments to
    Reconcile Net Income
     to Net Cash Provided
     by Cash Activities:
     Non Cash Compensation          --     1,673,841           --   1,983,787
     Reclassification of
      assets related to
      Huangli Project from
      Construction in
      Progress to
      Inventory                     --            --    1,745,496          --
      Stock                         --            --    1,153,439          --

     Amortization              102,562        20,423      244,535      80,256

     Depreciation              598,618       488,354    1,661,067   1,628,214
     Decrease/(Increase)
      in Notes Receivable       12,416            --       (2,194)    (25,635)
     Decrease/(Increase)
      in Accounts
      Receivable            (4,796,292)   (5,809,839)  (6,354,497) (9,902,582)
     Decrease/(Increase)
      in Other Receivable     (619,146)    3,196,118      439,409   2,351,769)
     Decrease/(Increase)
      in Inventory            (890,465)   (4,007,822) (14,434,609) (7,955,302)
     Decrease/(Increase)
      in Advances to
      Suppliers             (3,178,946)    3,190,928    4,388,517  (1,690,443)
     Decrease/(Increase)
      in Advances to
      Employees                 50,602         3,696       73,198    (165,193)
     Decrease/(Increase)
      in Prepaid Expenses     (617,744)           --     (706,328)         --
     Decrease/(Increase)
      in Prepaid Taxes        (132,347)     (201,755)      78,531    (174,722)
     Decrease/(Increase)
      in Deferred Tax
      Asset                     (4,969)           --     (493,300)         --
     Increase/(Decrease)
      in Accounts Payable     (731,264)    1,679,583      330,816   2,203,993
     Increase/(Decrease)
      in Taxes Payable         790,144        (1,989)   1,300,789    (238,598)
     Increase/(Decrease)
      in Other Payable        (775,025)     (574,417)   1,127,905     130,530
     Increase/(Decrease)
      in Accrued Liabilities   379,232       (53,059)     745,241   1,841,083
     Increase/(Decrease) in
      Customer Deposits      1,226,308    (2,794,519)     773,963  (2,565,828)

     Total of all
      adjustments           (8,586,316)   (3,190,457)  (7,928,022)(12,498,671)

    Net Cash Provided by
     Operating Activities  $(5,579,465)   $1,439,066  $(3,787,783) $2,393,848


    For more information, please contact:

    Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
     Mr. Haiming Liu, CFO
     Phone: +86-27-5970-0069
     Email: haiming.liu@wuhangeneral.com
     Web:   http://www.wuhangeneral.com

    CCG Investor Relations Inc.
     Mr. Crocker Coulson, President
     Phone: +1-646-213-1915 (New York)
     Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com
     Ms. Linda Salo, Financial Writer
     Phone: +1-646-922-0894
     Email: linda.salo@ccgir.com
     Web:   http://www.ccgirasia.com

SOURCE Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.