AutoChina International Limited Announces Receipt of Letter From the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq

AutoChina International Limited AUTC, China's largest commercial vehicle sales, servicing, leasing, and support network, today announced that on September 8, 2011, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC stating that based on the review of public documents and a plan of compliance provided by the Company, Nasdaq's staff determined that providing the Company until December 31, 2011 to file its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2010 was not warranted and that the Company's securities would be delisted from Nasdaq on September 19, 2011 unless the Company appealed the determination. AutoChina intends to appeal the staff determination regarding the delisting of the Company's securities.