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): ~~December~~ April 104, ~~2017~~2018

CHINA AUTO LOGISTICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-34393

98-065797

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Floor 1 FTZ International Auto Mall 86 Tianbao Avenue, Free Trade Zone

Tianjin Province, The People’s Republic of China 300461

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (86) 22-2576-2771

(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5 8.0201 ~~Departure~~Other ~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Events.

~~On December~~After ~~10,~~receiving ~~2017,~~allegations ~~Cheng Weihong, a director and the Senior Vice President (Head~~ of ~~Human~~related ~~Resources and General Administration)~~party oftransactions ~~China~~from ~~Auto~~a ~~Logistics~~shareholder ~~Inc.~~of (the ~~“Company”)~~Registrant, ~~announced~~the ~~her~~Audit ~~resignation~~Committee ~~from~~deemed ~~her~~it ~~position~~advisable asto ~~Senior~~initiate ~~Vice~~an ~~President and~~investigation ~~from~~into ~~the~~such allegations ~~Company’s board of directors~~ (the “~~Board~~Investigation”)~~, effective as of the appointment of her respective successor~~. ~~Ms.~~ ~~Cheng~~The ~~will~~Registrant ~~continue~~is ~~with~~in the ~~Company~~process inof aretaining ~~non-executive~~independent ~~capacity~~counsel ~~as an assistant~~ to ~~Tong~~assist ~~Shiping,~~ with the ~~Chief~~Investigation ~~Executive Officer~~ and ~~President~~intends ~~of the Company. Ms. Cheng’s decision~~ to ~~resign~~cooperate ~~was~~fully ~~not the result of a disagreement~~ with the ~~Company or on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices~~Investigation.

~~On December~~As ~~13,~~a ~~2017,~~result toof ~~fill~~ the ~~vacancies~~foregoing, ~~created by~~ the ~~resignation~~Registrant’s Form of10-K ~~Ms.~~for ~~Cheng,~~ the ~~Board~~period ~~(effective~~ended ~~as of~~ December 1331, 2017~~) (i)~~ ~~elected Yu Jun as a member of~~ (the ~~Board~~“Form ~~until~~10-K”) ~~the~~due ~~next~~to ~~annual~~be ~~meeting~~filed ofon ~~the~~April ~~stockholders~~17, of2018 ~~the~~will ~~Company~~be ~~or until her earlier~~delayed. ~~resignation~~Once orthe ~~removal;~~Investigation ~~and~~is ~~(ii)~~completed ~~appointed~~the ~~Ms.~~Registrant Yuplans to ~~the~~file ~~office of~~ the ~~Senior~~Form ~~Vice President of the Company until the earlier election and qualification of her successor or until her earlier resignation or removal~~10-K. ~~Ms. Yu will not serve on any committee of the Board.~~

Ms. Yu, age 36, has been serving as a Vice President (Human Resources and General Administration) of the Company since 2011. From 2007 to 2011, Ms. Yu served as the Company's Administration Officer and from 2003 to 2007, she served as the Company's Human Resources and Administration Supervisor. Ms. Yu earned her bachelor’s degree in law from Tianjin Open University and her associate’s degree in secretary from Tianjin Administrative Cadre Institute of Politics and Law. The Board believes that Ms. Yu has the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills necessary to serve as Senior Vice President and on the Board because of her extensive experience, qualifications, attributes and skills in the China auto industry.1

~~There are~~SIGNATURE no arrangements, understandings or family relationships between the Company and any other director or executive officer of the Company pursuant to which Ms. Yu was selected as a director or officer, nor are there or have there been any transactions between Ms. Yu and the Company in which either had a direct or indirect material interest that the Company is required to report pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission. Ms. Yu will not receive a separate salary for her position on the Board, but each will be eligible for grants under the Company’s 2010 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan.PAGE

1Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~SIGNATURE PAGE~~Date: April 10, 2018

~~Pursuant to~~CHINA ~~the~~AUTO ~~requirements~~LOGISTICS ofINC. ~~the~~By: ~~Securities~~/s/ ~~Exchange~~Tong ~~Act~~Shiping ofName: ~~1934,~~Tong asShiping ~~amended,~~Title: ~~the~~President ~~registrant~~and ~~has~~Chief ~~duly~~Executive ~~caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~Officer

~~Date: December 14, 2017~~2

CHINA AUTO LOGISTICS INC. By: /s/ Tong Shiping Name: Tong Shiping Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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