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Pomerantz Law Firm Has Filed a Class Action Against Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. -- WATG

NEW YORK, May 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. ("Wonder Auto" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:WATG) and certain of its officers. The class action (11-civ-3687), pending in the Southern District of New York, is on behalf of a class of all persons who purchased Wonder Auto securities during the period from between May 14, 2008 and May 6, 2011, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The Complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
/ Source: GlobeNewswire

NEW YORK, May 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. ("Wonder Auto" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:WATG) and certain of its officers. The class action (11-civ-3687), pending in the Southern District of New York, is on behalf of a class of all persons who purchased Wonder Auto securities during the period from between May 14, 2008 and May 6, 2011, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The Complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.

If you are a shareholder who purchased Wonder Auto securities during the Class Period and would like to serve as Lead Plaintiff for the class, you have until August 1, 2011 to seek appointment from the Court. A copy of the complaint can be obtained at . To discuss this action, contact Rachelle R. Boyle at rrboyle@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529, toll free. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address and telephone number.

The Complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations and prospects. Specifically, (1) the Company improperly recognized revenue in incorrect financial reporting periods as its subsidiaries improperly recorded its sales and costs of sales; (2) the Company improperly engaged in several transactions without properly disclosing their related-party nature; (3) the Company lacked adequate internal and financial controls; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

On March 1, 2011, the Company disclosed that its previously issued financial statements for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, as well as its interim reports for those periods "should no longer be relied upon due to a cutoff error regarding timing of revenue in such periods." On March 25, 2011, the Company disclosed that it had "received a notification letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that the Company was not in compliance" with NASDAQ's continued listing requirements as it failed to timely file its annual report on a Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. On May 6, 2011, after the close of trading, NASDAQ halted the trading of Wonder Auto stock until the Company satisfied NASDAQ's request for "additional information." Trading has not been resumed.

On May 12, 2011, the Company disclosed in a press release, that its Audit Committee had "undertaken an internal investigation concerning certain investment and acquisition transactions." On May 20, 2011, the Company disclosed that the Audit Committee's investigation will continue until at least June 2011 and was commenced "in response to a report alleging that the Company had engaged in several transactions without properly disclosing their related-party nature."

The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 70 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See .

CONTACT: Rachelle R. Boyle Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP 888-476-6529 (ext. 237) rrboyle@pomlaw.com