March 30 (Reuters) - China Automotive Systems Inc
* China Automotive Systems reports fourth quarter and fiscal 2016 results
* Q4 earnings per share $0.18
* Q4 sales rose 24.6 percent to $149.6 million
* Sees FY 2017 revenue $485 million
* China Automotive Systems Inc - "we expect our gross margin to recover in 2017" Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: