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Common shares, shares authorized			5,000,000,000				5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Value of shares issued \| $									$ 311,770
Number of shares redesignated from ordinary shares								5,332,827
Re-designation of ordinary share into preferred shares \| $								$ 23,650
Percentage of equity interest acquired							100.00%
Total consideration \| $							$ 5,059	$ 3,114
Common shares, shares issued							474,621,603	474,621,603
Common shares, shares outstanding							474,621,603	474,621,603
Common Stock, Authorized Price per Share \| $ / shares			$ 0.00001							$ 50
Series PreA Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares [Member] \| Pre A Investor B
ORDINARY SHARES
Number of shares redesignated from ordinary shares	5,332,827
Number of per shares redesignated from ordinary shares \| $ / shares	$ 4.43
Re-designation of ordinary share into preferred shares \| $	$ 23,650
Lotus Technology International Investment Limited
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Value of shares issued \| $			$ 67,566
Geely holding \| Lotus Technology International Investment Limited
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Ownership interest held (as a percent)			100.00%
Etika \| Lotus Technology International Investment Limited
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Value of shares issued \| $		$ 116,041
Founders Offshore Vehicle
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Number of shares issued						191,981,772
Price per share \| $ / shares						$ 0.70
Value of shares issued \| $						$ 133,683
Lotus Technology International Investment Limited
ORDINARY SHARES
Number of shares issued			95,990,886				95,990,886
Price per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.70
Percentage of equity interest acquired			100.00%
WFOE \| Geely holding
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Percentage of equity interest acquired					22.22%
WFOE \| Etika
ORDINARY SHARES
Percentage of equity interest acquired					33.33%
Total consideration			$ 100,690		¥ 650,100
Etika
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Number of shares issued			143,986,329
Lotus HK
ORDINARY SHARES
Percentage of equity interest acquired			100.00%
LGIL
ORDINARY SHARES
Number of shares issued		47,995,443		47,995,443