Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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Title of each class:
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered:
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Large accelerated filer
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☐
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Accelerated filer
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☐
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☒
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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1 |
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21 |
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43 |
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43 |
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44 |
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44 |
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44 |
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45 |
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45 |
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45 |
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45 |
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45 |
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46 |
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general economic and business conditions, including changes in interest rates;
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prices of other EVs, costs associated with manufacturing EVs and other economic conditions;
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the effect of an outbreak of disease or similar public health threat, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, on the Company’s business (natural phenomena, including the
lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic);
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the impact of political unrest, natural disasters or other crises, terrorist acts, acts of war and/or military operations, and our ability to maintain or broaden
our business relationships and develop new relationships with strategic alliances, suppliers, customers, distributors or otherwise;
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the ability of our information technology systems or information security systems to operate effectively;
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actions by government authorities, including changes in government regulation;
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uncertainties associated with legal proceedings;
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changes in the size of the EV market;
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future decisions by management in response to changing conditions;
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the Company’s ability to execute prospective business plans;
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misjudgments in the course of preparing forward-looking statements;
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the Company’s ability to raise sufficient funds to carry out its proposed business plan;
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inability to keep up with advances in EV and battery technology;
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inability to design, develop, market and sell new EVs and services that address additional market opportunities to generate revenue and positive cash flows;
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dependency on certain key personnel and any inability to retain and attract qualified personnel;
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inexperience in mass-producing EVs;
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inability to succeed in establishing, maintaining and strengthening the Cenntro brand;
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disruption of supply or shortage of raw materials;
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the unavailability, reduction or elimination of government and economic incentives;
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failure to manage future growth effectively; and
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the other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including but not limited to those described under
“Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on June 30, 2023 and as amended on July 6, 2023 (the “Form 10-K/A”).
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For the Three Months Ended March 31,
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Note
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2023
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2022
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Net revenues
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2(c)
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$
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$
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Cost of goods sold
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(
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)
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(
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)
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Gross profit
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OPERATING EXPENSES:
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Selling and marketing expenses
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(
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(
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General and administrative expenses
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(
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)
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(
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)
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Research and development expenses
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(
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)
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(
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)
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Total operating expenses
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(
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)
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(
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)
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Loss from operations
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(
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)
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(
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)
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OTHER EXPENSE:
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Interest (expense) income, net
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(
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)
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Income from long-term investment
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Impairment of long-term investment
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(
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)
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Loss on redemption of convertible promissory notes
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(
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)
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Loss on exercise of warrants
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(
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)
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Change in fair value of convertible promissory notes and derivative liability
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(
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)
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Change in fair value of equity securities
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Other income (expense), net
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(
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)
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Loss before income taxes
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(
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)
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(
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)
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Income tax expense
|
10
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|
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Net loss
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(
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)
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(
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)
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Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
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(
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)
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(
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)
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||||||||
Net loss attributable to the Company’s shareholders
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$
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(
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)
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$
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(
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)
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||||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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Foreign currency translation adjustment
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Total comprehensive loss
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(
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)
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(
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)
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||||||||
Less: total comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests
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(
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)
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(
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)
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||||||||
Total comprehensive loss to the Company’s shareholders
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$
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(
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)
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$
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(
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)
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Note
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Mach 31,
2023
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December 31,
2022
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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$
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Restricted cash
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Accounts receivable, net
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4
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Inventories
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5
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Prepayment and other current assets
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6
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Deferred cost- current |
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14
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Total current assets
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Non-current assets:
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||||||||||||
Long-term investment, net
|
7
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|||||||||
Investment in equity securities
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8
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|||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
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9
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|
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|||||||||
Intangible assets, net
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||||||||||
Right-of-use assets
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11
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|
|||||||||
Deferred cost- non-current |
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Other non-current assets, net
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Total non-current assets
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Total Assets
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$
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$
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
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LIABILITIES
|
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Current liabilities:
|
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Accounts payable
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$
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$
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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Contractual liabilities
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Operating lease liabilities, current
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11
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Convertible promissory notes
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12
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|||||||||
Deferred government grant, current
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15
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Total current liabilities
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||||||||||
Non-current liabilities:
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Deferred government grant, non-current
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||||||||||
Derivative liability - investor warrant
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12
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Derivative liability - placement agent warrant
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12
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Operating lease liabilities, non-current
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11
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|||||||||
Total non-current liabilities
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Total Liabilities
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$
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$
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|
||||||||
Commitments and contingencies
|
14
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EQUITY
|
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Ordinary shares (
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Additional paid in capital
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Accumulated deficit
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(
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(
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)
|
||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(
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)
|
(
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)
|
||||||||
Total equity attributable to shareholders
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|
||||||||||
Non-controlling interests
|
|
(
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total Equity
|
$
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|
$
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|
||||||||
Total Liabilities and Equity
|
$
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|
$
|
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Purchase of equity investment
|
(
|
)
|
|
|||||
Purchase of plant and equipment
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Purchase of land use right and property
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(
|
)
|
|
|||||
Acquisition of CAE’s equity interests
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
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|
|
||||||
Loans provided to third parties
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Repayment of loans to related parties
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|
(
|
)
|
|||||
Repayment of loans to third parties
|
|
(
|
)
|
|||||
Purchase of CAE’s loan
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|
(
|
)
|
|||||
Reduction of capital
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|
(
|
)
|
|||||
Redemption of convertible promissory notes
|
(
|
)
|
|
|||||
Payment of expense for the reverse recapitalization
|
|
(
|
)
|
|||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
||||||
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
|
|
|
||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
Interest paid
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Cashless exercise of warrants
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
Ordinary shares
|
Additional
paid in capital
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
|
Total
shareholders’
equity
|
Non-
controlling
interest
|
Total equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2021
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss
|
-
|
|
|
(
|
)
|
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
(
|
)
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2022
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
Ordinary shares
|
Additional
paid in capital
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
|
Total
shareholders’
equity
|
Non-
controlling
interest
|
Total equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2022
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
|
||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss
|
-
|
|
|
(
|
)
|
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of
|
-
|
|
(
|
)
|
|
|
(
|
)
|
|
(
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
(
|
)
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2023
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
Name
|
Date of
Incorporation
|
Place of
Incorporation
|
Percentage of direct or
indirect economic
interest
|
|||
Cenntro Electric CICS, SRL
|
|
|
|
|||
Cennatic Power, Inc. (“Cennatic Power”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Cenntro Automotive Europe GmbH (“CAE”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Cenntro Electric Group (Europe) GmbH (“Cenntro Electric”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Cennatic Energy S. de R.L. de C.V.
|
|
|
|
|||
Cenntro Electric B.V.
|
|
|
|
|||
Cenntro Automotive Corporation (“CAC”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Cenntro Electric Group, Inc. (“CEG”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Cenntro Automotive Group Limited (“CAG HK”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Simachinery Equipment Limited (“Simachinery HK”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Zhejiang Cenntro Machinery Co., Limited
|
|
|
|
|||
Jiangsu Tooniu Tech Co., Limited
|
|
|
|
|||
Hangzhou Ronda Tech Co., Limited (“Hangzhou Ronda”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Hangzhou Cenntro Autotech Co., Limited (“Cenntro Hangzhou”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Zhejiang Sinomachinery Co., Limited (“Sinomachinery Zhejiang”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Shengzhou Cenntro Machinery Co., Limited (“Cenntro Machinery”)
|
|
|
|
|||
Hangzhou Hengzhong Tech Co., Limited
|
|
|
|
|||
Zhejiang Xbean Tech Co., Limited *
|
|
|
|
|||
Cenntro Automotive S.A.S.
|
|
|
|
|||
Cenntro Electric Colombia S.A.S.
|
|
|
|
|||
Cenntro Elektromobilite Araçlar A.Ş
|
|
|
|
|||
Teemak Power Corporation
|
|
|
|
|||
Avantier Motors Corporation
|
|
|
|
|||
Avantier Motors (Hong Kong) Limited
|
|
|
|
* |
|
(a) |
Basis of presentation
|
(b) |
Use of estimates
|
(c) |
Revenue recognition
|
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||
Vehicles sales
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Spare-parts sales
|
|
|
||||||
Other service income
|
|
|
||||||
Net revenues
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||
Primary geographical markets
|
|
|||||||
Europe
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Asia
|
|
|
||||||
America
|
|
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
|||||||
Accounts receivable, net
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Contractual liabilities
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
(d) |
Recently issued accounting standards pronouncement
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
|||||||
Accounts receivable
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Less: provision for doubtful accounts
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Accounts receivable, net
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||
Balance at the beginning of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Additions
|
|
|
||||||
Write-off
|
(
|
)
|
|
|||||
Foreign exchange
|
|
|
||||||
Balance at the end of the year
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
|||||||
Raw material
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Work-in-progress
|
|
|
||||||
Goods in transit
|
|
|
||||||
Finished goods
|
|
|
||||||
Inventories
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
|||||||
Advance to suppliers
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Deductible input value added tax
|
|
|
||||||
Receivable from third parties
|
|
|
||||||
Loans to a third party
|
|
|
||||||
Others
|
|
|
||||||
Prepayment and other current assets
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
|||||||
Antric GmbH (1)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Hangzhou Entropy Yu Equity Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership) (“Entropy Yu”) (2)
|
|
|
||||||
Hangzhou Hezhe Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hangzhou Hezhe”) (3)
|
|
|
||||||
Able 2rent GmbH (DEU) (4)
|
|
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
(1) |
|
(2) |
|
(3) |
|
(4) |
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
|||||||
HW Electro Co., Ltd. (1)
|
|
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
(1) |
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
|||||||
MineOne Fix Income Investment I L.P
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Micro Money Fund SPC
|
|
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
|||||||
At cost:
|
||||||||
Plant and building (1)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Machinery and equipment
|
|
|
||||||
Leasehold improvement
|
|
|
||||||
Office equipment
|
|
|
||||||
Motor vehicles
|
|
|
||||||
Total
|
|
|
||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Construction in progress
|
|
|
||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||
PRC
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
|||
US
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Europe
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Australia
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
||||
Others
|
(
|
)
|
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
(
|
)
|
(
|
)
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||
Operating leases cost excluding short-term rental expense
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Short-term lease cost
|
|
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
March 31,
2022
|
|||||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Weighted average remaining lease term
|
|
|
||||||
Weighted average discount rate
|
|
%
|
|
%
|
Operating
Leases
|
||||
For the remaining of 2023
|
$
|
|
||
Years ended December 31,
|
||||
2024
|
|
|||
2025
|
|
|||
2026
|
|
|||
2027
|
|
|||
2028 and thereafter
|
|
|||
Total lease payments
|
|
|||
Less: imputed interest
|
|
|||
Total
|
|
|||
Less:
|
|
|||
|
$
|
|
Liability component
|
||||
As of December 31, 2022
|
$
|
|
||
Convertible promissory notes issued during the year
|
|
|||
Redemption of convertible promissory notes
|
(
|
)
|
||
Fair value change recognized
|
|
|||
As of March 31, 2023
|
|
Fair Value Assumptions - Convertible Promissory Note
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
||||||
Face value principal payable
|
|
|
||||||
Original conversion price
|
|
|
||||||
Interest Rate
|
|
%
|
|
%
|
||||
Expected term (years)
|
|
|
||||||
Volatility
|
|
%
|
|
%
|
||||
Market yield (range)
|
|
%
|
|
%
|
||||
Risk free rate
|
|
%
|
|
%
|
||||
Issue date
|
|
|
||||||
Maturity date
|
|
|
Investor warrants
component
|
Placement agent
warrants component
|
|||||||
As of December 31, 2022
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Warrants issued during the year
|
|
|
||||||
Exercise of warrants
|
(
|
)
|
|
|||||
Fair value change recognized
|
|
|
||||||
As of March 31, 2023
|
|
|
Fair Value Assumptions – Warrants
|
March 31,
2023
|
December 31,
2022
|
||||||
Expected term (years)
|
|
|
||||||
Volatility
|
|
%
|
|
%
|
||||
Risk free rate
|
|
%
|
|
%
|
(a) |
Customers
|
Three months ended
|
Three months ended
|
|||||||||||||||
March 31, 2023,
|
March 31, 2022,
|
|||||||||||||||
Customer
|
Amount
|
% of Total
|
Amount
|
% of Total
|
||||||||||||
A
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|||||||||||
B
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
|||||||||||
C
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
|||||||||||
D
|
|
|
|
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
* |
|
As of March 31, 2023,
|
As of December 31, 2022,
|
||||||||||||||||
Customer
|
Amount
|
% of Total
|
Amount
|
% of Total
|
|||||||||||||
C
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
%
|
||||||||||
E |
|
|
|
|
%
|
||||||||||||
F |
|
|
%
|