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Document and Entity Information	12 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Entity Addresses [Line Items]
Document Type	20-F/A
Amendment Description	Amendment No.2
Document Registration Statement	false
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2021
Document Transition Report	false
Document Shell Company Report	false
Entity File Number	001-38261
Entity Registrant Name	Kaixin Auto Holdings
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	E9
Entity Address, Address Line One	9/F, Tower A, Dongjin International Center
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Huagong Road,
Entity Address, Address Line Three	Chaoyang District
Entity Address, City or Town	Beijing
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	100015
Entity Address, Country	CN
Title of 12(b) Security	Ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	KXIN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	170,453,102
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Interactive Data Current	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Document Accounting Standard	U.S. GAAP
Entity Shell Company	false
Auditor Name	Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP
Auditor Firm ID	5395
Auditor Location	New York, NY
Entity Central Index Key	0001713539
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	true
Business Contact [Member]
Entity Addresses [Line Items]
Contact Personnel Name	Yi Yang
Entity Address, Address Line One	9/F, Tower A, Dongjin International Center
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Huagong Road,
Entity Address, Address Line Three	Chaoyang District
Entity Address, City or Town	Beijing
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	100015
Entity Address, Country	CN
City Area Code	86
Local Phone Number	10 6720 4948

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,263	$ 607
Inventories	404
Amount due from related parties		705
Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other current assets	53,270	441
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	58,937	1,753
Property and equipment, net	22	1
Intangible assets, net	14,640	293
Right-of-use assets	561
Other non-current assets, net		4,546
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	15,223	4,840
TOTAL ASSETS	74,160	6,593
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	295
Advances from customers	553	410
Short-term borrowings	6,277
Short-term lease liabilities	85
Income tax payable	3,399	4
Amounts due to related parties	3,943	10
Warrant liability	340
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	14,491	6
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	29,383	430
Long-term bank loan	2,000
Long-term lease liabilities	431
Convertible notes	2,022
Payable for dealership settlement	2,245
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	6,698
TOTAL LIABILITIES	36,081	430
COMMITMENT AND CONTIGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Ordinary Shares (par value of $0.00005 per shares;1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 74,035,502 and 163,129,655 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 respectively)	8	4
Series D convertible preferred shares (par value of $0.0001, nil and 6,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. Nil and 6,000 shares	1
Additional paid-in capital	227,310	7,632
Statutory reserve	8	8
Accumulated deficit	(198,302)	(1,723)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	637	242
TOTAL KAIXIN AUTO HOLDINGS' SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	29,662	6,163
Non-controlling interests	8,417
TOTAL EQUITY	38,079	6,163
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 74,160	$ 6,593

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Ordinary shares, authorized	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00005	$ 0.00005
Ordinary shares, issued	163,129,655	74,035,502
Ordinary shares, outstanding	163,129,655	74,035,502
Preferred shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred shares, authorized	0	6,000
Preferred shares, issued	0	6,000
Preferred shares, outstanding	0	6,000

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
REVENUE, NET	$ 253,840	$ 1,207	$ 45,848
Cost of revenues	248,583	1,207	45,662
GROSS PROFIT	5,257		186
Selling and marketing expenses	481	11	195
General and administrative expenses	43,734	265	127
Impairment of goodwill	143,655
Total operating expenses	187,870	276	322
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS	(182,613)	(276)	(136)
Other income (expenses), net	(4)	25	61
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gains	(432)	86	(32)
Interest expense, net	(245)	(1)	(3)
Change in fair value of warrants	1,995
Impairment of other non-current assets	(4,216)	0	0
Provision for dealership settlement	(11,142)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION	(196,657)	(166)	(110)
Income tax benefit	729	0	0
NET LOSS	(195,928)	(166)	(110)
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	651
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO KAIXIN'S SHAREHOLDERS	(196,579)	(166)	(110)
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation	512	181	112
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	(195,416)	15	2
Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest	768
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO KAIXIN'S SHAREHOLDERS	$ (196,184)	$ 15	$ 2
Net loss per share
Net loss per share - basic	$ (1.7181)	$ (0.0022)	$ (0.0015)
Net loss per share - diluted	$ (1.7181)	$ (0.0022)	$ (0.0015)
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss per share
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss per share - Basic	114,416,353	74,035,502	74,035,502
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss per share - Diluted	114,416,353	74,035,502	74,035,502

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($)	Ordinary shares	Preferred shares	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated earnings (deficit)	Statutory reserves	Accumulated Other Comprehensive income (loss)	Total Kaixin Auto Holdings' equity (deficit)	Non-controlling interest	Total
Balance at beginning at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 4,000		$ 1,589,000	$ (1,447,000)	$ 8,000	$ (51,000)	$ 103,000		$ 103,000
Balance at beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018	74,035,502
CHANGES IN EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Shareholder investment			3,910,000				3,910,000		3,910,000
Net loss				(110,000)			(110,000)		(110,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes						112,000	112,000		112,000
Balance at ending at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 4,000		5,499,000	(1,557,000)	8,000	61,000	4,015,000		4,015,000
Balance at ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019	74,035,502
CHANGES IN EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Shareholder investment			8,096,000				8,096,000		8,096,000
Capital divestments			(5,963,000)				(5,963,000)		(5,963,000)
Net loss				(166,000)			(166,000)		(166,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes						181,000	181,000		181,000
Balance at ending at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 4,000		7,632,000	(1,723,000)	8,000	242,000	6,163,000		6,163,000
Balance at ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020	74,035,502
CHANGES IN EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Net loss				(196,579,000)			(196,579,000)	$ 651,000	(195,928,000)
Reverse acquisition	$ 3,000	$ 1,000	$ 167,756,000				$ 167,760,000	7,649,000	$ 175,409,000
Reverse acquisition (Shares)	69,424,993,000	6,000,000
Vesting of restricted shares award	1,000		40,335,000				40,336,000		40,336,000
Vesting of restricted shares award (in share)	$ 18,580,015
Share-based compensation-option			$ 1,254,000				$ 1,254,000		$ 1,254,000
Series A preferred shares conversion			1,436,000				1,436,000		1,436,000
Contingent liabilities assumed by Renren Inc.			8,897,000				8,897,000		8,897,000
Series A preferred shares conversion (shares)	1,089,145
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes						395,000	395,000	117,000	512,000
Balance at ending at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 8,000	$ 1,000	$ 227,310,000	$ (198,302,000)	$ 8,000	$ 637,000	$ 29,662,000	$ 8,417,000	$ 38,079,000
Balance at ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	163,129,655	6,000

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (DEFICIT) (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax	$ 0

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$ (195,928)	$ (166)	$ (110)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations:
Depreciation and amortization	787	5	3
Impairment of goodwill	143,655
Loss from the disposal of property and equipment	8
Fair value change of warrants	(1,995)
Share-based compensation	41,589
Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)	432	(86)	32
Impairment of other non-current assets	4,216	0	0
Provision for dealership settlement	11,142
Interest expense from Convertible note	22
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Inventories	(404)		44
Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other current assets	(6,121)	(437)	1,209
Amount due from related parties	326	(509)	56
Accounts payable	(111)
Advances from customers	(318)	326	(369)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,287	1	(22)
Short-term lease liabilities	(31)
Amount due to related parties	25	(269)	(552)
Income tax payable	(684)		(33)
Other non-current assets			(98)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(2,103)	(1,135)	160
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of intangible assets	(32)	(290)
Cash acquired on reverse acquisition	4,299
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	4,267	(290)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from repayment of loan			405
Repayments of interest-free borrowings to related parties			(4,632)
Proceeds from convertible note	2,000
Capital contribution		8,095	3,909
Capital divestment		(5,963)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	2,000	2,132	(318)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	492	(104)	144
Net changes in cash and cash equivalents	4,656	603	(14)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	607	4	18
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	5,263	$ 607	$ 4
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest expense paid	23
NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:
Net assets acquired on reverse acquisition (See Note 3)	161,760
Vesting of restricted shares award	1
Obtaining right-of-use assets in exchange for operating lease liabilities	$ 515

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

1.	ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

Kaixin Auto Holdings (“the Company” or “KAH”), was founded in 2016 and was incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

On June 25, 2021, KAH completed a reverse acquisition (or reverse takeover, the “RTO”) with Haitaoche Limited (“Haitaoche”, or “HTC”), a company with focus on sales of imported automobiles and wholesale of domestic vehicles in PRC through its subsidiaries and variable interest entities, resulting in KAH acquiring 100% of the share capital of Haitaoche in exchange for an aggregate of 74,035,502 ordinary shares, which was issued to several former shareholders of Haitaoche. Following the Issuance, Haitaoche shareholders and KAH shareholders own 51.61% and 48.39%, respectively, of the post-closing outstanding KAH ordinary shares (on a fully diluted basis). The shareholders of Haitaoche controlled largest portion of the voting rights in the consolidated entity, and the management of Haitaoche became the management of the consolidated entity, resulting in the reverse acquisition of KAH under the acquisition method, whereby Haitaoche is deemed to be the accounting acquirer (See Note 3).

Following the completion of the RTO, KAH is the consolidated parent of Haitaoche and the resulting company operates under the KAH corporate name. Haitaoche’s historical financial statements became the historical financial statements of the Company. The acquired assets and liabilities of KAH are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet since June 25, 2021 and the results of its operations and cash flows are included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for periods beginning after June 25, 2021.

The Company, its consolidated subsidiaries, variable interest entities (“VIEs) and their subsidiaries, are collectively referred to as the “Group”. The Group is primarily engaged in sales of domestic automobiles and the used car sales business in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).

PRC regulations currently limit direct foreign ownership of business entities providing value-added telecommunications services and internet services in the PRC where certain licenses are required for the provision of such services. To comply with the PRC laws and regulations, the Company primarily conducts its business in China through the Company’s VIEs, i.e. Zhejiang Jieying Automobile Sales Co., Ltd (“Zhejiang Jieying”, formerly known as Shanghai Jieying Automobile Sales Co., Ltd), Shanghai Qianxiang Changda Internet Information Technology Development Co.,Ltd. (“Shanghai Changda”), Ningbo Jiusheng Automobile Sales and Services Co., Ltd.(“Ningbo Jiusheng”) and Qingdao Shengmei lianhe Import Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. (“Qingdao Shengmei”) and their subsidiaries, based on a series of contractual arrangements by and among Zhejiang Kaixin Auto. Co., Ltd.(“Zhejiang Kaixin”), Shanghai Renren Automotive Technology Group Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Auto”), Zhejiang Taohaoche Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Taohaoche”, formerly known as Ningbo Taohaoche Technology Co., Ltd.), the Company’s VIEs and their nominee shareholders.

The following is a summary of the contractual arrangements (collectively, “VIE Agreements”) that the Company, through its subsidiaries, entered into with the consolidated VIEs and their nominee shareholders:

The Kaixin VIE arrangements

To comply with PRC laws and regulations, on August 18, 2017, Shanghai Auto, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company through Jet Sound Hong Kong Company Limited, entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Zhejiang Jieying and Shanghai Changda (“Kaixin VIEs”) and their nominee shareholders. In December 2021, Zhejiang Kaixin which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Zhejiang Jieying and Zhejiang Jieying’s nominee shareholders signed a series of amended and restated agreements that replace the original VIE agreements entered into between Shanghai Auto and Zhejiang Jieying and their nominee shareholders in August 2017. Since Zhejiang Kaixin and Shanghai Auto are companies under common control, the renewed contractual arrangements had no substantial change compared to the version signed on August 18, 2017. Through these original and renewed contractual arrangements, the Company became the primary beneficiary of the Kaixin VIEs and received substantially all the economic benefits from their operations. These agreements include Power of Attorneys, Business Operations Agreements, Exclusive Equity Option Agreements, Exclusive Technology Support and Technology Service Agreements, Loan Agreements, Equity Interest Pledge Agreements, Intellectual Property Right License Agreements and Spousal Consent Agreements (collectively “Kaixin VIE Agreements”).

1.	ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES-CONTINUED

The Kaixin VIE arrangements-continued

Each of the Kaixin VIE Agreements is described in detail below:

(1)

Power of Attorney: Each shareholder of Kaixin VIEs signed a power of attorney in 2021 pursuant to which he or she irrevocably authorizes Zhejiang Kaixin or any person designated by Zhejiang Kaixin to vote on Kaixin VIEs shareholder’s behalf at the shareholders’ meetings of Kaixin VIEs and exercise full voting rights as a Kaixin VIEs shareholder, including but not limited to, the right to propose a shareholders’ meeting, to accept any notification about the holding of such meeting, to attend the shareholders’ meeting and exercise full voting rights, and to sell or transfer any portion of Kaixin VIEs shareholder’s equity interests in Kaixin VIEs.

(2)

Business Operations Agreements: The business operations agreements specifically and explicitly grant Zhejiang Kaixin/Shanghai Auto the principal operating decision making rights, such as the appointment of the directors and executive management, of the Kaixin VIEs. The term of each business operation agreement is 10 years and will be extended automatically for another 10 years except where Shanghai Auto/Zhejiang Kaixin provides prior written notice otherwise. Neither the Kaixin VIEs nor any of the Kaixin VIEs’ shareholders may terminate the agreements during the terms or the extensions of the terms.

(3)

Exclusive Equity Option Agreements: Under the exclusive equity option agreements, Zhejiang Kaixin and Shanghai Auto have the exclusive right to purchase the equity interests of the Kaixin VIEs from the registered legal equity owners as far as PRC regulations permit a transfer of legal ownership to foreign ownership. Zhejiang Kaixin and Shanghai Auto can exercise the purchase right at any portion and any time in the 10-year agreement period. Without Zhejiang Kaixin and Shanghai Auto’s consent, the Kaixin VIEs’ shareholders shall not transfer, donate, pledge, or otherwise dispose of their equity shareholdings in the VIEs in any way. The equity option agreement will remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (i) the date on which all of the equity interests in the Kaixin VIEs have been acquired by Zhejiang Kaixin/Shanghai Auto or their designated representative(s); or (ii) the receipt of the 30-day advance written termination notice issued by Zhejiang Kaixin/Shanghai Auto to the shareholders of the Kaixin VIEs. The term of these agreements will be automatically renewed upon the extension of the term of the relevant exclusive equity option agreement.

(4)

Exclusive Technology Support and Technology Service Agreements: Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto and Kaixin VIEs’ shareholders irrevocably agree that the Zhejiang Kaixin and Shanghai Auto shall be the exclusive technology service provider to the Kaixin VIEs in return for a service fee, which is determined at the sole discretion of Zhejiang Kaixin/Shanghai Auto. The term of each agreement is ten years and will be extended automatically for another ten years unless terminated by Zhejiang Kaixin and Shanghai Auto. Zhejiang Kaixin/Shanghai Auto can terminate the agreement at any time by providing a three-month prior written notice. The term of each exclusive technology support and technology services agreement is 10 years.

(5)

Loan Agreements: Under loan agreements between the Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto and each of the shareholders of the Kaixin VIEs, Zhejiang Kaixin and Shanghai Auto made interest-free loans to the shareholders of exclusively for the purpose of the initial capitalization and the subsequent financial needs of the Kaixin VIEs. The loans can only be repaid with the proceeds derived from the sale of all of the equity interests in the Kaixin VIEs to Zhejiang Kaixin and Shanghai Auto or their designated representatives pursuant to the equity option agreements. The term of each of these loans is ten years from the actual drawing down of such loans by the shareholders of the Kaixin VIEs, and will be automatically extended for another ten years unless a written notice to the contrary is given by Zhejiang Kaixin/Shanghai Auto to the shareholders of the Kaixin VIEs three months prior to the expiration of the loan agreements. The Kaixin VIE shareholders undertake, among other things, not to transfer any of their respective equity interests in the Kaixin VIEs to any third party.

(6)

Equity Interest Pledge Agreements: The shareholders of the Kaixin VIEs have pledged all of their equity interests in the Kaixin VIEs with Zhejiang Kaixin/Shanghai Auto, and Zhejiang Kaixin and Shanghai Auto are entitled to certain rights to sell the pledged equity interests through auction or other means if the VIEs or the shareholders default in their obligations under other above-stated agreements.

1.	ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES-CONTINUED

The Kaixin VIE arrangements-continued

(7)

Intellectual Property Right License Agreements: Shanghai Auto/Zhejiang Kaixin grants to the Kaixin VIEs non-exclusive licenses to use certain intellectual property rights as listed in these agreements during the Kaixin VIEs’ normal business operations in the PRC. The Kaixin VIEs pay Shanghai Auto/Zhejiang Kaixin license fees on a monthly basis. The parties have made record filings of copies of these agreements to the relevant authorities subject to the requirements of the PRC law. The term of each intellectual property license agreement is five years and will be automatically extended for an additional one year unless either party provides the other party with prior written notice of termination.

(8)

Spousal Consent Agreements: The spouse of each of the shareholders of Zhejiang Jieying and Shanghai Changda acknowledged that certain equity interests of Zhejiang Jieying and Shanghai Changda, held by and registered in the name of his/her spouse would be disposed of pursuant to the loan agreement, exclusive equity option agreement and equity interest pledge agreement of which they were respectively a party, and they will not take any action to interfere with such arrangement, including claiming that such equity interests constitute property or communal property between his/her spouse and himself/herself.

As a result of these contractual arrangements and the completion of the RTO, the Company is fully and exclusively responsible for the management of Kaixin VIEs, assumes all of risk of losses of Kaixin VIEs and has the exclusive right to exercise all voting rights of Kaixin VIEs’ Shareholders. Therefore, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary of Kaixin VIEs and has consolidated the financial results of the Kaixin VIEs and their subsidiaries in the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

The Haitaoche VIE arrangements

To comply with PRC laws and regulations, Zhejiang Taohaoche, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company after the completion of the RTO, conducts a substantial portion of the business in China through Ningbo Jiusheng and Qingdao Shengmei (the “Haitaoche VIEs”), and their subsidiaries, based on a series of contractual arrangements signed on July 11, 2019 and amended in October and November 2020, by and among Zhejiang Taohaoche, the Haitaoche VIEs and their nominee shareholders. Through these contractual arrangements, the Company became the primary beneficiary of the Haitaoche VIEs and received substantially all the economic benefits from their operations. These agreements include Business Operation Agreements, Powers of Attorney (Annex I of Business Operation Agreement), Agreement on Disposal of Equity and Assets, Exclusive Consulting and Service Agreements, Equity Pledge Agreements (collectively “Haitaoche VIE Agreements”).

Each of the Haitaoche VIE Agreements is described in detail below:

(1)

Business Operation Agreements: Pursuant to the Business Operation Agreements among Zhejiang Taohaoche and Haitaoche VIEs and their shareholders, each shareholder of Haitaoche VIEs confirms and agrees that without prior written consent of Zhejiang Taohaoche or other parties designated by Zhejiang Taohaoche, Haitaoche VIEs shall not engage in any transaction that would have material effects on its assets, business, personnel, obligations, rights and operation. Haitaoche VIEs and the shareholders agree to accept Zhejiang Taohaoche’s proposals from time to time relating to the employment or dismissal of employees, daily operation and management, and financial management system, and strictly implement the same. The shareholders agree that it shall issue the power of attorney, whereby, the shareholders shall irrevocably authorize Zhejiang Taohaoche’s designee to exercise the shareholder’s rights on behalf of the shareholder, and exercise all voting rights in the name of the shareholders in the shareholder’s meeting of Haitaoche VIEs. The shareholders further agree to replace the person authorized in such power of attorney, in accordance with Zhejiang Taohaoche’s requirement at any time. Zhejiang Taohaoche shall have the right to decide whether to terminate all the agreements between Zhejiang Taohaoche and Haitaoche VIEs, including by not limited to the Exclusive Consultancy and Services Agreement.

1.	ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES-CONTINUED

The Haitaoche VIE arrangements-continued

(2)

Agreement on Disposal of Equity and Assets: Pursuant to the Agreement on Disposal of Equity and Assets among Zhejiang Taohaoche, Haitaoche VIEs and their shareholders, the parties agree that from the effective date of this agreement, save as disclosed to Zhejiang Taohaoche and approved by Zhejiang Taohaoche in writing in advance, Zhejiang Taohaoche has the exclusive option to purchase or designate a third party to purchase at any time, all the equity interest held by the authorizing party in Haitaoche VIEs or all the assets owned by Haitaoche VIEs, at the lowest price permitted under the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China at the time of the exercise of such option. This option shall be granted to Zhejiang Taohaoche upon the effectiveness of this agreement after it is executed by all parties, and such option shall be irrevocably and shall not be changed during the term of this agreement. This agreement shall come into force upon the execution by all parties and have a term of ten years. Before the expiration of this agreement, if Zhejiang Taohaoche requests, this agreement shall be renewed according to Zhejiang Taohaoche’s request, and the parties shall enter into another agreement on disposal of equity and assets or continue to perform this agreement as required by Zhejiang Taohaoche.

(3)

Exclusive Consultancy and Services Agreement: Pursuant to the Exclusive Consultancy and Services Agreement between Zhejiang Taohaoche and Haitaoche VIEs, Zhejiang Taohaoche agrees to provide relevant consultation and services to Zhejiang Taohaoche as the sole consulting and services provider of Haitaoche VIEs. Haitaoche VIEs agrees to accept the consultation and services provided by Zhejiang Taohaoche within the validity period of this agreement. Haitaoche VIEs further agrees that, except with the prior written consent of Zhejiang Taohaoche, Haitaoche VIEs shall not accept any consultation and services provided by any third party within the business scope set forth in this agreement during the term of this agreement. Zhejiang Taohaoche shall have sole and exclusive rights to and interests in all rights, ownership, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this agreement. Haitaoche VIEs undertakes that if it intends to conduct any business cooperation with other enterprises, it shall obtain the consent of Zhejiang Taohaoche, and under equal conditions, Zhejiang Taohaoche or its affiliated companies shall have the priority of cooperation. The parties agree that for each financial quarter when Haitaoche VIEs make profit, Haitaoche VIEs shall pay the services fee and Zhejiang Taohaoche has the right to propose adjusting the amount of technical consulting and service fees in view of the income and profit of the Haitaoche VIEs during the quarter as determined pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles at the end of each quarter, and accordingly deliver a notice to the Haitaoche VIEs to adjust the amount of technical consulting and service fees.

(4)

Equity Pledge Agreement: Pursuant to the Equity Pledge Agreement between Zhejiang Taohaoche, Haitaoche VIEs, and the shareholders of Haitaoche VIEs, the shareholders of Haitaoche VIEs, shall pledge all its Equity Interest in Haitaoche VIEs to Zhejiang Taohaoche as security for Zhejiang Taohaoche’s rights and interest. Unless otherwise expressly approved in writing by Zhejiang Taohaoche after the effectiveness of the agreement, the pledge hereunder may be discharged only after Haitaoche VIEs and the pledger have properly fulfilled all their duties and obligations under all the agreements, which shall be acknowledged by Zhejiang Taohaoche in writing. During the term of the pledge, if Haitaoche VIEs fail to pay service fee pursuant to the Exclusive Consultancy and Services Agreement, or fails to perform other terms of such agreement or any terms of the Business Operation Agreement and the Agreement on Disposal of Equity and Assets, Zhejiang Taohaoche shall have the right to enforce the pledge right pursuant to this agreement with a reasonable notice.

(5)

Powers of Attorney (Annex I of Business Operation Agreement): Pursuant to the Equity Pledge Agreement between Zhejiang Taohaoche, Haitaoche VIEs, and the shareholders of Haitaoche VIEs, the shareholders of Haitaoche VIEs irrevocably authorizes Zhejiang Taohaoche or any person designated by HTC WOFE to vote on such the shareholders of Haitaoche VIEs behalf at the shareholders’ meetings of the Haitaoche VIEs and exercise full voting rights as a Haitaoche VIEs shareholder, including but not limited to, the right to propose a shareholders’ meeting, to accept any notification about the holding of such meeting, to attend the shareholders’ meetings and exercise full voting rights, and to sell or transfer any portion of the Haitaoche VIEs shareholder’s equity interests in the Haitaoche VIEs.

1.	ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES-CONTINUED

The Haitaoche VIE arrangements-continued

As a result of Haitaoche VIE Agreements, the Company is fully and exclusively responsible for the management of Haitaoche VIEs, assumes all of risk of losses of Haitaoche VIEs and has the exclusive right to exercise all voting rights of Haitaoche VIEs’ Shareholders. Therefore, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary of Haitaoche VIEs and has consolidated the financial results of the Haitaoche VIEs and their subsidiaries in the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

Risks in relation to the VIE structure

The Company and the Company’s legal counsel believe that the Kaixin VIE Agreements and Haitaoche VIE Agreements, are in compliance with PRC law and are legally enforceable. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Company’s ability to enforce these contractual arrangements and if the shareholders of the VIEs were to reduce their interest in the Company, their interests may diverge from that of the Company and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms, for example by influencing the VIEs not to pay the service fees when required to do so. If the legal structure and contractual arrangements were found to be in violation of PRC laws and regulations, the PRC government could:

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Revoke the business and operating licenses of Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto, Zhejiang Taohaoche, the VIEs and their subsidiaries;

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Discontinue or restrict the operations of any related-party transactions among Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto, Zhejiang Taohaoche, the VIEs and their subsidiaries;

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Impose fines or other requirements on the Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto, Zhejiang Taohaoche, the VIEs and their subsidiaries;

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Require the Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto, Zhejiang Taohaoche, the VIEs and their subsidiaries to revise the relevant ownership structure or restructure operations; and/or

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Restrict or prohibit the Company’s use of the proceeds of the additional offering to finance the Company’s business and operations in China.

The Company’s ability to conduct its business, including its advertising business, used car trading business and its financing services to used car dealerships, may be negatively affected if the PRC government were to carry out any of the aforementioned actions. As a result, the Company may not be able to consolidate the VIEs and the VIEs’ subsidiaries in its consolidated financial statements as it may not be the primary beneficiary of the VIEs or lose the ability to receive economic benefits from the VIEs and the VIEs’ subsidiaries at all.

In addition, if Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto, Zhejiang Taohaoche, VIEs and their subsidiaries or their shareholders fail to perform their obligations under the contractual arrangements, the Company may have to incur substantial costs and expend resources to enforce the Company’s rights under the contracts. The Company may have to rely on legal remedies under PRC law, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief and claiming damages, which may not be effective. All of these agreements are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through arbitration in the PRC. Accordingly, these contracts would be interpreted in accordance with PRC law and any disputes would be resolved in accordance with the PRC legal procedures. The legal system in the PRC is not as developed as in other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Company’s ability to enforce these agreements. Under PRC law, rulings by arbitrators are final, parties cannot appeal the arbitration results in courts, and prevailing parties may only enforce the arbitration awards in PRC courts through arbitration award recognition proceedings, which would incur additional expenses and delay. In the event the Company is unable to enforce these agreements, the Company may not be the primary beneficiary of the VIEs or may not receive economic benefits from the VIEs and the VIEs’ subsidiaries at all, and the Company’s ability to conduct its business may be negatively affected.

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Risks in relation to the VIE structure- continued

Certain shareholders of the VIEs are also shareholders of the Company. The interests of the shareholders of the VIEs may diverge from that of the Company and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms, for example, by influencing the VIEs not to pay the service fees when required to do so. The Company cannot assure that when conflicts of interest arise, shareholders of the VIEs will act in the best interests of the Company or that conflicts of interests will be resolved in the Company’s favor. Currently, the Company does not have existing arrangements to address potential conflicts of interest the shareholders of the VIEs may encounter in their capacity as beneficial owners and directors of the VIEs. The Company believes the shareholders of the VIEs will not act contrary to any of the contractual arrangements and the exclusive option agreements provide the Company with a mechanism to remove the current shareholders of the VIEs as beneficial shareholders of the VIEs should they act to the detriment of the Company. The Company relies on the current shareholders of VIEs whom also are directors and executive officers of the Company, to fulfill their fiduciary duties and abide by laws of Cayman Islands and act in the best interest of the Company or that conflicts will be resolved in the Company’s favor. If the Company cannot resolve any conflicts of interest or disputes between the Company and the shareholders of the VIEs, the Company would have to rely on legal proceedings, which could result in disruption of its business, and there is substantial uncertainty as to the outcome of any such legal proceedings.

The Company’s ability to receive economic benefits from the VIEs also depends on the power of attorney that Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto, and Zhejiang Taohaoche has to vote on all matters requiring shareholder approval in the VIEs. As noted above, the Company believes this power of attorney is legally enforceable but may not be as effective as direct equity ownership.

The following financial statement amounts and balances of the VIEs and their subsidiaries were included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements before elimination of intercompany transactions:

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Consolidated Balance Sheets Information


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	607	$	343
Inventories		—		404
Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other current assets		442		51,236
Amounts due from related parties		704		—

Total current assets		1,753		51,983

Property and equipment, net		1		21
Intangible assets, net		293		295
Right-of-use assets				10
Other non-current assets		4,546		—

Total non-current assets		4,840		326

Total assets	$	6,593	$	52,309

Accounts payable	$	—	$	199
Short-term borrowing		—		6,277
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		6		8,873
Advances from customers		412		500
Amounts due to related parties		10		—
Income tax payable		2		3,511

Total current liabilities		430		19,360

Total non-current liabilities		—		—

Total liabilities	$	430	$	19,360

Consolidated Statements of Operations data


	Years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Revenues	$	45,848	$	1,207	$	253,840
Net loss	$	(109)	$	(166)	$	(768)

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Consolidated Cash Flows Information


	Years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	158	$	(1,135)	$	(3,092)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	$	—	$	(290)	$	2,822
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	$	(318)	$	2,132	$	—

There are no consolidated VIEs’ assets that are collateral for the VIEs’ obligations and can only be used to settle the VIEs’ obligations. The creditors of the one of Kaixin VIEs who provided short-term loans of $6,277 to the VIE have recourse to the general credit of Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto, and Zhejiang Taohaoche. However, if the VIEs ever need financial support, the Company or its subsidiaries may, at its option and subject to statutory limits and restrictions, provide financial support to its VIEs through loans to the shareholders of the VIEs or entrustment loans to the VIEs.

Relevant PRC laws and regulations restrict Zhejiang Kaixin, Shanghai Auto, and Zhejiang Taohaoche, VIEs and their subsidiaries from transferring a portion of its net assets, equivalent to the balance of their statutory reserve and their share capital, to the Company in the form of loans and advances or cash dividends.

COVID -19 Risks and Uncertainties

Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position and results of its operations, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a)Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

(b)Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Group, its subsidiaries, its VIE, and subsidiaries of its VIE. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

(c)Non-controlling interest

A non-controlling interest in the subsidiaries of VIEs of the Group represents the portion of the equity (net assets) in the subsidiaries of VIEs that has not been pledged to WFOES, consequently not directly or indirectly attributable to the Group. Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component of equity on the consolidated balance sheet and net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) are attributed to controlling and non-controlling interests respectively. The assets and liabilities of the Haitaoche (legal acquiree) are measured and recognized in the consolidated financial statements at their pre-combination carrying amounts. Therefore, in a reverse acquisition the noncontrolling interest reflects the noncontrolling shareholder’s proportionate interest in the pre combination carrying amounts of the legal acquiree’s net assets even though the noncontrolling interests in other acquisitions are measured at the fair value at the acquisition date.

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(d)Business combinations

Business combinations are recorded using the acquisition method of accounting. The Group uses a screen to evaluate whether a transaction should be accounted for as an acquisition and/or disposal of a business versus assets. In order for a purchase to be considered an acquisition of a business, and receive business combination accounting treatment, the set of transferred assets and activities must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. If substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, then the set of transferred assets and activities is not a business.

The purchase price of business acquisition is allocated to the tangible assets, liabilities, identifiable intangible assets acquired and noncontrolling interest, if any, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. Acquisition-related expenses and restructuring costs are expensed as incurred.

Where the consideration in an acquisition includes contingent consideration and the payment of which depends on the achievement of certain specified conditions post-acquisition, the contingent consideration is recognized and measured at its fair value at the acquisition date and if recorded as a liability, it is subsequently carried at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in earnings.

(e)Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Group's consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the net realizable value of inventories, warrant liabilities, the valuation of prepaid expenses and other current assets, deferred tax valuation allowance, impairment assessment on goodwill and intangible assets, the beneficial conversion feature of preferred shares, the purchase price allocation associated with business combinations.

(f)

Fair value measurement

Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Group considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

Authoritative literature provides a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement as follows:

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Level 1 — inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities traded in active markets.

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Level 2 — inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

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Level 3 — inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.

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(g)Warrants

The Group accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Group’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter with changes in fair value recognized in the statements of operations in the period of change.

(h)

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and cash in banks. The Group considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The amount of cash equivalents was both nil as December 31, 2020 and 2021.

(i)

Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other assets

Prepayment for vehicle purchase, other current assets and other non-current assets consist of prepayment for vehicle purchase to the dealership operators, advances to suppliers, deductible input VAT, other receivables and others. The Group reviews suppliers credit history and background information before advancing a payment. The Group maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the aging of prepayments, concentrations, credit-worthiness, historical and current economic trends and changes in delivery patterns. If the financial condition of its suppliers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to deliver goods or provide services, the Group would provide allowance for such amount in the period when it is considered impaired. There is no allowance recognized for the prepayment for vehicle purchase, other current assets and other non-current assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020. The Company recorded impairment loss of $4,216 for other non-current assets for the year ended December 31, 2021.

(j)

Inventory

Inventory includes only the purchased new automobiles. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory cost is determined by specific identification. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price less costs to complete, dispose and transport the vehicles. Selling prices are derived from historical data and trends, such as sales price and inventories turnover times of similar vehicles, as well as independent, market resources. Each reporting period the Group recognizes any necessary adjustments to reduce the cost of vehicle inventories to its net realizable value through cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Vehicle inventories are considered slow moving if they have not been sold within a 90 days period since procurement. In estimating the level of inventories write-downs for slow moving vehicles, the Group considers historical data and forecasted customer demand, such as sales price and inventories turnover of similar vehicles with similar mileage and condition, as well as independent, market information. This valuation process requires management to make judgments, based on currently available information, and assumptions about future demand and market conditions, which are inherently uncertain. To the extent that there are significant changes to estimated vehicle selling prices or decreases in demand for used vehicles, there could be significant adjustments to reflect inventories at net realizable value. There were no write-downs of inventories recorded for the years ended December 31,2019, 2020 and 2021.

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(k)

Convertible notes

The Group accounts for its convertible notes under ASC 470 Debt, using the effective interest method, as a single debt instrument, from the issuance date to the maturity date. Interest expenses are recognized in the consolidated statement of operation in the period in which they are incurred.

(l)

Property and equipment, net

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment if any. The depreciation is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Cost represents the purchase price of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset into its intended use. The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income/loss in the year of disposition. Estimated useful lives are as follows:


		Estimated Useful Life
Computer equipment and application software		2 - 3 Years
Furniture and vehicles		5 Years

(m)

Intangible assets, net

Intangible asset is stated at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment if any. Intangible asset is amortized in a method which reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are expected to be consumed or otherwise used up. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated amortization are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income/loss in the year of disposition. Estimated useful lives are as follows:


		Estimated Useful Life
Software		10 Years
Domain name		10 Years
Trademark		10 Years

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, the Company reviews intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. Software and domain name are used for the business of Haitaoche and no impairment indicators was noted. The trademark recognized from the RTO were initial recognized using Relief-From-Royalty (“RFR”) method. The trademark was tested for impairment due to identification of impairment indicator.

The amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its carrying amount. The Company did not record any impairment charge for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

(n)

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations.

The Group assesses goodwill for impairment on annual basis as of December 31 or if indicator noted for goodwill impairment, the Group will first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is “more likely than not” that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. If this is the case, the quantitative goodwill impairment test is required. If it is more likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, the quantitative goodwill impairment test is not required.

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(n)Goodwill-continued

Quantitative goodwill impairment test is used to identify both the existence of impairment and the amount of impairment loss, compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, goodwill is not considered impaired. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

For the goodwill recognized as a result of the reverse acquisition on June 25, 2021, the management performed qualitative assessment subsequently, and noted certain facts and circumstances indicated that goodwill may be impaired. Those indicators include the following:

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the acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred appeared to be significantly higher than the fair value of the consideration as of the date the acquisition was agreed to, and

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the declining operating cash flows and recurring net losses resulting from the temporary halt of KAH Group business operation in 2020 and first half of 2021.

As a result, it was considered more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying value, which required the Group to perform a quantitative test, with the income approach using discounted cash flow (“DCF”), to determine the fair value of the KAH Group reporting unit. Based on the results of the quantitative goodwill impairment test, the Group fully impaired the goodwill generated through the reversed acquisition of $143,655 in 2021.

(o)

Impairment of long-lived assets

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, the Group reviews long-lived assets or asset group for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets or asset group may not be fully recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group be tested for possible impairment, the Group first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. Any impairment write-downs would be treated as permanent reductions in the carrying amounts of the assets and a charge to operations would be recognized. Management has performed a review of all long-lived assets and has determined that no impairment loss for long-lived assets has occurred for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 and recorded impairment loss of $4,216 for other long-lived assets for the year ended December 31, 2021.

(p) Right-of -use assets

The Group leases premises for offices under non-cancellable operating leases.

Prior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and subsequent amendments to the initial guidance including ASU No. 2017-13, ASU No. 2018-10, ASU No. 2018-11, ASU No. 2018-20, and ASU No. 2019-01 (collectively, “Topic 842”), operating leases were not recognized on the consolidated balance sheets, instead, rental expenses with fixed payments were recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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(p) Right-of -use assets-continued

Effective January 1, 2021, the Group adopted Topic 842 using a modified retrospective transition approach for leases that exist at, or are entered into after January 1, 2021, and has not recast the comparative periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. Upon adoption of Topic 842 and the reverse acquisition, the lease liabilities are recognized upon lease commencement for operating leases based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The right-of-use assets are initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for lease payments made at or before the lease commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred less any lease incentives received. As the rate implicit in the lease cannot be readily determined, the Group’s incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date is used in determining the imputed interest and present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate was determined using a portfolio approach based on the rate of interest that the Group would have to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term. The Group recognizes the single lease cost on a straight-line basis over the remaining lease term for operating leases.

The Group has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less; expenses for these leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(q)

Value added tax

Value-added tax (“VAT”) is reported as a deduction to revenue when incurred. Entities that are VAT general taxpayers are allowed to offset qualified input VAT paid to suppliers against their output VAT liabilities. Net VAT balance between input VAT and output VAT is recorded in accrued expense and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

In 2018, the Group entered into a series of ancillary agreements to facilitate its sale of used cars for value-added tax optimization purposes, which was still applicable in 2021. Under these ancillary agreements, when the Group sources a used car, the legal ownership of the car is transferred to Zhejiang Jieying and Shanghai Financial’s executives, and the registration is normally under the name of one of the dealership’s employees. The Group viewed itself as a service provider for VAT purpose, and therefore is only subject to value-added tax on the difference between the original purchase price and the retail price of the used cars. The Group’s other affiliated entities in the PRC, including Zhejiang Taohaoche and VIEs are subject to VAT for sales of automobiles at applicable tax rates, and subsequently paid to PRC tax authorities after netting input VAT on purchases.

The Group reports revenue net of PRC’s VAT for all the periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations.

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(r)

Revenue recognition

The Group accounts for revenue using Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The following five steps are applied to achieve core principle of ASC 606:

Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Step 5: Recognize revenue when the Group satisfies a performance obligation

The Group primarily sells automobiles to car dealers and individual customers through signing written sales contracts. The Group presents the revenue generated from its sales of automobiles on a gross basis as the Group is a principal based on the fact that the Group is primarily responsible for fulling the promise to deliver the specified used cars or new cars to the customers, the Group also has pricing discretion and obtains substantially all of the remaining benefits from the sale goods. Revenue is recognized at a point in time upon delivery, which usually coincide with the timing of the customer acceptance.

The following table identifies the disaggregation of the revenue for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively:


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Used-car sales	$	—	$	—	$	251,054
New-car wholesales		45,848		1,207		2,786
Total revenues	$	45,848	$	1,207	$	253,840

Advances from customers

Advances from customers for sales of goods are payment from customers for purchase, and are deferred when corresponding performance obligation has not been satisfied. They are recognized as revenue upon the Group transfers the control of products to the customers. The balances of advances from customers as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021 were $410 and $553, respectively.

(s)

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue consists primarily of cost of goods purchased from domestic and overseas regions.

(t)

Income taxes

The Group accounts for income taxes using the asset/liability method prescribed by ASC 740 Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Group records a valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized as income or loss in the period that includes the enactment date.

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(t)

Income taxes-continued

The provisions of ASC 740-10-25, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” prescribe a more-likely-than-not threshold for consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken (or expected to be taken) in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on the recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and related disclosures. The Group’s operating subsidiaries in PRC are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. According to the PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors made by the taxpayer or the withholding agent. The statute of limitations is extended to five years under special circumstances, where the underpayment of taxes is more than RMB 100,000 ($15,500). In the case of transfer pricing issues, the statute of limitation is ten years. There is no statute of limitation in the case of tax evasion. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, the Group did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions and the Group does not believe that its unrecognized tax benefits will change over the next twelve months. In addition, the Group did not have any interest or penalties associated with uncertain tax position for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

(u)

Foreign currency translation

The reporting currency of the Group is the U.S. dollar (“USD” or “$”). The functional currency of subsidiaries, VIEs located in China is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”), the functional currency of subsidiaries located in Hong Kong is the Hong Kong dollars (“HK dollar” or “HK$”). For the entities whose functional currency is the RMB and HK$, result of operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate at the end of the period, and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. As a result, amounts relating to assets and liabilities reported on the statements of cash flows may not necessarily agree with the changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheets. Translation adjustments are reported as foreign currency translation adjustment and are shown as a separate component of other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Both exchanges rates were published by the Federal Reserve Board. Any transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are shown as foreign currency exchange (loss) gains in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) as incurred.

The consolidated balance sheets amount, with the exception of equity, on December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021 were translated at RMB6.5250 to $1.00 and at RMB6.3726 to $1.00, respectively. Equity accounts were stated at their historical rates. The average translation rates applied to consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 were RMB6.9081 to $1.00, RMB6.7434 to $1.00 and RMB6.3914 to $1.00, respectively.

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(v)

Share-based compensation

Share-based payment transactions with employees, such as share options are measured based on the grant date fair value of the equity instrument. The Company recognizes the compensation costs net of estimated forfeitures using the straight-line method, over the applicable vesting period. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized through a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of change and will also impact the amount of stock compensation expense to be recognized in future periods. Share options granted to employees with market conditions attached are measured at fair value on the grant date and are recognized as the compensation costs over the estimated requisite service period, regardless of whether the market condition has been met.

A change in any of the terms or conditions of share options is accounted for as a modification of stock options. The Company calculates the incremental compensation cost of a modification as the excess of the fair value of the modified option over the fair value of the original option immediately before its terms are modified, measured based on the share price and other pertinent factors at the modification date. For vested options, the Company recognizes incremental compensation cost in the period the modification occurred. For unvested options, the Company recognizes, over the remaining requisite service period, the sum of the incremental compensation cost and the remaining unrecognized compensation cost for the original award on the modification date.

(w)

Earnings (loss) per share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders as adjusted for the effect of dilutive ordinary equivalent shares, if any, by the weighted average number of ordinary and dilutive ordinary equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive.

(x)

Comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of the Group’s net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). The components of other comprehensive income (loss) consist solely of foreign currency translation adjustments.

(y)

Commitments and contingencies

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, is disclosed. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -CONTINUED

(z)

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Group to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalent, prepayment for vehicle purchase and other receivable due from noncontrolling shareholders. The Group places its cash and cash equivalent with financial institutions with high-credit ratings and quality.

Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other current assets are concentrated with noncontrolling shareholders (Note 4) as of December 31, 2021. With regard to the prepayment for used car purchase, the Group regularly monitor and performs inspection and counting on these noncontrolling shareholders’ cars inventory to ensure the prepayments are recoverable. Regarding the other receivable due from these noncontrolling shareholders, the Group has arrangement to hold the Company’s ordinary shares issuable to these parties to ensure the repayment of majority of the balances.

There were no customers that accounted for 10% or more of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021. No supplier that accounted for 10% or more of total purchase for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 or 10% or more of prepaid expenses and other current assets balance as December 31, 2020 and 2021.

(aa)

Segment reporting

The Group uses the management approach to determine operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Group’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making decisions, allocating resources, and assessing performance. The Group’s CODM has been identified as the chief executive officer, who reviews consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Group.

The Group’s CODM reviews the consolidated financial results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing the performance of the Group as a whole and hence, the Group has only one reportable segment. The Group operates and manages its business as a single segment. As the Group’s long-lived assets are substantially all located in the PRC and substantially all of the Group’s revenue is derived from within the PRC, no geographical segments are presented.

(bb)

Recent accounting standards

In June 2016, the FASB amended guidance related to impairment of financial instruments as part of ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The guidance replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology with an expected credit loss model for which a Group recognizes an allowance based on the estimate of expected credit loss. The ASU is effective for public Group for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. For all other entities, the amendments for ASU 2016-13 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Group identifies itself as an emerging growth company (“EGC”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Group is in the process of evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. and plans to adopt ASU 2016-13 from Janurary 1, 2023.

In August 2020, the FASB amended guidance related to accounting for convertible instruments as part of ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Debts with Conversion and Other Options. The guidance amended the guidance on convertible debt instruments by removing accounting models for the instruments with beneficial conversion features and cash conversion features and amended the disclosure guidance on convertible debt instruments The ASU is effective for public Group for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. For all other entities including emerging growth companies, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The Group is in the process of evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -CONTINUED

(bb)Recent accounting standards-continued

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. This ASU requires acquiring entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination. This guidance is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact of adopting this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements will depend on business combinations occurring on or after the effective date.

Recently issued ASUs by the FASB, except for the ones mentioned above, are not expected to have a significant impact on the Group’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. Other accounting standards that have been issued by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Group does not discuss recent standards that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

REVERSE ACQUISITION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

REVERSE ACQUISITION

REVERSE ACQUISITION

3.	REVERSE ACQUISITION

On June 25, 2021, KAH issued (the “Issuance”) an aggregate of 74,035,502 ordinary shares through private placement to several former shareholders of Haitaoche in exchange of 100% of the share capital of Haitaoche, pursuant to the share purchase agreement (the “SPA”) entered into on December 31, 2020. Following the Issuance, Haitaoche became a wholly-owned subsidiary of KAH. Upon the consummation of the Issuance, KAH had a total of 143,460,495 outstanding ordinary shares, and former shareholders of Haitaoche accounted for 51.61%, became the controlling shareholders of KAH. Therefore, the shareholders of Haitaoche controlled largest portion of the voting rights in the consolidated entity, and the management of Haitaoche became the management of the consolidated entity after the reverse acquisition.

The substance of the transaction was a reverse acquisition, where the transaction constitutes a business combination for accounting purposes and is accounted for using the acquisition method under ASC 805. Haitaoche is deemed to be the accounting acquirer and its assets and liabilities, equity and historical operating results are included at their historical carrying values, and the net assets of KAH are recorded at the fair value as of the date of the transaction. Transaction costs in the amount of $0.2 million were incurred in connection with the reverse acquisition and were expensed as incurred.

3.	REVERSE ACQUISITION-CONTINUED

The fair value of the consideration paid as part of the transaction as well as the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired are presented below.


	Amount
	$
Fair value of consideration transferred ⁽¹⁾		161,760

Fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents		4,299
Prepaid expense		46,708
Property plant and equipment		31
Trademark (Intangible Assets)		15,100
Right-of-use assets		47
Goodwill		143,655
Subtotal of total assets		209,840
Short-term bank loan		(8,195)
Accounts payable		(406)
Advance from customers		(461)
Short-term lease liabilities		(32)
Other payables		(13,198)
Amounts due to RPT		(4,288)
Income tax payable		(4,079)
Warrants		(2,335)
Mezzanine equity-Preferred shares		(1,437)
Subtotal of total liabilities		(34,431)
Less: Non-controlling interest		(7,649)
Less: Preferred shares ⁽²⁾		(6,000)
Total net assets		161,760

(1)

The fair value of 69,424,993 ordinary shares issued to pre-reverse acquisition KAH shareholders is $161,760 based on the quoted fair market value of $2.33 per ordinary share on June 25, 2021.

(2)

It represented Series D convertible preferred shares of KAH issued to Renren Inc. on April 8, 2021 (see Note 15)

The unaudited pro forma information for the periods set forth below gives effect to the reverse acquisition as if the reverse acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2020. This pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have been achieved had the transactions been consummated as of that time.


	For the years ended December 31,
	2020		2021
	Unaudited		Unaudited
Revenue	$	34,367	$	257,631
Net loss	$	(5,486)	$	(191,468)

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

4.PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Prepayment for vehicle purchase⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	32,091
Other receivables ⁽²⁾		—		19,249
Deductible input VAT		29		545
Advance to suppliers		412		23
Others ⁽³⁾		—		1,362
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	441	$	53,270

(1)

The balance mainly represents pre-payments to the dealership operators who are operators of the used car dealership with whom the Company set up special purpose holding companies to operate the used car business, mainly to purchase used vehicles from the market.

(2)

The balance represents cash advances paid to the dealership operators for purchasing used vehicles historically and shall be repaid in cash, and the balance is secured using ordinary shares of the Company to be issued to them as agreed with the dealership operator (Note 8).

(3)

Others mainly included prepaid rent, staff advances, prepaid marketing fee, advertising fee, professional fee, and other receivables incurred for daily operations.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

5.INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Trademark ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	14,983
Domain name		289		—
Software		—		445
Others		7		—
Total		296		15,428
Less: Accumulated amortization		(3)		(788)
Intangible assets, net	$	293	$	14,640

(1)

The trademark was identified due to the reverse acquisition of KAH with Haitaoche on June 25, 2021. It has remaining useful life of 9.5 years as of December 31, 2021.

Amortization expense was $1, $2 and $785 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively.

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET

6.OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET

As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, other non-current assets consisted of the following:


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Long-term receivables from suppliers ⁽¹⁾	$	4,442	$	4,112
Legal deposit ⁽²⁾		104		104
Other non-current assets, gross	$	4,546	$	4,216
Less: impairment for uncollectible receivables ⁽³⁾		—		(4,216)
Other non-current assets, net		4,546		—

(1)

Other non-current assets mainly represented the receivable from a foreign supplier, Brueggmann Group (“BG”) in Germany for payment of automobiles purchase early in 2016. BG has never delivered the automobiles. The Gross prepayment amounts were $4,231 and $3,916, as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively.

In August 2018, the Group filed a lawsuit under the district court of Hamburg (Landgericht Hamburg) against 1) Michael Brueggmann-Kirschberger and 2) Dirk Bjoern Kirschberger ("Defendants"), who are the CEO and Marketing Director of BG. respectively. The Group filed this lawsuit to assert its refund claims against Defendants in the amount of EUR 3,459,706 plus interest. The first oral hearing took place in February 2020 before the district court. Further hearings followed in June and October 2020. In all these hearings, the Court focused on the question whether it has jurisdiction over the case. With its interlocutory judgement, which was issued by the Court on November 16, 2020, the court confirmed its jurisdiction. Defendants are entitled to appeal this decision and ask the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg for review. With letter dated December 9, 2020 submitted to external legal counsel on December 18, 2020, Defendants have appealed this judgement. With judgement issued by the district court of Hamburg (Landgericht Hamburg) on December 6, 2021, the district court ruled the case in favour of the Group as requested by the Group.

Submitted to external legal counsel on January 05, 2022, Defendants have appealed against this judgement to the Higher District Court of Hamburg.

(2)

Legal deposit is the amounts paid to the lawyer related to the case mentioned in above note.

(3)

As the Defendants have appealed against the judgement in January, 2022, the Company expects that Defendants are not willing to repay the receivables even if Defendants lose the lawsuit. The Company recognized impairment of nil and $4,216 for the receivables from BG and the legal deposit as well as the other suppliers as of December 31, 2020 and 2021.

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

7.ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Other taxes payable	$	—	$	5,120
Used car services payables		—		3,333
Accrued professional fee		—		2,698
Individual income tax payable		—		2,207
Others		6		1,133
Total	$	6	$	14,491

DEALERSHIP SETTLEMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

DEALERSHIP SETTLEMENT

DEALERSHIP SETTLEMENT

8.DEALERSHIP SETTLEMENT

During 2017 and 2018, the Company entered into several equity purchase agreements (the “Equity Purchase Agreements”) with the original dealers and after-sale service center operators of various auto dealerships (the “Dealership Operators”), to acquire 70% equity interest of the dealerships. According to the Equity Purchase Agreements, the Company agreed to provide certain payments of its ordinary shares to the Dealership Operators as part of the equity acquisition considerations, subject to certain payment triggers including the operating performance of the dealerships and service centers and KAH’s ordinary share price (“Contingent Consideration”). The Company recognized the Contingent Consideration as liability at fair value as of the acquisition date and the subsequent changes in fair value as gain/loss into earnings/(loss). In connection with the Company’s IPO on April 30, 2019, Renren Inc. (“Renren”) agreed to assume the Contingent Consideration from the Company, and the Company reclassified the Contingent Consideration from a liability to additional paid-in capital.

Since 2019, due to disagreements with certain Dealership Operators on operational matters, the Company had disruptions in operations of several dealerships. After continuous negotiations with the Dealership Operators, the Company signed the amendments to Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Amendments”) with seven Dealership Operators in August 2021, to 1) confirm a total of 4,513,761 ordinary shares as part of the Contingent Consideration issuable to the Dealership Operators in accordance with the Equity Purchase Agreements subject to the operating performance of the dealerships and service centers before 2021; 2) provide a total of 7,172,529 ordinary shares (“Compensation Shares”) to the Dealership Operators, in the purpose of alleviation of losses and distress that occurred during the temporary halt of business in the Dealerships after the breakout of the pandemic and the historical dispute between the Company and the Dealership Operators. The number of Compensation Shares was determined through negotiation of the Company with each of the Dealership Operators while taking into consideration the hardships they experienced over the prior years and the need to make prompt resolution of the historical dispute with the Dealership Operators. The Company recognized the Compensation Shares as loss related to provision for dealership settlement based on fair value of the Compensation Shares by reference to share-based payment transactions pursuant to ASC 718 in the year ended December 31, 2021.

On November 30, 2021, Renren transferred 13,422,613 ordinary shares of the Company it held, to an escrow company to fully settle the Contingent Consideration shares of 8,219,510. In addition to the Contingent Consideration shares, there were 5,203,103 ordinary shares transferred toward settlement of the Compensation Shares, which are recognized by the Company as additional paid-in capital with a fair value of $8,897 based on the quoted price of Company’s ordinary share on the date of Renren’s transfer were treated by reference to a liability paid by the principal shareholder and thus recorded as the loss related to provision for dealership settlement in the Company's financial statements with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital The Company, Renren and Dealership Operators agreed that the transfer of shares by Renren to the escrow company shall be deemed as fulfilment of Renren’s obligations related to the Contingent Consideration. According to the Amendments, the Dealership Operators should honour their commitments, including paying off their outstanding payables and debts to the Company, in order to obtain the shares. Consequently, the 13,422,613 shares have been held by the escrow company since transferred from Renren, and were disclosed as issued and outstanding shares in the reverse acquisition item during 2021 in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity. The escrow company will release the shares upon the Dealership Operators have fully paid off their payables and debts to the Company.

The Company shall issue additional 1,969,425 shares to the Dealership Operators to fully satisfy the Compensation Shares, which was recognized as payables loss related to provision for dealership settlement with a corresponding accrual of for dealership settlement at the fair value by reference to the quoted price of Company’s ordinary share at the commitment date with subsequent changes in fair value reflected in provision for dealership settlement. pursuant to ASC 718 The payables accrued for dealership settlement were $2,245 as of December 31, 2021. The total loss related to provision of the 7,172,529 Compensation Shares to the Dealership Operators for the dealership settlement was $11,142 for the year then ended.

LEASE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

LEASE

LEASE

9.LEASE

The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for the operating lease as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:


Remaining lease term and discount rate:

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)	5
Weighted average discount rate	11.5	%

For the years ended December 31,2020 and 2021, the operating lease asset obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities amounted to nil and $515, respectively, cash prepaid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities were nil, nil and $31 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, the Company incurred total operating lease expenses of $27, $2 and $29 respectively.

As of December 31, 2021, the future minimum rent payable under non-cancelable operating leases were:


2022	$	137
2023		137
2024		139
2025		145
2026		107
Total lease payments		665
Less: imputed interest		(150)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	515
Lease liabilities - current		(84)
Lease liabilities – non-current		(431)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

10.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

The table below sets forth the major related parties and their relationships with the Group:

	Name	Relationship
(a)	Beijing Haitaoche Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Haitaoche”)	An entity ultimately controlled by Mr. Lin Mingjun (“Mr. Lin”), controlling shareholder and chief executive officer of the Group
(b)	Renren Inc.	A principal shareholder of the Company
(c)	Zhejiang Jieying Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Jieying”)	A subsidiary of the KAH, before the reverse acquisition, Mr. Lin was named as the acting chief executive officer of the Company, effective as of November 3, 2020, Zhejiang Jieying was considered a related party controlled by Mr. Lin in from November 3, 2020 till June 25, 2021, when Zhejiang Jieying was consolidated.
(d)	Mr. Huang Erquan	Supervisor of Ningbo Jiusheng Automobile Sales and Services Co., Ltd.(“Ningbo Jiusheng”), one of subsidiaries of HTC.
(e)	Ningbo Lulufa Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. (“Ningbo Lulufa”)	An entity ultimately controlled by Mr. Lin
(f)	Zhejiang Haitaoche Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Haitaoche”)	An entity ultimately controlled by Mr. Lin
(g)	Ningbo Meishan Haitaoche International Trading Co., Ltd. (“Meishan Haitaoche”)	An entity ultimately controlled by Mr. Lin
(h)	Beijing Lulufa Network Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Lulufa”)	An entity ultimately controlled by Mr. Lin
(i)	Ningbo Meishan Baoshuigangqu Lelebai Investment Co., Ltd. (“Lelebai”)	An entity ultimately controlled by Mr. Lin

10.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES-CONTINUED

Amounts due from related parties

As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, significant amounts due from related parties, consisted of the following:


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Zhejiang Jieying^（¹^）	$	690	$	—
Renren and its subsidiaries		15		—
Amounts due from related parties	$	705	$	—

(1)

The balances mainly consisted of advanced funds provided to the related party to finance daily operations. After the reverse acquisition, KAH was consolidated to the Company and not a related party as of December 31, 2021, the intercompany balances were eliminated to nil as of December 31, 2021.

Amounts due to related parties

As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, significant amounts due to related parties consisted of the following:


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Renren and its subsidiaries⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	3,943
Beijing Haitaoche		10		—
Amounts due to related parties	$	10	$	3,943

(1)

The balance mainly represented the advance fund provided by Renren and its subsidiaries to finance the Group’s daily operations.

BORROWING

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

BORROWING

BORROWING

11.BORROWING


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Short-term debt:
East West Bank ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	6,277

Long-term debt:
East West Bank ⁽²⁾		—		2,000

(1)

The annum interest rate of borrowings from East West Bank was 6%. As of December 31, 2021, the Group’s short-term debt was with one-year maturity date.

The loan with amount of $6,277 was guaranteed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renren Inc, Qianxiang Shiji Technology Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a related party of the Group, covered by irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by East West Bank to Renren with Renren’s restricted cash pledged as security.

(2)

The annum interest rate of borrowings from East West Bank was 2.8%. The Group’s long-term debt matures on August 31, 2023.

The loan was under an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by East West Bank to Renren in April 2019 with Renren’s restricted cash pledged as security.

Interest expenses were $3, $1 and $223 recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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INCOME TAXES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

12.INCOME TAXES

Cayman Islands

The Group is incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands, the Group is not subject to income or capital gains taxes. In addition, dividend payments are not subject to withholdings tax in the Cayman Islands.

Hong Kong

On March 21, 2018, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 7) Bill 2017 (the “Bill”) which introduces the two-tiered profits tax rates regime. The Bill was signed into law on March 28, 2018 and was announced on the following day. Under the two-tiered profits tax rates regime, the first 2 million Hong Kong Dollar (“HKD”) of profits of the qualifying group entity will be taxed at 8.25%, and profits above HKD 2 million will be taxed at 16.5%. The Group’s Hong Kong subsidiaries did not have assessable profits that were derived in Hong Kong for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021. Therefore, no Hong Kong profit tax has been provided for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

PRC

The Group’s PRC subsidiary, VIEs are subject to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law (“EIT Law”) and are taxed at the statutory income tax rate of 25%, unless otherwise specified.

The components of the income tax expense are as follows:


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Current income tax benefit	$	—	$	—	$	729
Deferred income tax expense		—		—		—
Total income tax benefit	$	—	$	—	$	729

12.INCOME TAXES-CONTINUED

PRC-Continued

The reconciliations of the statutory income tax rate and the Group’s effective income tax rate are as follows:


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019			2020			2021
Net loss before provision for income taxes	$	110		$	166		$	196,657
PRC statutory tax rate		25	%		25	%		25	%
Income tax at statutory tax rate		27			42			49,164
Impairment of goodwill		—			—			(35,914)
Reversal of taxable deemed interest income from inter-company interest-free loans		—			—			1,354
Fair value change on warrants		—			—			500
Non-deductible loss and SBC expenses not deductible for tax purposes		—			—			(13,262)
Effect of income tax rate differences in jurisdictions other than the PRC		—			—			(437)
NOL not applicable for carryforward		(1)			(56)			(193)
Change in valuation allowance		(26)			14			(483)
Income tax benefit	$	—		$	—		$	729
Effective tax rates		—	%		—	%		0.38	%

The tax effect of temporary difference under ASC Topic 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes” that gives rise to deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 is as follows:

The tax effect of temporary difference balance as of December 31, 2021 were mainly from KAH Group as a result of the reverse acquisition.


		As of December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Deferred tax assets:
Write-down of Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	—	$	—	$	4,249
Write-down of inventory		—		—		3,874
Provision for doubtful accounts		—		—		2,315
Write down of Other non-current assets		—		—		1,054
Accrued expense		—		—		207
Accrued payroll and welfare		—		—		61
Advertising expense		—		—		6
Net operating loss carry forwards		402		388		13,474
Subtotal		402		388		25,240
Valuation allowance		(402)		(388)		(25,240)
Deferred tax assets, net	$	—	$	—	$	—

The Company had total deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carry forwards at $388 and $13,474 as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. The Company assessed the available evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income would be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, full valuation allowances were established because the Company believes that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will not be utilized as it does not expect to generate sufficient taxable income in the near future. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had net operating losses from several of its PRC entities of $53,241, which can be carried forward to offset future taxable profit. The net operating loss of $25,695, $8,939, $10,634, $5,628 and $2,345 will expire by 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively, if not utilized. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had net operating loss of $3 from Hong Kong subsidiaries which do not have an expiring date.

12.INCOME TAXES-CONTINUED

PRC-Continued

The movements of the valuation allowance are as follows:


	As of December 31,
	2019	2020	2021
Balance at the beginning of the year	381	402	388
Current year addition	27	63	1,454
Current year reversal	—	—	(753)
Reduction due to usage of NOL	—	(21)	(25)
Reduction due to statute expiration	(1)	(56)	(193)
Reverse acquisition	—	—	23,843
Exchange rate effect	(5)	—	526
Balance at the end of the year	402	388	25,240

Since January 1, 2008, the relevant tax authorities have not conducted a tax examination on the Company’s PRC entities. In accordance with relevant PRC tax administration laws, tax years from 2017 to present of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries remain subject to tax audits as of December 31, 2021 at the tax authority’s discretion.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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CONVERTIBLE NOTES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

CONVERTIBLE NOTES

CONVERTIBLE NOTES

13.CONVERTIBLE NOTES

On November 19, 2021, the Group issued and sold a Convertible Promissory Note (“Note”) to STREERERVILLE CAPITAL, LLC (the “Lender”), in the principal amount of $2,180. The purchase price for this Note were $2,000, computed as follows: $2,180 principal, less discount at issuance of $160, less the transaction expense amount of $20 incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities. The Note bears an interest at 8% per annum and is repayable in full in 18 months from issuance.

According to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Group has right to repay the Note until it received the conversion notice from Lender or repayment date. The Lender also has right to conversion the Note into ordinary shares at any time following the 6-month anniversary of the issuance date until the outstanding balance has been paid in full, at election, to convert all or any portion of no less than $200,000 of the outstanding balance into ordinary shares of the Company. The conversion price is $3.00 per ordinary share.

The Company has not elected the fair value option for the convertible note. And the Note does not have any embedded conversion option which shall be bifurcated and separately accounted for as a derivative under ASC 815, nor does it contain a cash conversion feature or beneficial conversion feature. The Company accounts for the Note as a liability in its entirety following ASC 470 Debt and recorded interest expenses of $22 for the year ended December 31, 2021.

MEZZANINE EQUITY AND WARRANT LIABILITIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

MEZZANINE EQUITY AND WARRANT LIABILITIES

MEZZANINE EQUITY AND WARRANT LIABILITIES

14.MEZZANINE EQUITY AND WARRANT LIABILITIES

On December 28, 2020, KAH entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with U.S. based KX Venturas 4 LLC (the “Investor”) and completed the initial closing on December 29, 2020.

Pursuant to the agreement, the Investor will invest $6,000 in newly designated Series A convertible preferred shares (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) of KAH. The first $3,000 of the investment closed on December 29, 2020 (the “First Closing”). The Series A Preferred Shares are convertible into 1,000,000 ordinary shares of KAH’s at a conversion price of $3.00, subject to customary adjustments. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Investor will also receive warrants to subscribe for KAH’s ordinary shares at an exercise price of $3.00 per share.

In connection with the issuance of 3,000 convertible preferred shares at the First Closing, 1,500,000 Series A Warrants, 1,333,333, Series B Warrants and 2,000,000 Series C Warrants (collectively the “Warrants”) were issued to the Investor, with each warrant provided the holder the right to subscribe for KAH’s ordinary shares at an exercise price of $3.00 per share. Series A and Series B Warrants are immediately exercisable, and Series C Warrants are exercisable upon exercise and in proportion to the number of Series B Warrants exercised. Series A, B and C warrants expire on December 29, 2027, August 29, 2022 and June 29, 2028, respectively.

14.MEZZANINE EQUITY AND WARRANT LIABILITIES-CONTINUED

The Series A Preferred Shares and Warrants are bundled transactions, which were considered as equity-linked instruments. The management has determined that there was beneficial conversion feature attributable to the preferred shares because the initial effective conversion prices of these preferred shares were lower than the fair value of KAH’s ordinary shares at the relevant commitment dates, and the effect of beneficial conversion feature was recognized in additional paid-in capital.

The Group classified the Series A Preferred Shares as mezzanine equity instead of permanent equity on the consolidated balance sheets since they were contingently redeemable upon the occurrence of the redemption event, that is if the Volume-weighted average price is less than $3.00 on the 54-month anniversary of the applicable Original Issue Date (December 29, 2020) and expired in 2025, which is outside the Group’s control. The fair value allocated to the Series A Preferred Shares was $1,310 at the date of the First Closing. The Warrants are classified as a liability and the fair value allocated to warrants was $1,690 as of the date of the First Closing.

The Group accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance to the earliest redemption date (June 1, 2025) of the instrument using the interest method. In August 2021, total Series A preferred Shares of $3,000 were converted at conversion price of $3.00 into 1,089,145 ordinary shares of the Company.

The Warrants were classified as the warrants liability, which was re-measured at fair value of $340 as of December 31, 2021, and will be re-measured at each reporting period until the warrants are exercised or expire and any changes will be recognized in the statement of operations. No warrants were exercised as of December 31, 2021.

The fair value of the warrants as of December 31, 2021 were calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions:


	As of December 31, 2021
	Series A Warrant			Series B Warrant			Series C Warrant
Risk-free rate of return		1.41	%		0.24	%		1.46	%
Estimated volatility rate		45.82	%		50.55	%		46.99	%
Dividend yield		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Spot price of underling ordinary share		1.14			1.14			1.14
Exercise price	$	3.00		$	3.00		$	3.00
Fair value of warrant	$	335		$	3		$	2

EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

EQUITY

EQUITY

15.EQUITY

Ordinary shares

KAH issued 74,035,502 ordinary shares to the former shareholders of Haitaoche in the RTO. The shareholders’ structure as of December 31, 2021 reflects the equity structure of the KAH, including the equity interests KAH issued to effect the reverse acquisition. The shareholders’ equity structures as of December 31, 2020 were presented after giving retroactive effect to the reverse acquisition of the Group that was completed on June 25, 2021. The comparative share capital amounts as of December 31, 2020 have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the legal capital of KAH.

Preferred shares

On March 31, 2021, KAH entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with Renren Inc. (the “Holder”) and completed the closing on the same date.

Pursuant to the agreement, the Holder will invest $6,000 in newly designated Series D convertible preferred shares (the “Series D Preferred Shares”) of KAH. Major terms of the Series D Preferred Shares are as follows:

Conversion Rights: Series D preferred shares are convertible into 2,000,000 ordinary shares of KAH’s at a conversion price of $3.00, subject to customary adjustments. Each Preferred Share shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the applicable Issuance Date (April 8, 2021) at the option of the Holder into that number of ordinary shares.

15.EQUITY-CONTINUED

Preferred shares-Continued

Redemption Rights: the redemption included optional redemption and redemption on triggering events. With respect to optional redemption, KAH may deliver a notice to the Holders of its irrevocable election to redeem some or all of the then outstanding Series D Preferred Shares at any time after March 30, 2022. With respect to redemption on several triggering events, upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, each Holder shall have the right, exercisable at the sole option of such Holder, to require the Company to redeem all of the Series D Preferred Shares.

The Series D Preferred Shares were considered as permanent equity since they were redeemable upon the occurrence of events that are within the Group’s control. The Group has determined that there was no beneficial conversion feature attributable to the Series D Preferred Shares because the initial effective conversion prices of these preferred shares were higher than the fair value of the Group’s ordinary shares at the commitment dates. The Group has issued 6,000 convertible preferred shares and received $6,000 as of April 8, 2021.

Warrants

As of December 31, 2021, there were 11,957,008 Warrants outstanding, which was issued by KAH and consist of 10,318,145 Warrants which were issued with units in the initial public offering (“IPO”) of KAH in 2017, 1,000,000 Warrants issued with units upon the conversion of convertible loan of Kunlun Tech Limited, 263,863 Warrants issued to Shareholder Value Fund and 375,000 Warrants issued with units for share subscription of E&A Callet Investment Limited (collective the “2019 Warrants”).

Each whole 2019 Warrant that was issued with units in the IPO and issued with units to 2019 Warrants is exercisable for one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per full share. 2019 Warrants may only be exercised for whole numbers of shares. The 2019 Warrants became exercisable on April 30, 2019 and have a term of five years from April 30, 2019.

The Group may redeem the outstanding 2019 Warrants, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant:

●

at any time while the 2019 Warrants are exercisable,

●

upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption,

●

if, and only if, the last sales price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30- trading day period ending three business days before the Group sends the notice of redemption, and

●

if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the ordinary shares underlying such Public Warrants at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption.

If the Group calls the 2019 Warrants for redemption as described above, the management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise 2019 Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.”

The 2019 Warrants were recognized as an equity instrument as it meets all of the criteria for equity classification and is classified within equity as additional paid-in capital.

15.EQUITY-CONTINUED

Options

There was a call option purchased by the IPO underwriter of KAH in 2017, which is exercisable at $10.00 per Unit to purchase up to 900,000 Units (or an aggregate exercise price of $9,000,000). The option may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder's option, and expires five years from the effective date of the registration statement related to the initial public offering of KAH (i.e., expires by October 2022).

Statutory reserve and restricted net assets

In accordance with the Regulations on Enterprises with Foreign Investment of China and their articles of association, the Group’s subsidiaries and VIE entities located in the PRC, are required to provide for certain statutory reserves. The statutory reserve fund required to reserve 10% of their net profit after income tax, as determined in accordance with the PRC accounting rules and regulations. Appropriation to the statutory reserve by the Group is based on profit arrived at under PRC accounting standards for business enterprises for each year. The profit arrived at must be set off against any accumulated losses sustained by the Group in prior years, before allocation is made to the statutory reserve. Appropriation to the statutory reserve must be made before distribution of dividends to shareholders. The appropriation is required until the statutory reserve reaches 50% of the registered capital. This statutory reserve is not distributable in the form of cash dividends.

Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations permit the payment of dividends by the Group’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Furthermore, registered share capital and capital reserve accounts are also restricted from distribution. As a result of these PRC laws and regulations, the Group’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs is restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Group either in the form of dividends, loans or advances. The Group’s restricted net assets, comprising of paid-in-capital and statutory reserve of Group’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs, were $7,640 and $117,085 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

- Definition

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

16. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value

The Group measures its financial assets and liabilities, including warrant liability at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021. The Group measured its prepayment for vehicle purchase and other current assets, accounts payable, short-term debt, amounts due from and due to related parties at amortized cost. The carrying value of the short-term debt obligations approximate fair value, considering the borrowing rates are at the same level of the current market yield for the comparable debts. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalent, prepayment for vehicle purchase and other current assets, accounts payable, and amounts due from and due to related parties’ approximate fair value due to the relatively short maturity.

The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

As of December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2021

Fair Value Measurement at the Reporting Date using

Quoted

price in

active

markets

for

Significant

for

Significant

identical

other

unobservable

identical

other

unobservable

assets

observable

inputs

assets

observable

inputs

Level 1

inputs

Level 3

Total

Level 1

inputs

Level 3

Total

Warrant liabilities

—

(340)

There have been no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 categories during the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021.

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

The Group measures its property, equipment, and intangible assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may no longer be recoverable. The Group measures the purchase price allocation at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of the acquisition dates.

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis-Continued

Goodwill is evaluated for impairment annually or more frequently if events or conditions indicate the carrying value of a reporting unit may be greater than its fair value. Impairment testing compares the carrying amount of the reporting unit with its fair value. In 2021, the Group performed impairment tests for goodwill caused by the reverse acquisition using the discounted cash flow method. The fair value of goodwill is a Level 3 valuation based on certain unobservable inputs including projected cash flows, terminal growth rate of 2.5%, forecasted inflation rate of 2.5%, discount rate of 12% that would be utilized by market participants in valuing these assets or prices of similar assets.

- Definition

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LOSS PER SHARE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

LOSS PER SHARE

LOSS PER SHARE

17.LOSS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share for the years ended:


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019			2020	2021

Net loss attributable to Kaixin Auto Holdings' shareholders	$	(110)	$	(166)	$	(196,579)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net loss per ordinary share - basic and diluted, shares retroactively adjusted for the reverse acquisition on June 25, 2021)		74,035,502		74,035,502		114,416,353

Loss per share attributable to Kaixin Auto Holdings' shareholders - basic and diluted	$	(0.0015)	$	(0.0022)	$	(1.7181)

Since the Group is in a net loss for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 presented in these financial statements, the potential dilutive securities were not included in the calculation of dilutive net loss per share where their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. And no dilutive security was issued for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, there was no difference between the Group’s basic and diluted net loss per share for the periods presented. The potential dilutive securities that were not included in the calculation of dilutive loss per share in those periods are nil, nil and 167,151 respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 , as inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

18.SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Kaixin incentive plans

(a)

Kaixin Auto Holdings Incentive Plan (the “Kaixin 2019 Plan”)

On April 30, 2019, KAH adopted Kaixin 2019 Plan, whereby 4,715,700 ordinary shares of KAH are made available for future grant for employees of KAH share options or restricted shares.

On May 3, 2019 (the “Replacement Date”), the Company’s board of directors approved a directive to replace all the outstanding share options granted during the year ended December 31, 2018 under the 2018 Plan to 144 employees with 2,186,364 options and 2,183,828 restricted shares. The exercise price of the options was reduced from $1.70 per share to $0.01 per share. The replacement options were subject to graded vesting over three years from the Replacement Date, in which 25% ~ 62.5% of the options granted to each individual vest on the grant date immediately and 1/36 of their remaining options vests monthly subsequent to the Replacement Date. For the restricted shares, there were 205,215 replacement restricted shares granted to certain employees vested immediately and 917,738 replacement restricted shares were subject to graded vesting, which were vested 1/4 annually starting from January 1, 2020. The remaining replacement restricted shares were subject to graded vesting over three years from the Replacement Date, in which 62.5% of the total restricted shares vest on the grant date immediately and 1/36 of the remaining restricted shares vests monthly subsequent to the Replacement Date.

18.SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION CONTINUED

(b)

Kaixin Auto Holdings Incentive Plan (the “Kaixin 2020 Plan”)

On November 17, 2020, the board of directors of KAH approved the Kaixin 2020 Plan, under which, up to 5,000,000 ordinary shares may be granted as awards in form of share options, restricted shares or restricted shares units. In the event of a change in control or another transaction having a similar effect, then any incentives granted under the 2020 Incentive Plan shall be deemed vested immediately. No such award has been granted during the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company has granted 5,181,778 restricted shares under the Kaixin 2020 Plan in 2021.

On July 12, 2021, the board of directors of KAH approved the Kaixin 2021 Plan. The maximum number of ordinary shares that may be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the Kaixin 2021 Plan is 26,596,000. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has granted 20,535,000 restricted shares under the Kaixin 2021 Plan.

In determining the fair value of share options in 2019, a binomial option pricing model is applied. Assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the share options granted or modified on grant date were as follows:


	Grant date
Risk-free interest rate ⁽¹⁾		2.50-3.00	%
Volatility ⁽²⁾		45%-46	%
Expected term (in years)⁽³⁾		10
Exercise price ⁽⁴⁾	$	0.01
Dividend yield ⁽⁵⁾		—
Fair value of underlying ordinary share ⁽⁶⁾	$	2.12-$3.36

(1)	Risk-free interest rate

Risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield to maturity of treasury bonds of the United States with a maturity period close to the expected life of the options, and the country risk spread between China and United States was considered.

(2)	Volatility

The volatility of the underlying ordinary shares during the life of the options was estimated based on the historical stock price volatility of listed comparable companies over a period comparable to the expected term of the options.

(3)Expected term

For the options granted to employees, the Company estimated the expected term based on the vesting and contractual terms and employee demographics. For the options granted to non-employees, the Company estimated the expected term as the original contractual term.

(4)	Exercise price

The exercise price of the options was determined by the Company’s board of directors.

(5)	Dividend yield

The dividend yield was estimated by the Company based on its expected dividend policy over the expected term of the options.

18. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION-CONTINUED

(6)

Fair value of underlying ordinary shares

Prior to the consummation of the listing, the estimated fair value of the ordinary shares underlying the options as of the valuation date was determined based on a contemporaneous valuation. When estimating the fair value of the ordinary shares on the valuation dates, management has considered a number of factors, including the result of a third party appraisal of the Company, while taking into account standard valuation methods and the achievement of certain events. The fair value of the ordinary shares in connection with the option grants on the valuation date was determined with the assistance of an independent third-party appraiser. The fair values of the underlying ordinary shares on each date of the grant after April 30, 2019, were the closing prices of the Company's ordinary shares traded in the Stock Exchange.

The estimated fair value of restricted shares granted on each date of the grant under Kaixin 2020 Plan and Kaixin 2021 plan were the closing prices on the relevant grant date of the Company’s ordinary shares traded in the Stock Exchange.

A summary of the Company’s share options activities held by the Company’s employees for the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:


				Weighted
				average		Weighted
		Weighted		grant day		Average
		Average		fair		Remaining	Aggregate
Options Granted to Employees	Number of	Exercise		Value per		Contractual	Intrinsic
and Directors	Shares	Price		shares		Years	value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020	1,489,794	$	0.02	$	3.17	9.08	$	3.73
Forfeited	16,334		—		—	—		—
Granted	—		—		—	—		—
Exercised	1,306,309		0.02		3.17	—		1.12
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021	167,151		0.02		3.17	0.99		1.12
Expected to vest as of December 31, 2021	15,637		0.02		3.17			1.12
Exercisable as of December 31, 2021	151,514		0.02		3.17			1.12

The aggregate intrinsic value was calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the closing stock price of $1.14 of the Company's ordinary share on December 31,2021.

As of December 31, 2021, there was approximately $50 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share options. The unrecognized compensation costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.91 years.

A summary of the nonvested restricted shares activity as of December 31, 2021 is as follows:


		Weighted average fair value
	Number of nonvested	per ordinary share
	restricted shares	at the grant dates
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020	1,157,990	3.36
Forfeited	240,514	3.80
Granted	25,716,778	2.55
Vested	21,192,624	2.59
Unvested as of December 31, 2021	5,441,630	2.55

As of December 31, 2021, there was approximately $11,697 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted shares. The unrecognized compensation costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.53 years.

The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 was nil, nil and $38,669.

18. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION-CONTINUED

Total share-based compensation expense of share-based awards granted to employees and directors for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 were as follows:


	Years ended December 31,
	2019	2020	2021
Selling and marketing	—	—	264
Research and development	—	—	55
General and administrative	—	—	41,270
Total share-based compensation expense	—	—	41,589

COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

19.COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

In April 2021, an individual Xujin, who bought a used car in 2018 in Zhejiang Jieying, a subsidiary of the Group, commenced a lawsuit against Zhejiang Jieying in Shanghai Jiading District Intermediate People’s Court alleging that Zhejiang Jieying defraud in the sales of used car and seeking for revoking the used car sales contract signed on May 4, 2018, the payment of contractual payment of $463 (RMB2,950) and requested for compensation of $1,389 (RMB8,850). The appellate court has rendered its judgment on December 6, 2021that Xujin should revoke its allegation. Xujin appealed on March 2, 2022 and the result could not be reasonably estimate at this stage. The Company plans to defend the case rigorously.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

20. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In January 2022, the Group signed an investment cooperation agreement with the government of Suzhou, Anhui Province, Suzhou government determined to invest RMB100 million, (approximately $15.4 million) to subscribe for ordinary shares of the Company to support the electronic vehicles (“EVs”) business. Suzhou government will pay the investment consideration in two installments, the first payment of RMB 30 million (approximately $4.6 million) had been received in February 2022 and the remaining portion of RMB 70 million (approximately $10.8 million) shall be received after the Company obtain the order of 5,000 EVs. In March, 2022, the Company obtained order for 5,000 EVs, and the second payment is expected to be received in the first half year of 2022.

In March 2022, the Group signed three strategic cooperation agreements, the counter parties ordered designated EVs to in the next 5 years.On March 23, 2022, the Company signed sales order for 5,000 units of new energy logistics vehicles with BUJIA Logistics Co., Ltd., in connection with the strategic cooperation agreements signed previously.

The Group has performed an evaluation of subsequent events up to the date of the consolidated financial statements were issued, and determined that no events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements other than those discussed in above.

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY

21.CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY

The Group performed a test on the restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X Rule 4-08 (e) (3), “General Notes to Financial Statements” and concluded that the Group is required to disclose the financial statements for the parent Company.

KAIXIN AUTO HOLDINGS

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

CONDENSED PARENT COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
ASSETS
Investment in subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs	$	6,163	$	29,662
Total assets		6,163		29,662
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Total liabilities		—		—

Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary Shares (par value of $0.00005 per shares;1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 74,035,502 and 163,129,655 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 respectively)		4		8
Series D convertible preferred shares (par value of $0.0001, nil and 6,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. Nil and 6,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 respectively)		—		1
Additional paid-in capital		7,632		227,310
Accumulated deficit		(1,715)		(198,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		242		637
Total shareholders’ equity		6,163		29,662
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,163	$	29,662

KAIXIN AUTO HOLDINGS

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

CONDENSED PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Operating income:
Share of loss of subsidiaries and VIEs	$	(110)	$	(166)	$	(196,579)
Loss before income tax expense		(110)		(166)		(196,579)
Income tax expense		—		—		—
Net loss		(110)		(166)		(196,579)

KAIXIN AUTO HOLDINGS

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

CONDENSED PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Cash flows from operating activities	$	—	$	—	$	—
Cash flows from investing activities		—		—		—
Cash flows from financing activities		—		—		—
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		—		—		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at beginning of year		—		—		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of year	$	—	$	—	$	—

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

(a)Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

Principles of consolidation

(b)Principles of consolidation

Non-controlling interest

(c)Non-controlling interest

Business combinations

(d)Business combinations

Use of estimates

(e)Use of estimates

Fair value measurement

(f)

Fair value measurement

●

Level 1 — inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities traded in active markets.

●

Warrants

(g)Warrants

Cash and cash equivalents

(h)

Cash and cash equivalents

Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other assets

(i)

Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other assets

Inventory

(j)

Inventory

Convertible notes

(k)

Convertible notes

Property and equipment, net

(l)

Property and equipment, net


		Estimated Useful Life
Computer equipment and application software		2 - 3 Years
Furniture and vehicles		5 Years

Intangible assets, net

(m)

Intangible assets, net


		Estimated Useful Life
Software		10 Years
Domain name		10 Years
Trademark		10 Years

Goodwill

(n)

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations.

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-CONTINUED

(n)Goodwill-continued

●

the acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred appeared to be significantly higher than the fair value of the consideration as of the date the acquisition was agreed to, and

●

the declining operating cash flows and recurring net losses resulting from the temporary halt of KAH Group business operation in 2020 and first half of 2021.

Impairment of long-lived assets

(o)

Impairment of long-lived assets

Right-of -use assets

(p) Right-of -use assets

The Group leases premises for offices under non-cancellable operating leases.

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-CONTINUED

(p) Right-of -use assets-continued

Value added tax

(q)

Value added tax

The Group reports revenue net of PRC’s VAT for all the periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations.

Revenue recognition

(r)

Revenue recognition

Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Step 5: Recognize revenue when the Group satisfies a performance obligation

The following table identifies the disaggregation of the revenue for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively:


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Used-car sales	$	—	$	—	$	251,054
New-car wholesales		45,848		1,207		2,786
Total revenues	$	45,848	$	1,207	$	253,840

Advances from customers

Cost of revenues

(s)

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue consists primarily of cost of goods purchased from domestic and overseas regions.

Income taxes

(t)

Income taxes

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-CONTINUED

(t)

Income taxes-continued

Foreign currency translation

(u)

Foreign currency translation

Share-based Compensation

(v)

Share-based compensation

Earnings (loss) per share

(w)

Earnings (loss) per share

Comprehensive loss

(x)

Comprehensive income (loss)

Commitments and contingencies

(y)

Commitments and contingencies

Concentration of credit risk

(z)

Concentration of credit risk

Segment Reporting

(aa)

Segment reporting

Recent accounting standards

(bb)

Recent accounting standards

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -CONTINUED

(bb)Recent accounting standards-continued

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

Summary of financial statement balances and amounts of the Company's VIEs were included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets Information


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	607	$	343
Inventories		—		404
Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other current assets		442		51,236
Amounts due from related parties		704		—

Total current assets		1,753		51,983

Property and equipment, net		1		21
Intangible assets, net		293		295
Right-of-use assets				10
Other non-current assets		4,546		—

Total non-current assets		4,840		326

Total assets	$	6,593	$	52,309

Accounts payable	$	—	$	199
Short-term borrowing		—		6,277
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		6		8,873
Advances from customers		412		500
Amounts due to related parties		10		—
Income tax payable		2		3,511

Total current liabilities		430		19,360

Total non-current liabilities		—		—

Total liabilities	$	430	$	19,360

Consolidated Statements of Operations data


	Years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Revenues	$	45,848	$	1,207	$	253,840
Net loss	$	(109)	$	(166)	$	(768)

Consolidated Cash Flows Information


	Years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	158	$	(1,135)	$	(3,092)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	$	—	$	(290)	$	2,822
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	$	(318)	$	2,132	$	—

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Summary of estimated useful lives of property and equipment


		Estimated Useful Life
Computer equipment and application software		2 - 3 Years
Furniture and vehicles		5 Years

Estimated useful lives of intangible assets


		Estimated Useful Life
Software		10 Years
Domain name		10 Years
Trademark		10 Years

Summary of disaggregation of revenue


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Used-car sales	$	—	$	—	$	251,054
New-car wholesales		45,848		1,207		2,786
Total revenues	$	45,848	$	1,207	$	253,840

REVERSE ACQUISITION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Table Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Summary of allocation of the purchase prices


	Amount
	$
Fair value of consideration transferred ⁽¹⁾		161,760

Fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents		4,299
Prepaid expense		46,708
Property plant and equipment		31
Trademark (Intangible Assets)		15,100
Right-of-use assets		47
Goodwill		143,655
Subtotal of total assets		209,840
Short-term bank loan		(8,195)
Accounts payable		(406)
Advance from customers		(461)
Short-term lease liabilities		(32)
Other payables		(13,198)
Amounts due to RPT		(4,288)
Income tax payable		(4,079)
Warrants		(2,335)
Mezzanine equity-Preferred shares		(1,437)
Subtotal of total liabilities		(34,431)
Less: Non-controlling interest		(7,649)
Less: Preferred shares ⁽²⁾		(6,000)
Total net assets		161,760

(1)

The fair value of 69,424,993 ordinary shares issued to pre-reverse acquisition KAH shareholders is $161,760 based on the quoted fair market value of $2.33 per ordinary share on June 25, 2021.

(2)

It represented Series D convertible preferred shares of KAH issued to Renren Inc. on April 8, 2021 (see Note 15)

Pro forma information for the period


	For the years ended December 31,
	2020		2021
	Unaudited		Unaudited
Revenue	$	34,367	$	257,631
Net loss	$	(5,486)	$	(191,468)

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Schedule of prepaid expenses and other current assets


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Prepayment for vehicle purchase⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	32,091
Other receivables ⁽²⁾		—		19,249
Deductible input VAT		29		545
Advance to suppliers		412		23
Others ⁽³⁾		—		1,362
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	441	$	53,270

(1)

(2)

(3)

Others mainly included prepaid rent, staff advances, prepaid marketing fee, advertising fee, professional fee, and other receivables incurred for daily operations.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Trademark ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	14,983
Domain name		289		—
Software		—		445
Others		7		—
Total		296		15,428
Less: Accumulated amortization		(3)		(788)
Intangible assets, net	$	293	$	14,640

(1)

The trademark was identified due to the reverse acquisition of KAH with Haitaoche on June 25, 2021. It has remaining useful life of 9.5 years as of December 31, 2021.

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Other Assets, Noncurrent Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of other non-current assets


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Long-term receivables from suppliers ⁽¹⁾	$	4,442	$	4,112
Legal deposit ⁽²⁾		104		104
Other non-current assets, gross	$	4,546	$	4,216
Less: impairment for uncollectible receivables ⁽³⁾		—		(4,216)
Other non-current assets, net		4,546		—

(1)

Submitted to external legal counsel on January 05, 2022, Defendants have appealed against this judgement to the Higher District Court of Hamburg.

(2)

Legal deposit is the amounts paid to the lawyer related to the case mentioned in above note.

(3)

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Schedule of accrued expenses and other current liabilities


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Other taxes payable	$	—	$	5,120
Used car services payables		—		3,333
Accrued professional fee		—		2,698
Individual income tax payable		—		2,207
Others		6		1,133
Total	$	6	$	14,491

LEASE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

LEASE

Summary of weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for the operating lease


Remaining lease term and discount rate:

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)	5
Weighted average discount rate	11.5	%

Schedule of future minimum rent payable under non-cancelable operating leases


2022	$	137
2023		137
2024		139
2025		145
2026		107
Total lease payments		665
Less: imputed interest		(150)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	515
Lease liabilities - current		(84)
Lease liabilities – non-current		(431)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Zhejiang Jieying^（¹^）	$	690	$	—
Renren and its subsidiaries		15		—
Amounts due from related parties	$	705	$	—

(1)


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Renren and its subsidiaries⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	3,943
Beijing Haitaoche		10		—
Amounts due to related parties	$	10	$	3,943

(1)

The balance mainly represented the advance fund provided by Renren and its subsidiaries to finance the Group’s daily operations.

BORROWING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

BORROWING

Schedule of Borrowing


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
Short-term debt:
East West Bank ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	6,277

Long-term debt:
East West Bank ⁽²⁾		—		2,000

(1)

The annum interest rate of borrowings from East West Bank was 6%. As of December 31, 2021, the Group’s short-term debt was with one-year maturity date.

(2)

The annum interest rate of borrowings from East West Bank was 2.8%. The Group’s long-term debt matures on August 31, 2023.

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

INCOME TAXES

Schedule of current and deferred component of income tax expenses (benefit)


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Current income tax benefit	$	—	$	—	$	729
Deferred income tax expense		—		—		—
Total income tax benefit	$	—	$	—	$	729

Schedule of reconciliations of statutory income tax rate and the Group's effective income tax rate


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019			2020			2021
Net loss before provision for income taxes	$	110		$	166		$	196,657
PRC statutory tax rate		25	%		25	%		25	%
Income tax at statutory tax rate		27			42			49,164
Impairment of goodwill		—			—			(35,914)
Reversal of taxable deemed interest income from inter-company interest-free loans		—			—			1,354
Fair value change on warrants		—			—			500
Non-deductible loss and SBC expenses not deductible for tax purposes		—			—			(13,262)
Effect of income tax rate differences in jurisdictions other than the PRC		—			—			(437)
NOL not applicable for carryforward		(1)			(56)			(193)
Change in valuation allowance		(26)			14			(483)
Income tax benefit	$	—		$	—		$	729
Effective tax rates		—	%		—	%		0.38	%

Schedule of principal components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities


		As of December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Deferred tax assets:
Write-down of Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	—	$	—	$	4,249
Write-down of inventory		—		—		3,874
Provision for doubtful accounts		—		—		2,315
Write down of Other non-current assets		—		—		1,054
Accrued expense		—		—		207
Accrued payroll and welfare		—		—		61
Advertising expense		—		—		6
Net operating loss carry forwards		402		388		13,474
Subtotal		402		388		25,240
Valuation allowance		(402)		(388)		(25,240)
Deferred tax assets, net	$	—	$	—	$	—

Summary of movements of the valuation allowance


	As of December 31,
	2019	2020	2021
Balance at the beginning of the year	381	402	388
Current year addition	27	63	1,454
Current year reversal	—	—	(753)
Reduction due to usage of NOL	—	(21)	(25)
Reduction due to statute expiration	(1)	(56)	(193)
Reverse acquisition	—	—	23,843
Exchange rate effect	(5)	—	526
Balance at the end of the year	402	388	25,240

MEZZANINE EQUITY AND WARRANT LIABILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

MEZZANINE EQUITY AND WARRANT LIABILITIES

Schedule of fair value of the warrants calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model

The fair value of the warrants as of December 31, 2021 were calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions:


	As of December 31, 2021
	Series A Warrant			Series B Warrant			Series C Warrant
Risk-free rate of return		1.41	%		0.24	%		1.46	%
Estimated volatility rate		45.82	%		50.55	%		46.99	%
Dividend yield		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Spot price of underling ordinary share		1.14			1.14			1.14
Exercise price	$	3.00		$	3.00		$	3.00
Fair value of warrant	$	335		$	3		$	2

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Schedule of fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value

As of December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2021

Fair Value Measurement at the Reporting Date using

Quoted

price in

active

markets

for

Significant

for

Significant

identical

other

unobservable

identical

other

unobservable

assets

observable

inputs

assets

observable

inputs

Level 1

inputs

Level 3

Total

Level 1

inputs

Level 3

Total

Warrant liabilities

—

(340)

LOSS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

LOSS PER SHARE

Schedule of computation of basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019			2020	2021

Net loss attributable to Kaixin Auto Holdings' shareholders	$	(110)	$	(166)	$	(196,579)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net loss per ordinary share - basic and diluted, shares retroactively adjusted for the reverse acquisition on June 25, 2021)		74,035,502		74,035,502		114,416,353

Loss per share attributable to Kaixin Auto Holdings' shareholders - basic and diluted	$	(0.0015)	$	(0.0022)	$	(1.7181)

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of assumptions used in determining the fair value of share options granted


	Grant date
Risk-free interest rate ⁽¹⁾		2.50-3.00	%
Volatility ⁽²⁾		45%-46	%
Expected term (in years)⁽³⁾		10
Exercise price ⁽⁴⁾	$	0.01
Dividend yield ⁽⁵⁾		—
Fair value of underlying ordinary share ⁽⁶⁾	$	2.12-$3.36

(1)	Risk-free interest rate

(2)	Volatility

(3)Expected term

(4)	Exercise price

The exercise price of the options was determined by the Company’s board of directors.

(5)	Dividend yield

The dividend yield was estimated by the Company based on its expected dividend policy over the expected term of the options.

(6)

Fair value of underlying ordinary shares

Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary of stock option activity


				Weighted
				average		Weighted
		Weighted		grant day		Average
		Average		fair		Remaining	Aggregate
Options Granted to Employees	Number of	Exercise		Value per		Contractual	Intrinsic
and Directors	Shares	Price		shares		Years	value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020	1,489,794	$	0.02	$	3.17	9.08	$	3.73
Forfeited	16,334		—		—	—		—
Granted	—		—		—	—		—
Exercised	1,306,309		0.02		3.17	—		1.12
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021	167,151		0.02		3.17	0.99		1.12
Expected to vest as of December 31, 2021	15,637		0.02		3.17			1.12
Exercisable as of December 31, 2021	151,514		0.02		3.17			1.12

Schedule of total share-based compensation expense of share-based awards granted to employees and directors


	Years ended December 31,
	2019	2020	2021
Selling and marketing	—	—	264
Research and development	—	—	55
General and administrative	—	—	41,270
Total share-based compensation expense	—	—	41,589

Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan | Restricted Stock

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary of stock option activity


		Weighted average fair value
	Number of nonvested	per ordinary share
	restricted shares	at the grant dates
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020	1,157,990	3.36
Forfeited	240,514	3.80
Granted	25,716,778	2.55
Vested	21,192,624	2.59
Unvested as of December 31, 2021	5,441,630	2.55

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY

BALANCE SHEETS


	As of December 31,
	2020		2021
ASSETS
Investment in subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs	$	6,163	$	29,662
Total assets		6,163		29,662
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Total liabilities		—		—

Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary Shares (par value of $0.00005 per shares;1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 74,035,502 and 163,129,655 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 respectively)		4		8
Series D convertible preferred shares (par value of $0.0001, nil and 6,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. Nil and 6,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 respectively)		—		1
Additional paid-in capital		7,632		227,310
Accumulated deficit		(1,715)		(198,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		242		637
Total shareholders’ equity		6,163		29,662
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,163	$	29,662

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Operating income:
Share of loss of subsidiaries and VIEs	$	(110)	$	(166)	$	(196,579)
Loss before income tax expense		(110)		(166)		(196,579)
Income tax expense		—		—		—
Net loss		(110)		(166)		(196,579)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


	For the years ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
Cash flows from operating activities	$	—	$	—	$	—
Cash flows from investing activities		—		—		—
Cash flows from financing activities		—		—		—
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		—		—		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at beginning of year		—		—		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of year	$	—	$	—	$	—

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES - Consolidated financial statements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,263	$ 607
Inventories	404
Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other current assets	53,270	441
Amount due from related parties		705
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	58,937	1,753
Property and equipment, net	22	1
Intangible asset, net	14,640	293
Other non-current assets, net		4,546
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	15,223	4,840
TOTAL ASSETS	74,160	6,593
Accounts payable	295
Short-term borrowing	6,277
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	14,491	6
Advance from customers	553	410
Amounts due to related parties	3,943	10
Income tax payable	3,399	4
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	29,383	430
Long-term lease liabilities	431
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	6,698
TOTAL LIABILITIES	36,081	430
Revenues	253,840	1,207	$ 45,848
Net loss	(195,928)	(166)	(110)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(2,103)	(1,135)	160
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	4,267	(290)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	2,000	2,132	(318)
Consolidated VIEs \| WFOE
Cash and cash equivalents	343	607
Inventories	404
Prepayment for vehicle purchase and other current assets	51,236	442
Amount due from related parties		704
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	51,983	1,753
Property and equipment, net	21	1
Intangible asset, net	295	293
Right-of-use assets	10
Other non-current assets, net		4,546
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	326	4,840
TOTAL ASSETS	52,309	6,593
Accounts payable	199
Short-term borrowing	6,277
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	8,873	6
Advance from customers	500	412
Amounts due to related parties		10
Income tax payable	3,511	2
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	19,360	430
TOTAL LIABILITIES	19,360	430
Revenues	253,840	1,207	45,848
Net loss	(768)	(166)	(109)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(3,092)	(1,135)	158
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	2,822	(290)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		$ 2,132	$ (318)
Consolidated VIEs \| WFOE \| Recourse [Member]
Short-term borrowing	$ 6,277

ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 25, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Short-term borrowing		$ 6,277
Haitaoche [Member]
Issuance of shares through private placement	74,035,502
Equity interest subscribed	100.00%
Percentage of controlling interest	51.61%
Kaixin Auto Holdings [Member]
Percentage of controlling interest by former shareholder of acquirer	48.39%
Consolidated VIEs \| WFOE
Short-term borrowing		$ 6,277

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Liquidity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Net operating loss	$ (182,613)	$ (276)	$ (136)
Impairment of goodwill	$ 143,655

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Property and equipment net, Goodwill and Intangible assets, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 25, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment expense	$ 143,655
Impairment loss for other non-current asset	$ 4,216	$ 0	$ 0
Goodwill				$ 143,655
Software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of Intangible assets	10 years
Domain name.
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of Intangible assets	10 years
Trademark (1)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of Intangible assets	10 years
Computer equipment and application software \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	2 years
Computer equipment and application software \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	3 years
Furniture and vehicles
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	5 years

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Disaggregation of revenue (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
REVENUE, NET	$ 253,840		$ 1,207	$ 45,848
Advances from customers	553		410
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ (729)		0	0
PRC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income Tax Limitations Extended Period	5 years	5 years
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 15,500	¥ 100,000
Used-car sales
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
REVENUE, NET	251,054
New-car wholesales
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
REVENUE, NET	$ 2,786		$ 1,207	$ 45,848

- Definition

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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- Definition

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Others (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment ¥ / $	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) ¥ / $	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Inventories
Period For Considering Vehicle As Slow Moving	90 days
Write down of inventory	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other non-current assets
Allowance recognized during the year	$ 4,216	$ 0	$ 0
Foreign Currency Translation [Abstract]
Foreign currency exchange rate \| ¥ / $	6.3726	6.5250
Foreign currency, average translation rate	6.3914	6.7434	6.9081
Segment reporting
Number of geographical segments \| segment	0
Impairment of long-lived assets
Impairment loss for other non-current asset	$ 4,216	$ 0	$ 0

REVERSE ACQUISITION - Narratives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 25, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ordinary shares outstanding		163,129,655	74,035,502
Haitaoche [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Issuance of shares through private placement	74,035,502
Equity interest subscribed	100.00%
Ordinary shares outstanding	143,460,495
Percentage of controlling interest	51.61%
Transaction costs	$ 0.2

REVERSE ACQUISITION - Fair value of equity consideration - Haitaoche (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jun. 25, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,299
Prepaid expense	46,708
Property plant and equipment	31
Trademark (Intangible Assets)	15,100
Right-of-use assets	47
Goodwill.	143,655
Subtotal of total assets	209,840
Short-term bank loan	(8,195)
Accounts payable	(406)
Advance from customers	(461)
Short-term lease liabilities	(32)
Other payables	(13,198)
Amounts due to RPT	(4,288)
Income tax payable	(4,079)
Warrants	(2,335)
Mezzanine equity-Preferred shares	(1,437)
Subtotal of total liabilities	(34,431)
Less: Non-controlling interest	(7,649)
Less: Preferred shares	(6,000)
Total net assets	161,760
Haitaoche [Member]
The purchase price comprised of:
Fair value of consideration transferred	$ 161,760
Fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
Shares issued to pre-reverse acquisition \| shares	69,424,993
Fair value of shares issued for pre-reverse the acquisition	$ 161,760
Issuance price \| $ / shares	$ 2.33

REVERSE ACQUISITION - Pro forma information for the periods (Details) - HKD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 257,631	$ 34,367
Net loss	$ (191,468)	$ (5,486)

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Prepayment for vehicle purchase

$ 32,091

$ 0

19,249

545

412

^[1]

1,362

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

$ 53,270

$ 441

[1]	Others mainly included prepaid rent, staff advances, prepaid marketing fee, advertising fee, professional fee, and other receivables incurred for daily operations.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Intangible assets gross	$ 15,428	$ 296
Less: Accumulated amortization	(788)	(3)
Intangible assets, net	14,640	293
Amortization expense	785	2	$ 1
Trademark (1)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Intangible assets gross	$ 14,983
Remaining useful life	9 years 6 months
Domain name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Intangible assets gross		289
Software
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Intangible assets gross	$ 445
Others
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Intangible assets gross		$ 7

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET
Long-term receivables from suppliers	$ 4,112	$ 4,442
Legal deposit	104	104
Other non-current assets, gross	4,216	4,546
Less: impairment for uncollectible receivables	(4,216)	0
Other non-current assets, net		4,546
Prepayment amounts purchase of automobiles	$ 3,916	$ 4,231

OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS, NET
Impairment	$ 4,216	$ 0

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other taxes payable	$ 5,120
Used car services payables	3,333
Accrued professional fee	2,698
Individual income tax payable	2,207
Others	1,133	$ 6
Total	$ 14,491	$ 6

DEALERSHIP SETTLEMENT - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 19, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2018
Dealership Settlement
Payable for dealership settlement			$ 2,245
Provision for dealership settlement			11,142
Additional paid-in capital			227,310	$ 7,632
Provision for loss on contracts			$ 7,172,529
Dealership Operators
Dealership Settlement
Shares issued as consideration	7,172,529		1,969,425
R e n r e n Inc.
Dealership Settlement
Shares issued as consideration		13,422,613	13,422,613
Equity purchase agreements \| Dealership Operators
Dealership Settlement
Equity interest subscribed					70.00%
Shares issued as consideration	4,513,761	8,219,510
Contingent consideration shares			5,203,103
Additional paid-in capital with a fair value			$ 8,897

LEASE - Summary of weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for the operating lease (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
LEASE
Weighted-average remaining lease terms	5 years
Weighted-average discount rate:	11.50%
Operating lease expense	$ 29	$ 2	$ 27
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability	515	0
Cash prepaid for the operating lease asset	$ 31	$ 0	$ 0

LEASE - Summary of future minimum rent payable under non-cancellable operating leases (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2022	$ 137
2023	137
2024	139
2025	145
2026	107
Total lease payments	665
Less: Imputed interest	(150)
Present value of lease liabilities	515
Lease liabilities - current	(84)
Lease liabilities - non-current	$ (431)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts due from related parties		$ 705
Amounts due to related parties	$ 3,943	10
Intercompany balances	0
Zhejiang Jieying
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts due from related parties		690
Renren And Its Subsidiaries [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts due from related parties		15
Amounts due to related parties	$ 3,943
Beijing Haitaoche [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts due to related parties		$ 10

- Definition

For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from related parties including affiliates, employees, joint ventures, officers and stockholders, immediate families thereof, and pension funds.

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BORROWING (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Short-term debt:
Short-term borrowings	$ 6,277
Long-term debt:
Long-term bank loan	2,000
East West Bank
Short-term debt:
Short-term borrowings	6,277
Long-term debt:
Long-term bank loan	$ 2,000

BORROWING - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of loan secured by wholly owned subsidiary Renren Inc.	$ 2,000
Interest Expense	245	$ 1	$ 3
East West Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of loan secured by wholly owned subsidiary Renren Inc.	$ 2,000
Loan One [Member] \| East West Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual interest rate	6.00%
Loan One [Member] \| Qianxiang Shiji Technology Development (Beijing) Co
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of loan secured by wholly owned subsidiary Renren Inc.	$ 6,277
Loan Two [Member] \| East West Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual interest rate		2.80%

INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2018	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Profits tax rate		25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
INCOME TAX BENEFIT		$ (729,000)	$ 0	$ 0
Other Subsidiaries and VIE
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Profits tax rate		25.00%
2022
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		$ 25,695,000
2023
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		8,939,000
2024
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		10,634,000
2025
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		5,628,000
2026
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		2,345,000
Hong Kong
Income Taxes [Line Items]
INCOME TAX BENEFIT		0	$ 0	$ 0
Operating Loss Carryforwards		3,000
Hong Kong \| Corporate profits of first HKD 2 million
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Corporate Profits	$ 2,000,000
Profits tax rate	8.25%
Hong Kong \| Corporate profits exceeds HKD 2 million
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Corporate Profits	$ 2,000,000
Profits tax rate	16.50%
PRC [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		$ 53,241,000

INCOME TAXES - Components of income tax expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
INCOME TAXES
Current income tax benefit	$ 729
INCOME TAX BENEFIT	$ 729	$ 0	$ 0

- Definition

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
INCOME TAXES
Net loss before provision for income taxes	$ 196,657,000	$ 166,000	$ 110,000
PRC statutory tax rate	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Income tax at statutory tax rate	$ 49,164,000	$ 42,000	$ 27,000
Impairment of goodwill	$ (35,914,000)
Reversal of taxable deemed interest income from inter-company interest-free loans	1354.00%
Fair value change on warrants	500.00%
Non-deductible loss and SBC expenses not deductible for tax purposes	$ (13,262,000)
Effect of income tax rate differences in jurisdictions other than the PRC	$ (437,000)
NOL not applicable for carryforward	(193.00%)	(56.00%)	(1.00%)
Changes in valuation allowance	$ (483)	$ 14	$ (26)
Income tax benefit	$ 729,000	$ 0	$ 0
Effective tax rates	0.38%

INCOME TAXES - Principal components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Deferred tax assets
Write-down of Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 4,249
Write-down of inventory	3,874
Provision for doubtful accounts	2,315
Write down of Other non-current assets	1,054
Accrued expense	207
Accrued payroll and welfare	61
Advertising expense	6
Net operating loss carry forwards	13,474	$ 388	$ 402
Subtotal	25,240	388	402
Valuation allowance	$ (25,240)	$ (388)	$ (402)	$ (381)

INCOME TAXES - Movements of valuation allowances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Rollforward of valuation allowances of deferred tax assets
Balance as of beginning of year	$ 388	$ 402	$ 381
Current year addition	1,454	63	27
Current year reversal	(753)
Reduction due to usage of NOL	(25)	(21)
Reduction due to statute expiration	(193)	(56)	(1)
Reverse acquisition	23,843
Exchange rate effect	526		(5)
Balance as of the end of the year	$ 25,240	$ 388	$ 402

CONVERTIBLE LOANS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 19, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from convertible loan		$ 2,000
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 2,180
Principal amount	160
Transaction expense amount	20
Proceeds from convertible loan	$ 2,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.00%
Loan period	18 months
Convertible threshold period	6 months
Principal amount converted	$ 200,000
Conversion price	$ 3.00
Interest expenses		$ 22
Principal amount	$ 2,180

MEZZANINE EQUITY AND WARRANT LIABILITIES (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares
Risk-free rate \| Series A Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	1.41
Risk-free rate \| Series B Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	0.24
Risk-free rate \| Series C Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	1.46
Volatility \| Series A Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	45.82
Volatility \| Series B Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	50.55
Volatility \| Series C Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	46.99
Expected dividend rate \| Series A Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	0.00
Expected dividend rate \| Series B Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	0.00
Expected dividend rate \| Series C Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	0.00
Spot price of underling ordinary share \| Series A Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	1.14
Spot price of underling ordinary share \| Series B Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	1.14
Spot price of underling ordinary share \| Series C Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	1.14
Exercise price \| Series A Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	3.00
Exercise price \| Series B Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	3.00
Exercise price \| Series C Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	3.00
Fair value of warrant \| Series A Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	335
Fair value of warrant \| Series B Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	3
Fair value of warrant \| Series C Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	2

MEZZANINE EQUITY AND WARRANT LIABILITIES - Additional information (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Apr. 08, 2021	Dec. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 28, 2020
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Preferred shares, authorized						0	6,000
Preferred shares, issued						0	6,000
Conversion price			$ 3.00
Exercise price of warrants		$ 3.00
Volume-weighted average price						$ 3.00
Fair value allocated to warrrants						$ 1,690,000
converted stocks			1,089,145
re-measurement of warrants			$ 340,000
Number Of Warrants Exercised						0
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Fair value allocated to preferred shares						$ 1,310,000
Conversion of Outstanding Shares			3,000
Purchase Agreement
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Total amount of investment agreed		$ 6,000,000
Preferred shares, issued		3,000
Proceeds from investment in convertible preferred shares		$ 3,000,000
Exercise price of warrants		$ 3.00
Kaixin Auto Holdings [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Total amount of investment agreed				$ 6,000
Preferred shares, issued	6,000
Proceeds from investment in convertible preferred shares	$ 6,000
Conversion price					$ 3.00
Kaixin Auto Holdings [Member] \| Purchase Agreement
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Preferred shares, authorized								1,000,000
Conversion price								$ 3.00
Series A Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issued/granted		$ 1,500,000
Series B Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issued/granted		1,333,333
Series C Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issued/granted		$ 2,000,000

EQUITY (Details)	Jun. 25, 2021 shares
Haitaoche [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of shares through private placement	74,035,502

EQUITY - Preferred shares (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended
EQUITY - Preferred shares (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion price					$ 3.00
Preferred shares, issued				0		6,000
Kaixin Auto Holdings [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Total amount of investment agreed		$ 6,000
Number of ordinary shares consisted by units			2,000,000
Preferred shares, issued	6,000
Proceeds from investment in convertible preferred shares	$ 6,000

EQUITY - Warrants (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
EQUITY - Warrants (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 29, 2020
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding	263,863
Exercise price (in dollars per share)				$ 3.00
Stock price trigger for redemption of public warrants (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01
Class Of Warrant Or Right, Redemption Of Warrants Or Rights, Stock Price Trigger	$ 0.01
Minimum threshold written notice period for redemption of warrants	30 days
Closing price of share for threshold trading days	20 days
Closing price of share for threshold consecutive trading days	3 days
Class Of Warrant Or Right, Redemption Of Warrants Or Rights, Last Sales Price of the Ordinary Shares	$ 18.00
Percentage of after-tax profits required to be allocated to general reserve	10.00%
General reserve as a percentage of registered capital up to which after-tax profit of PRC subsidiaries and VIEs shall be transferred	50.00%
Restricted net assets	$ 117,085,000		$ 7,640,000
Underwriters call option
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Price Per Unit		$ 10.00
Number of units exercisable		900,000
Aggregate exercise price		$ 9,000,000
Expiration period		5 years
Public warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding	1,000,000
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.50
Issued With Units In The IPO [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding		10,318,145
Issued To E&A Callet [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding	375,000
Kaixin Auto Holdings [Member] \| Public warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding	11,957,008

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Assets, Level 1 to Level 2 Transfers, Amount	$ 0	$ 0
Fair Value, Assets, Level 2 to Level 1 Transfers, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Liabilities, Level 1 to Level 2 Transfers, Amount	$ 0	$ 0
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Terminal growth rate
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill measurement input	2.50%
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Forecasted inflation rate
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill measurement input	2.50%
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Discount rate
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill measurement input	12.00%
Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total	$ (340)
Recurring \| Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Warrant liability	$ (340)

LOSS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Net loss:
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO KAIXIN'S SHAREHOLDERS	$ (196,579)	$ (166)	$ (110)
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss per share - Basic	114,416,353	74,035,502	74,035,502
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net loss per ordinary share - diluted shares retroactively adjusted for the reverse acquisition on June 25, 2021)	114,416,353	74,035,502	74,035,502
Net (loss) income per ordinary share attributable to Kaixin Auto Holdings' shareholders - basic:
Net loss per share - basic	$ (1.7181)	$ (0.0022)	$ (0.0015)
Net loss per share - diluted	$ (1.7181)	$ (0.0022)	$ (0.0015)
Dilutive security issued shares	0	0	0
Potential dilutive securities that were not included in the calculation of dilutive loss per share	167,151	0	0

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The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan (Details)			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 17, 2020 shares	May 03, 2019 employee $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2019 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares			$ 0.02	$ 0.02
Kaixin Auto Group 2020 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	5,000,000
Kaixin Auto Group 2020 Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted			5,181,778
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Capital shares reserved for future issuance					4,715,700
Options granted		2,186,364
Number of employees for option \| employee		144
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan \| Vests immediately on grant date
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares		$ 1.70
Vesting percentage		25.00%
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan \| Vests monthly subsequent to replacement date
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average exercise price \| $ / shares		$ 0.01
Vesting period		3 years
Vesting percentage		62.50%
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		2,183,828
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan \| Replacement restricted shares \| Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		205,215
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan \| Replacement restricted shares with graded vesting, one
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		0.25%
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan \| Replacement restricted shares with graded vesting, one \| Vests monthly subsequent to replacement date
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		917,738
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan \| Remaining replacement restricted shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan \| Remaining replacement restricted shares \| Vests immediately on grant date
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		62.50%
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan \| Remaining replacement restricted shares \| Vests monthly subsequent to replacement date
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		0.0278%

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Kaixin Auto 2020 Plan (Details)	Nov. 17, 2020 shares
Kaixin Auto Group 2020 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	5,000,000

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Kaixin Auto Group 2021 Plan (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Kaixin Auto Group 2021 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares to be issued	26,596,000

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Assumptions used in determining the fair value of share options granted (Details) - Kaixin Auto Group 2021 Plan - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate, minimum	2.50%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum	3.00%
Volatility, minimum	45.00%
Volatility, maximum	46.00%
Expected term (in years)		10 years
Exercise price		$ 0.01
Dividend yield		0.00%
Fair value of the shares	$ 1.14
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of the shares	2.12
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of the shares	$ 3.36

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of share options outstanding (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	May 03, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Number of shares
Balance at the beginning of period		1,489,794
Forfeited		16,334
Exercised		1,306,309
Balance at the end of period		167,151	1,489,794
Expected to vest, at the end of period		15,637
Exercisable, at the end of period		151,514
Weighted average exercise price
Balance at the beginning of period		$ 0.02
Exercised		0.02
Balance at the end of period		0.02	$ 0.02
Expected to vest, at the end of period		0.02
Exercisable, at the end of period		0.02
Weighted Average grant date fair value per share
Balance at the beginning of period		3.17
Exercised		3.17
Balance at the end of period		3.17	$ 3.17
Expected to vest, at the end of period		3.17
Exercisable		$ 3.17
Weighted average remaining contractual years
Outstanding at the end of the period (in years)		11 months 26 days	9 years 29 days
Expected to vest at the end of the period (in years)		0 years
Exercisable at the end of the period (in years)		0 years
Weighted average intrinsic value
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars)		$ 1.12	$ 3.73
Expected to vest at the end of the period (in dollars)		1.12
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars)		$ 1.12
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan
Number of shares
Granted	2,186,364

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Fair value of share options granted (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	May 03, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted	2,186,364
Kaixin Auto Group 2021 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Closing stock price		$ 1.14
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense		$ 50
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense, expected recognition period		10 months 28 days
Kaixin Auto Group 2021 Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted		20,535,000
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense, expected recognition period		1 year 6 months 10 days
Fair value of options vested		$ 38,669	$ 0	$ 0

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Nonvested Restricted Shares (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	May 03, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Kaixin Auto Group 2021 Plan
Weighted average fair value per ordinary shares at the granted dates
Weighted average period for unrecognized compensation cost		10 months 28 days
Restricted Stock \| Kaixin Auto 2019 Plan
Number of nonvested restricted shares
Granted	2,183,828
Restricted Stock \| Kaixin Auto Group 2021 Plan
Number of nonvested restricted shares
Balance at the beginning of period		1,157,990
Granted		25,716,778
Vested		21,192,624
Forfeited		240,514
Balance at the end of period		5,441,630	1,157,990
Weighted average fair value per ordinary shares at the granted dates
Balance at the beginning of period		$ 3.36
Granted		2.55
Vested		2.59
Forfeited		3.80
Balance at the end of period		$ 2.55	$ 3.36
Total unrecognized compensation cost		$ 11,697
Weighted average period for unrecognized compensation cost		1 year 6 months 10 days
Total fair value of shares vested		$ 38,669	$ 0	$ 0

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Share-based compensation expense (Details) - Kaixin Auto Group 2021 Plan $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 41,589
Selling and marketing
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	264
Research and development
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	55
General and administrative
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 41,270

COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional Information (Details) - 1 months ended Apr. 30, 2021 - Zhejiang Jieying ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	USD ($)	CNY (¥)	CNY (¥)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contractual payment amount	$ 463		¥ 295
Compensation requested	$ 1,389	¥ 885

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - Subsequent events ¥ in Millions		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 23, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 item	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2022 CNY (¥)	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($) installment	Jan. 31, 2022 CNY (¥)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Investment by government to subscribe for ordinary shares of the entity to support the electronic vehicles ("EVs") business					$ 15,400,000	¥ 100
Number of installments \| installment					2
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares			$ 4,600,000	¥ 30
Remaning proceeds receivable after the Company obtain the order of 5,000 EVs					$ 10,800,000	¥ 70
Minimum order of electronic vehicles required to receive remaining proceeds		5,000
Order of electronic vehicles obtained		5,000
Strategic Cooperation Agreements
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Electronic vehicles to customers, period		5 years
Strategic Cooperation Agreements \| BUJIA Logistics Co., Ltd
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Volume of sales order signed \| $	5,000

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY - BALANCE SHEETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS	$ 74,160	$ 6,593
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
TOTAL LIABILITIES	36,081	430
Deficit:
Ordinary Shares (par value of $0.00005 per shares;1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 74,035,502 and 163,129,655 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 respectively)	8	4
Series D convertible preferred shares (par value of $0.0001, nil and 6,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. Nil and 6,000 shares	1
Additional paid-in capital	227,310	7,632
Accumulated deficit	(198,302)	(1,723)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	637	242
TOTAL KAIXIN AUTO HOLDINGS' SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	29,662	6,163
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	74,160	6,593
Reportable legal entities \| Parent
ASSETS
Investment in subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs	29,662	6,163
TOTAL ASSETS	29,662	6,163
Deficit:
Ordinary Shares (par value of $0.00005 per shares;1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 74,035,502 and 163,129,655 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 respectively)	8	4
Series D convertible preferred shares (par value of $0.0001, nil and 6,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. Nil and 6,000 shares	1
Additional paid-in capital	227,310	7,632
Accumulated deficit	(198,294)	(1,715)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	637	242
TOTAL KAIXIN AUTO HOLDINGS' SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	29,662	6,163
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 29,662	$ 6,163

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY - BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (Details) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00005	$ 0.00005
Ordinary shares, authorized	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Ordinary shares, issued	163,129,655	74,035,502
Ordinary shares, outstanding	163,129,655	74,035,502
Preferred shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred shares, authorized	0	6,000
Preferred shares, issued	0	6,000
Preferred shares, outstanding	0	6,000
Parent \| Reportable legal entities
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00005	$ 0.00005
Ordinary shares, authorized	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Ordinary shares, issued	170,453,102	74,035,502
Ordinary shares, outstanding	163,129,655	74,035,502
Preferred shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred shares, authorized	6,000	0
Preferred shares, issued	6,000	0
Preferred shares, outstanding	6,000	0

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY- STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Loss before income tax expense	$ (196,657)	$ (166)	$ (110)
Income tax benefit	(729)	0	0
Reportable legal entities \| Parent
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Share of loss of subsidiaries and VIEs	(196,579)	(166)	(110)
Loss before income tax expense	(196,579)	(166)	(110)
Net loss	$ (196,579)	$ (166)	$ (110)

- Definition

Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.

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- Definition

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY- STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (2,103)	$ (1,135)	$ 160
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	4,267	(290)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	2,000	2,132	(318)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	607	4	18
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 5,263	$ 607	$ 4