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NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lotus Technology Inc. (“Lotus” or the “Company”), a leading global intelligent and luxury mobility provider, today announced its vehicle delivery results for the first ten months of 2024.
Lotus continues to achieve top-rate growth among traditional luxury car brands, delivering 8,631 vehicles1 in the first ten months of 2024. Europe and China continued to be the major markets for Lotus with each region contributing about 35% and 25% of the total deliveries, respectively.
In October, the Company started open beta test for its urban NOA (Navigate on Autopilot) in key cities. Certain OTA of intelligent driving, including high-way assistant driving functions, was launched in Europe. As previously announced, Lotus Robotics, the Company’s intelligent driving arm, provides intelligent driving solutions with global coverage to both Lotus-brand intelligent vehicles and other global leading auto conglomerates such as Lynk&Co, Farizon Auto, and a top Japanese Tier-one supplier.
In October, the Company was awarded the Highly Commends honor at the Reuters Sustainability Awards 2024 in the Business Transformation category as the only awardee from the automotive industry.
Note 1: Invoiced deliveries, including commissioned deliveries in the US market. The vehicle delivery numbers presented above are derived from reports submitted by our business units. These numbers may differ slightly from the vehicle delivery numbers recorded in the financial accounting and reporting systems announced or to be announced by the Company.
About Lotus Technology Inc.
Lotus Technology Inc. has operations across the UK, the EU and China. The Company is dedicated to delivering luxury lifestyle battery electric vehicles, with a focus on world-class R&D in next-generation automobility technologies such as electrification, digitalisation and more. For more information about Lotus Technology Inc., please visit www.group-lotus.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted net loss and adjusted EBITDA in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. Adjusted net loss represents net loss excluding share-based compensation expenses, and such adjustment has no impact on income tax. Lotus Tech defines adjusted EBITDA as net loss excluding interest income, interest expense, income tax expenses, depreciation of property, equipment and software, and share-based compensation expenses. The Company believes that non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business and enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects. The Company also believes that non-GAAP financial measures allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company’s management in its financial and operational decision-making.