v3.26.1
Document and Entity Information - shares
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Entity Addresses [Line Items]      
Document Type 20-F    
Document Registration Statement false    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Transition Report false    
Document Shell Company Report false    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2025    
Entity File Number 001-41970    
Entity Registrant Name Lotus Technology Inc.    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code E9    
Entity Address, Address Line One No. 800 Century Avenue    
Entity Address, Adress Line Two Pudong District    
Entity Address, City or Town Shanghai    
Entity Address, Country CN    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer    
Entity Emerging Growth Company true    
Entity Ex Transition Period false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag false    
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] false    
Document Accounting Standard U.S. GAAP    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 642,089,875    
Entity Central Index Key 0001962746    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2025    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Amendment Flag false    
Auditor Name Grant Thornton Zhitong Certified Public Accountants LLP KPMG Huazhen LLP KPMG Huazhen LLP
Auditor Location Shanghai, China Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
Auditor Firm ID 1487 1186 1186
ADR      
Entity Addresses [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security American depositary shares (each representing one ordinary share, par value US$0.00001 per share)    
Trading Symbol LOT    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
Warrants      
Entity Addresses [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security Warrants    
Trading Symbol LOTWW    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
Business Contact [Member]      
Entity Addresses [Line Items]      
Entity Address, Address Line One No. 800 Century Avenue    
Entity Address, Adress Line Two Pudong District    
Entity Address, City or Town Shanghai    
Entity Address, Country CN    
Contact Personnel Name Daxue Wang    
Contact Personnel Email Address ir@group-lotus.com