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SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT - Ordinary Shares (Details)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 19, 2026
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Dec. 23, 2025
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Sep. 19, 2024
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Sep. 16, 2024
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Feb. 22, 2024
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Mar. 18, 2022
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Dec. 31, 2025
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Aug. 23, 2024
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Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Common Stock, Authorized Price per Share | $ / shares         $ 50        
Common shares, shares authorized         5,000,000,000   5,000,000,000 5,000,000,000  
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares         $ 0.00001   $ 0.00001 $ 0.00001  
Common shares, shares issued             707,196,733 694,134,038  
Common shares, shares outstanding             640,672,331 676,826,794  
Share subscription agreement                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Number of shares issued   12,408,759              
Cash consideration | $   $ 17,000,000              
Common stock subscribed   16,788,321              
Price per share | $ / shares   $ 1.37              
Total purchase price | $   $ 23,000,000              
Share subscription agreement | Subsequent events                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Number of shares issued 4,379,562                
Cash consideration | $ $ 6,000,000                
Shares lock-up period 6 months                
Employee | 2022 Share Incentive Plan                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Number of shares issued             110,300 110,300  
Lotus Technology Inc | Lotus E V                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Shares outstanding prior to recapitalization         2,142,922,222        
Shares outstanding post recapitalization         474,621,603        
Recapitalization factor         0.2215        
Reduction value of ordinary shares | $         $ 16,000        
Ordinary shares issued         202,114,211        
Number of shares issued         474,621,603        
Series Pre-A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares | Pre A Investor B                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Number of shares redesignated from ordinary shares           5,332,827      
Number of per shares redesignated from ordinary shares | $ / shares           $ 4.43      
Re-designation of ordinary share into preferred shares | $           $ 23,650,000      
LCA Acquisition Sponsor LP | Lotus Technology Inc | Lotus E V                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Ordinary shares issued         1,417,544        
Number of shares issued         7,087,718        
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Ordinary shares future issuance                 16,000,000
Westwood Capital Group LLC                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Value of shares issued | $             $ 1,301,000 [1] $ 4,307,000  
Cash consideration | $             $ 1,301,000 $ 807,000  
Westwood Capital Group LLC | Security purchase agreement                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Number of shares issued     700,000       649,000 202,500  
Value of shares issued | $     $ 3,500            
Cash consideration | $             $ 1,301,000 $ 807,000  
Westwood Capital Group LLC | ADR | Security purchase agreement                  
Ordinary Shares [Line Items]                  
Maximum value of stock committed to be purchased | $       $ 350,000,000          
Purchase commitment period for sale of stock       36 months          
[1] Amounts less than US$0.5.