Business Combination

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]

Business Combination

4. Business Combination

In November 2023, the Group participated in two auctions conducted by the United States Bankruptcy Court and emerged as the highest bidder for two asset packages, one for Proterra transit business unit and one for the Proterra battery lease contracts, with total consideration of $10,000 in cash. The transaction costs were $553 and the Group assumed estimated warranty liability of $14,994. In addition, the Group also assumed the responsibility to provide Proterra transit business unit employees job offers at closing date and keep those employees for at least one year. The cash consideration has been fully paid as of March 31, 2024.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. Accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair value at the date of acquisition. The purchase price allocation was based on a valuation analysis that utilized and considered generally accepted valuation methodologies such as the market and cost approach. The Group determines the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in this business combination with the assistance of a third-party valuation firm. The determination and allocation of fair values to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on various assumptions and valuation methodologies requiring considerable judgment from management. The amount of the identifiable net assets acquired exceeds the fair value of the consideration transferred and the allocation of negative goodwill to reduce the tax bases of acquired net assets causes the book bases to exceed their respective tax bases, resulting in the recognition of deferred tax liabilities. The Group measures the bargain purchase gain from Proterra acquisition as follows:

Inventories.	$	60,051
Right-of-use assets		2,663
Property and equipment		4,238
Battery lease receivable		6,400
Lease liabilities		(2,663	)
Warranty liabilities		(14,994	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(12,787	)
Identifiable net assets acquired (a)		42,908
Less: Fair value of the consideration transferred (b)		10,000
Gain on bargain purchase (b-a)	$	32,908

The gain on bargain purchase from the Proterra acquisition was generated from the acquisition of a bankrupt company and the Group was the only bidder who would continue to run the transit business and keep all transit business employees for at least a one year period. Other bidders would liquidate the transit assets and terminate the transit business employees. The Group’s bidding was accepted by the Bankruptcy Court.

Due to the fact that the acquisition occurred in the current interim period, the Group’s fair value estimates for the purchase price allocation are preliminary and may change during the allowable measurement period, which is up to the point the Group obtains and analyzes the information that existed as of the date of the acquisition necessary to determine the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, but in no case to exceed more than one year from the date of acquisition. As of September 30, 2024, the Group had not finalized the determination of fair values allocated to various assets and liabilities, including, but not limited to, property and equipment, inventories, tax uncertainties and liabilities assumed. Any changes in the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the measurement period may result in material adjustments to gain on bargain purchase.

The pro forma information that presents the Group’s pro forma results of operations assuming the acquisition of Proterra transit buses and battery lease receivables took place on January 1, 2023 is not available due to the following reasons: (i) Proterra had three business groups and the three Proterra business groups were integrated and worked together to fulfill customers’ orders, and Proterra does not have standalone data for any of its three business groups, including employee data; and (ii) Proterra did not grant access to the Group of Proterra’s prior years’ consolidated financial data due to the integrated nature of this data. Furthermore, due to significant personnel turnover in the accounting and finance departments of Proterra, the Group lacks the historical knowledge and data to recreate the standalone financial statements for each business group for prior periods

The following information presents the revenue and earnings from Proterra transit bus business and Proterra battery lease receivables included in the Group’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

	From Proterra acquisition
	Three months ended
	March 31, 2024
	(Unaudited)
Revenues	$	8,979
Net income	$	24,572