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-Topic 323
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 3
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Organization and Nature of Operations - Reorganization (Details)	Dec. 31, 2024	Apr. 30, 2021
Leading Ideal HK
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Entity interest held in subsidiaries (as percent)	100.00%
Wheels Technology
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Entity interest held in subsidiaries (as percent)	100.00%
Beijing CHJ Technology
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Entity interest held in subsidiaries (as percent)	100.00%
Beijing Leading
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Entity interest held in subsidiaries (as percent)	100.00%
Jiangsu XD
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Entity interest held in subsidiaries (as percent)	100.00%
Chongqing Chezhiyu
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Entity interest held in subsidiaries (as percent)	100.00%
Beijing CHJ \| Leading Ideal HK
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Ownership percent		50.00%
Chongqing Lixiang Automobile \| Leading Ideal HK
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Ownership percent		50.00%
Beijing Lixiang Automobile
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Entity interest held in subsidiaries (as percent)	100.00%
Lixiang Zhizao Automobile Services (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Principal subsidiaries, consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries
Entity interest held in subsidiaries (as percent)	100.00%