NOTE 5 — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

1) Loss from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was as follows:

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On March 3, 2025, the Board approved the discontinuation of the Company’s parallel-import vehicles business authorizing the writing off of receivables, and winding down of operations in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. In accordance with ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements — Discontinued Operations, the Company determined that the parallel-import vehicle segment met the conditions for reporting as a discontinued operation. As a result, all financial results associated with this business have been reclassified as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, revenue from discontinued operations was $200,297 and $1,631,248, respectively. The significant decline was due to the discontinuation of the Company’s parallel-import vehicles business.

Selling expenses related to the discontinued parallel-import vehicles business include salaries and benefits for the Company’s sales personnel, and ocean freight expenses, which are associated with shipping and delivery of vehicles to automobile dealers, are expensed as incurred. Total selling expenses of discontinued operations were $19,422 and $98,262 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

General and administrative expenses related to discontinued operations were operational expenses associated with sourcing, purchasing, and shipping vehicles, leading to improved financial performance in future periods.

Interest expenses of discontinued operations were $27,899 and $82,358 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, which were related to loan of inventory financing, loan of letter of credit (“LC”) financing, loan of dealer financing and revolving credit line of financing, all of which are classified under Current liabilities of discontinued operations. Further details on these financing arrangements are provided in “3) Current liabilities of discontinued operations.” The loans related were all paid off as of June 30, 2025.

2) Results of Discontinued Operations and Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations

The major components of assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations are summarized below:

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*Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable consisted of the following:

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The Company’s parallel-import vehicle business was negatively impacted by deteriorating macroeconomic conditions since the second half of 2022. Several aged accounts receivable were concentrated among four long-term customers, who were in the process of business recovery. These receivables were partially backed by third-party guarantees, providing some assurance of collection. Through management’s active collection efforts, the Company successfully collected approximately $4.0 million of the outstanding balances during the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Company conducted an initial assessment of collectability and recognized a credit loss of $1.1 million for accounts deemed uncollectible during the first three quarters of 2024. During the year-end CECL reassessment, the Company evaluated expected credit losses based on historical loss trends, customer risk factors, and forward-looking economic conditions, and provided an additional credit loss provision of $475,366 in the fourth quarter of 2024, resulting in a total allowance for credit loss of $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Subsequently, the Company collected an additional $2.5 million of the outstanding balance. On March 3, 2025, following the Board’s approved decision on discontinued operations, the Company had zero account receivable balance after the above-mentioned credit loss of $1.6 million and the subsequent collection of additional $2.5 million outstanding balance.

**Other Receivables

Write-down of other receivables for discontinued operations include below:

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(1)Vehicle deposits were prepaid to suppliers for purchasing vehicles under the parallel-import vehicle business. Following the business discontinuation, certain deposits became unrecoverable due to supplier financial distress and contract terminations. The Company recognized a total expected credit loss of $100,800 on vehicle deposits for the discontinued operations during the year ended December 31, 2024.

(2)Sales tax receivables related to tax refunds and overpayments associated with vehicle transactions. Due to changes in tax policies and the cessation of vehicle sales, certain tax receivables became unrecoverable. The Company recognized a total credit loss of $34,886 for the discontinued operations during the year ended December 31, 2024.

3) Cash Flows from discontinued operations

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