Chijet Motor Company Inc. Announces Receipt of Staff Delisting Determination from Nasdaq; Intends to Appeal

Rhea-AI Summary

Chijet Motor Company (NASDAQ: CJET), a manufacturer of traditional and new energy vehicles, received a delisting determination letter from Nasdaq on February 13, 2025. The notice cites two compliance failures: (1) falling below the $50 million minimum market value requirement for listed securities and (2) failing to maintain the $15 million minimum market value for publicly held shares.

Trading of CJET's common stock was set to be suspended on February 25, 2025. However, the company plans to appeal the decision to a Hearings Panel, which will allow continued trading pending the panel's decision. Chijet intends to present a compliance plan and request additional time, though there's no guarantee the appeal will be successful.

Positive

• Trading continues during appeal process

Negative

• Failed to maintain $50M minimum market value requirement
• Failed to meet $15M minimum public shares value requirement
• Facing potential Nasdaq delisting
• No guarantee of successful appeal

Insights

Financial Analyst

Chijet Motor Company faces a critical challenge with Nasdaq's delisting determination due to significant market capitalization deficiencies. At $12.6 million market cap, CJET falls 75% below the required $50 million threshold and also fails to meet the $15 million publicly held shares requirement.

While the company's appeal temporarily suspends the delisting process, the substantial gap between current valuation and requirements makes compliance highly challenging without dramatic corporate action. Companies in similar situations typically pursue strategies like reverse stock splits, strategic investments, or asset sales to boost valuation metrics.

For investors, the potential migration to OTC markets carries significant implications:

• Substantially reduced trading liquidity
• Elimination from major indices and ETFs
• Decreased analyst coverage
• Heightened trading volatility
• More difficult access to institutional capital

These consequences would be particularly damaging for an automotive manufacturer in the capital-intensive NEV sector. Without ready access to public markets, Chijet would face considerable challenges funding product development, manufacturing scale-up, and market expansion - all essential in the highly competitive electric vehicle landscape where well-capitalized competitors maintain aggressive investment schedules.

The delisting threat may also trigger debt covenant reviews, supplier relationship strains, and customer confidence issues that extend beyond immediate financial market concerns. Historically, companies facing similar delisting scenarios have approximately 30-40% success rates in appeals, with outcomes heavily dependent on presenting credible, near-term paths to compliance.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chijet Motor Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CJET) (the “Company” or “Chijet”), a high-tech enterprise engaged in the development, manufacture, sales, and service of traditional fuel vehicles and new energy vehicles (“NEV”) today announced that, on February 13, 2025, it received a Staff determination letter (the “Letter”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company of the Staff’s determination to delist the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Global Market due to the Company’s failure to regain compliance with: (1) the minimum $50 million market value of its listed securities requirement as set forth in Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A); and (ii) the minimum $15 million market value of its publicly held shares requirement as set forth in Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C).

Pursuant to the Letter, unless the Company requests an appeal, trading of the Company’s Common Stock will be suspended at the opening of business on February 25, 2025, and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on The Nasdaq Global Market.

The Company intends to appeal the Staff’s determination to a Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) in due course. Such a hearing request will allow the Company’s Common Stock to continue to be traded, pending the Panel’s decision. At the hearing, the Company intends to present a plan to achieve compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements and request that the Panel allow the Company additional time to regain such compliance. There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company’s request for a suspension of the delisting or continued listing.

About Chijet Motor Company, Inc.

The primary business of Chijet is the development, manufacture, sales, and service of traditional fuel vehicles and NEVs. State-of-the-art manufacturing systems and stable supply chain management enable the Company to provide consumers with products of high performance at reasonable prices. In addition to its large modern vehicle production base in Jilin, China, a factory in Yantai, China will be dedicated to NEV production upon completion of its construction. Chijet has a management team of industry veterans with decades of experience in engineering and design, management, financing, industrial production, and financial management. For additional information about Chijet, please visit www.chijetmotors.com.

Chijet Contact:

2888 Donshan Street
Gaoxin Automobile Industrial Park
Jilin City, JL. P.R.China
0535-2766202
EMAIL: info@chijetmotors.com

Investor Relations Contact:
2888 Donshan Street
Gaoxin Automobile Industrial Park
Jilin City, JL. P.R.China
0535-2766202
EMAIL: info@chijetmotors.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Chijet’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “might” and “continues,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding Chijet’s continued listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Chijet’s leadership team, Chijet’s continued growth and financial and operational improvements, along with those other risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 30, 2024, and those that are included in any of Chijet’s future filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. Most of these factors are outside of the control of Chijet and are difficult to predict. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Chijet undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made except as required by law or applicable regulation.

FAQ

Why is Chijet Motor Company (CJET) facing Nasdaq delisting in February 2025?

CJET failed to meet two Nasdaq requirements: maintaining a $50 million minimum market value of listed securities and a $15 million minimum market value of publicly held shares.

What happens to CJET stock trading during the Nasdaq delisting appeal process?

CJET stock will continue trading on Nasdaq during the appeal process, pending the Hearings Panel's final decision.

What are the minimum market value requirements CJET failed to meet for Nasdaq listing?

CJET failed to maintain a $50 million market value of listed securities and $15 million market value of publicly held shares.

When did CJET receive the Nasdaq delisting notice and what's their response?

CJET received the notice on February 13, 2025, and plans to appeal by presenting a compliance plan to the Hearings Panel.