ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY.

 

We operate in the electric vehicle manufacturing sector, which is subject to various cybersecurity risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, including intellectual property theft; fraud; extortion; harm to employees or customers; violation of privacy laws and other litigation and legal risk; and reputational risk. We recognize the importance of assessing, identifying, and managing material risks associated with cybersecurity threats. Both our executive management team and our board of directors are involved in the assessment, identification, and management of such risks, including prevention, mitigation, detection, and remediation of cybersecurity incidents.

 

Our executive management team is responsible for day-to-day assessment, identification and management of material risks from cybersecurity threats, including the prevention, mitigation, detection, and remediation of cybersecurity incidents. The individual currently serving in this role is our Executive Chairman. The executive management team monitors current events in order to remain aware of current cybersecurity threats and is informed of cybersecurity incidents as they arise by our frontline personnel.

 

We engage a third-party consultant to review our cybersecurity defense measures, inform our executive management team of emerging cybersecurity threats, and assist our executive management team in responding to any potential cybersecurity incidents. The executive management team is also responsible for overseeing and identifying risks from cybersecurity threats associated with our use of any third-party service providers.

 

Our board of directors is responsible for oversight of risks from cybersecurity threats in conjunction with our executive management team. Our board of directors receives updates from our management team with respect to risks from cybersecurity threats and are notified of any new significant cybersecurity threats or incidents as they arise. Additionally, our board of directors considers risks from cybersecurity threats as part of its overall assessment of risk management, including its general oversight of the Company’s business strategy, risk management policies, and financials.

 

To date, no cybersecurity incident (or aggregation of incidents) or cybersecurity threat has materially affected our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition, and we are not aware of any cybersecurity incidents that are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. For further information regarding the risks associated with cybersecurity incidents, see “Risk Factors—Failure in our information technology and storage systems could significantly disrupt the operation of our business” in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.