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Li Auto sees cumulative deliveries exceed 300,000 units

This means has seen more than 10,905 deliveries so far this month.

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Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) saw cumulative vehicle deliveries top 300,000, meaning it has delivered more than 10,000 vehicles so far this month.

Li Auto delivered the Li L9, Li L8 and Li L7 to three owners at its Beijing delivery center on March 24, bringing cumulative deliveries to more than 300,000 vehicles, the company announced today.

Li Auto achieved its 300,000th vehicle delivery in 39 months since it officially began delivering vehicles in December 2019, the fastest among China's homegrown new luxury carmaker brands, it said.

Li Auto delivered 15,141 and 16,620 vehicles in January and February, respectively, for a cumulative total of 289,095 deliveries as of the end of February, according to data monitored by CnEVPost.

The latest development means that as of today, Li Auto has delivered more than 10,905 units so far this month. The company is expected to announce March's delivery figures on April 1.

Li Auto's local peer (NYSE: NIO) saw its 300,000th vehicle delivered in February, but did not publicly market it.

NIO delivered 12,157 vehicles in February, bringing cumulative deliveries through the end of February to 310,219.

Li Auto's models currently on sale have gained close to 20 percent market share in the RMB 300,000 ($43,810)-500,000 price range, making it the luxury SUV brand of choice for families, the company said.

Li Auto's current offerings are all extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) with an all-electric range of about 200 kilometers and the ability to refuel.

On March 22, William Li, founder, chairman and CEO of NIO, said at a forum that the company had delivered more than 310,000 units as of February this year, accounting for more than 66 percent of the premium EV market in January and February.

All of NIO's current models are pure electric models and are aimed at a market with a price tag of more than RMB 300,000.

Li Auto does not currently have any pure electric models and its first such model will be an MPV, which is expected to be released by the end of the year.

In terms of technology development, Li Auto continues to invest in R&D and has achieved in-house development and production of core components such as range-extender and XCU central domain controller, the company said today.

Li Auto insists on in-house R&D in assisted driving systems and makes models equipped with assisted driving systems as standard, it said.

As of March 23, Li Auto's in-house developed AD smart driving system has accumulated more than 550 million kilometers, including more than 100 million kilometers for the NOA navigation assisted driving system, it said.

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G6 will be swing factor for XPeng, says Deutsche Bank

The upcoming G6 will need to be successful to make to be truly relevant again in the market, said Edison Yu's team.  |  XPeng US | XPeng HK

(XPeng G6 shown in a regulatory filing.)

XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) will officially debut the G6 at next month's Shanghai auto show, and in Deutsche Bank's view, the new SUV's sales performance will be crucial for the electric vehicle maker.

The upcoming G6 will be the swing factor and the model will need to be successful to make XPeng truly relevant in the market again, Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team said in a research note sent to investors on Wednesday.

XPeng management said during an earnings call earlier this month that the G6 will be unveiled at the Shanghai auto show and will be officially launched and delivered by the end of the second quarter. The Shanghai auto show will be held from April 18 to April 27.

The model is a new energy SUV with a price range of RMB 200,000 ($29,250) - 300,000 and a monthly sales target of 2-3 times that of the P7, XPeng's management said.

That means at least 5,000 units per month of XPeng G6 sales, based on the trailing 6-month average, Yu's team noted.

XPeng will likely price the G6 similarly to the Model Y, hoping to attract consumers with its sleeker design and updated interior, the team said.

With increased G6 production, XPeng management believes total monthly deliveries could reach 15,000 units at some point in the third quarter, the team noted.

"This seems achievable and we model XPeng reaching this level in Sep," Yu's team wrote.

XPeng management said during a previous earnings call on August 23, 2022, that the company will launch a B-segment car in the first half of 2023 that will compete with the Tesla Model Y.

That model is the G6, and a regulatory filing earlier this month showed that it will come in three versions according to powertrain, including two single-motor versions as well as a dual-motor version. Its battery pack will have both lithium iron phosphate and lithium ternary batteries available.

The XPeng G6 measures 4,753 mm in length, 1,920 mm in width and 1,650 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,890 mm. For comparison, the Tesla Model Y measures 4,750 mm in length, 1,921 mm in width and 1,624 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,890 mm.

The G6 will have a significantly improved range that will exceed expectations and will have much more interior space than similar offerings from competitors, XPeng chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng said during the earnings call earlier this month.

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Evergrande NEV warns risks of production halt if it can’t get additional liquidity

Evergrande NEV's only model currently on sale, the Hengchi 5, has delivered more than 900 units, according to an exchange announcement.

Evergrande NEV warns risks of production halt if it can't get additional liquidity-CnEVPost

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Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group (Evergrande NEV), the electric vehicle unit of China Evergrande Group, is at risk of discontinuing production after struggling to deliver hundreds of vehicles.

Evergrande NEV's only model currently on sale, the Hengchi 5, is continuing to be produced in volume, with more than 900 units delivered to date, according to an announcement the company made today on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange website.

In order to focus its financial resources on supporting the mass production of the Hengchi 5, Evergrande NEV has continued its cost-saving initiatives and has taken measures to reduce the workforce of its Swedish subsidiary National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB, according to the announcement.

However, Evergrande NEV will be at risk of shutting down production in the event that additional liquidity is not available, the announcement said.

The group will plan to launch several flagship models if it can seek more than RMB 29 billion ($4.21 billion) in future financing and hopes to get them into mass production, the announcement said.

Under this plan, Evergrande NEV's cumulative unleveraged cash flow from 2023 to 2026 is expected to be between RMB minus 7 billion and RMB minus 5 billion, the announcement said.

Trading of Evergrande NEV's shares in Hong Kong has been suspended since April 1, 2022, and the timing of restarting trading has not yet been determined.

Hengchi 5 is the first model in mass production of Evergrande NEV's Hengchi Auto, which started delivery on October 29, 2022.

The model is currently available in only one version, with a price of RMB 179,000.

On December 2, Reuters reported that Evergrande NEV suspended mass production of the Hengchi 5 due to a lack of sufficient new orders for the SUV.

A Securities Times report at the time cited people close to Hengchi as saying the brand planned to lay off 10 percent of its workers and would suspend payroll to 25 percent of its workers for one to three months.

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