Xpeng mentioned deliveries of its newly launched G9 SUV surged in October from September, regardless of a drop within the model’s general month-to-month deliveries.
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BEIJING — Chinese language electrical automotive startup Xpeng delivered about half the variety of vehicles that rivals Nio and Li Auto did in October, in line with firm statements Tuesday.
Whereas the 2 different startups reported month-to-month deliveries of greater than 10,000 every, Xpeng mentioned it delivered simply 5,101 vehicles — a third-straight month of decline.
Xpeng shares fell by 3% in U.S. buying and selling in a single day. Nio’s rose by 0.4% and Li Auto shares jumped by 6.9%.
China’s electrical automotive market is extremely aggressive. Older automakers BYD and Tesla lead month-to-month deliveries by far, whereas new entrant Huawei claims its Aito model has topped the ten,000-a-month mark lower than a yr since launch.
Deliveries of Xpeng’s best-selling mannequin, the P7 sedan, halved from September to October, with simply over 2,100 items delivered final month. The corporate’s newly launched G9 SUV noticed deliveries surge from 184 items in September to 623 items in October.
Xpeng mentioned mass deliveries of the G9 started on Oct. 27. The corporate has mentioned it expects the new model to become its best-selling car next year.
Nio
Nio, which has focused the next value vary for each SUVs and sedans, mentioned it delivered 10,059 automobiles in October. That marked a slight decline from September, however marked a fifth-straight month of deliveries that topped 10,000.
“Car manufacturing and supply had been constrained by operation challenges in our crops in addition to provide chain volatilities because of the COVID-19 conditions in sure areas in China,” Nio mentioned in a press launch.
The corporate mentioned its October deliveries included automobiles bought in Europe, however not these supplied beneath an area subscription program.
Li Auto
Li Auto delivered 10,052 automobiles in October. Since Might, the corporate has delivered greater than 10,000 vehicles each month, besides in August.
After having just one mannequin in the marketplace since 2019, Li Auto has launched three new fashions in the previous couple of months — the L9 which started deliveries in August, the L8 which is about to start deliveries this month and the L7 which is about to achieve customers early subsequent yr.
In contrast to Xpeng and Nio, Li Auto’s automobiles aren’t purely electrical as they arrive with a gas tank to cost the battery and lengthen driving vary.
Among the many three firms, Li Auto’s U.S.-listed shares have held up one of the best in a yr of broad market declines. The inventory is down by about 55% to this point this yr, whereas Nio shares have dropped by 69% and Xpeng is down by 87%.
