NIO XPEV LI report strong deliveries for June as Covid wanes

Chinese electric-vehicle maker Nio noted Friday that it delivered approximately 13,000 automobiles in June, up 60% from a yr ago, as China’s car sector continued to rebound following months of pandemic-associated disruptions.

Its complete deliveries of 12,961 was Nio’s very best month to month outcome due to the fact it commenced income to the community in June 2018. But it was not enough to outpace the firm’s two critical rivals. XPeng Motors described Friday that it shipped 15,295 automobiles to shoppers in June, up 133% from a calendar year in the past. Also Friday, Li Car described providing 13,024 of its SUVs very last thirty day period, up 69% from a 12 months back.

All a few automakers have experienced intermittent production disruptions considering the fact that the onset of the Covid pandemic. But Nio, based mostly in Shanghai with factories in Hefei, was strike most difficult by the most new outbreaks. June was its first thirty day period with extra than 10,000 deliveries because December.

Nio failed to share particulars Friday of its manufacturing recovery initiatives. But it said it will begin deliveries of its upcoming new ES7 SUV and revised versions of ES8, ES6 and EC6 SUVs in August.

XPeng, primarily based in southern China in close proximity to the city of Guangzhou, reported it was ready to resume two-shift generation in mid-Could at its factory in Zhaoqing. The company on Friday verified ideas to start a new flagship SUV, the G9, in September. It reported preorders for the G9 will open in August.

Li Automobile, based in Changzhou, unveiled its possess new flagship, a significant SUV called the L9, in June. The enterprise, which earlier this week introduced ideas to increase $2 billion by using an at-the-current market stock presenting, said Friday that it expects to commence providing the L9 by the stop of August.