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<div><div><div><div><ul><li>Golden week data missed market’s already low expectation for all three major categories - property sales, domestic tourism spending and auto sales.</li><li>4Q is unlikely to be a big surprise as property and its supply chain (20-30% of GDP) will still be the major drag that could neutralize the still resilient auto and gradually recovering consumption.</li><li>Together with more market volatility from pandemic and CPC meeting, we recommend investors to avoid one-sided long or short, but focus on pair trade opportunities to play the difference of BtoC over BtoB as BtoB is more vulnerable in terms of bad debts and pricing power than BtoC amid weak macro.</li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Golden week data missed market’s already low expectation for all three major categories - property sales, domestic tourism spending and auto sales.4Q is unlikely to be a big surprise as property and its supply chain (20-30% of GDP) will still be the major drag that could neutralize the still resilient auto and gradually recovering consumption.Together with more market volatility from pandemic and CPC meeting, we recommend investors to avoid one-sided long or short, but focus on pair trade opportunities to play the difference of BtoC over BtoB as BtoB is more vulnerable in terms of bad debts and pricing power than BtoC amid weak macro.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Cross sector report – Post-Golden Week: More positive on BToC recovery potential; Cautious on BToB

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>Eight new-energy vehicle (NEV) brands including NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, AITO, Neta and Leap reported their Aug 2022 sales volumes on 1 Sep 2022.</li><li>Sales volume of the eight brands combined rose 117% YoY (ranged from -52% to +193%) and 2% MoM (ranged from -56% to +43%).</li><li>NIO leads among NEV trio. NIO was the only automaker among the NEV trio with MoM growth in sales volume, which is consistent with our prior argument that NIO should have the best sequential growth in sales volume among the NEV trio in 3Q22. We estimate the ET7 has about 4-5 months of order backlog.</li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Eight new-energy vehicle (NEV) brands including NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, AITO, Neta and Leap reported their Aug 2022 sales volumes on 1 Sep 2022.Sales volume of the eight brands combined rose 117% YoY (ranged from -52% to +193%) and 2% MoM (ranged from -56% to +43%).NIO leads among NEV trio. NIO was the only automaker among the NEV trio with MoM growth in sales volume, which is consistent with our prior argument that NIO should have the best sequential growth in sales volume among the NEV trio in 3Q22. We estimate the ET7 has about 4-5 months of order backlog.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Auto Sector – Aug NEV: All-time high sales for tier-2 brands

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<ul><li>Maintain BUY. Leapmotor posted a net profit of RMB163mn in 2Q25, beating our forecast by RMB115mn.</li><li>We expect its strong sales momentum to continue throughout FY26E, aided by new models rollout and overseas production.</li><li>The B01 sedan could be well received given management’s 3Q25 sales volume guidance.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Maintain BUY. Leapmotor posted a net profit of RMB163mn in 2Q25, beating our forecast by RMB115mn.We expect its strong sales momentum to continue throughout FY26E, aided by new models rollout and overseas production.The B01 sedan could be well received given management’s 3Q25 sales volume guidance.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Leapmotor (9863 HK) - Sustainable Profit Ahead on Strong Sales Momentum

<ul><li>Maintain BUY. Leapmotor’s 1Q25 net loss of RMB130mn beat our prior forecasts on higher average selling price (ASP) and GPM, as well as unexpected contribution from the strategic cooperation.</li><li>We believe its cost reduction efforts, driven by its undervalued in-house R&amp;D capabilities, have started to be reflected by its 1Q25 GPM and could be even more apparent after all the models are shifted to the Leap 3.5 architecture in mid-2025.</li><li>We raise our FY25E sales volume forecast by 15% to 0.55mn units. We project breakeven at a net level in FY25E, followed by a tenfold increase to RMB1.2bn for FY26E net profit.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Maintain BUY. Leapmotor’s 1Q25 net loss of RMB130mn beat our prior forecasts on higher average selling price (ASP) and GPM, as well as unexpected contribution from the strategic cooperation.We believe its cost reduction efforts, driven by its undervalued in-house R&amp;D capabilities, have started to be reflected by its 1Q25 GPM and could be even more apparent after all the models are shifted to the Leap 3.5 architecture in mid-2025.We raise our FY25E sales volume forecast by 15% to 0.55mn units. We project breakeven at a net level in FY25E, followed by a tenfold increase to RMB1.2bn for FY26E net profit.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Leapmotor (9863 HK) - More Positive on FY25E After 1Q25 Beat

<ul><li>Maintain BUY. Leapmotor’s aggressive pre-sale price for its new B10 EV, along with its in-house autonomous driving (AD) and chassis capabilities, gives us more confidence about its sales.</li><li>We revise up its FY25E sales volume by 7% to 0.48mn units.</li><li>We also project a minimal net loss in FY25E and a net profit of RMB1.26bn in FY26E with more new A and D series models. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Maintain BUY. Leapmotor’s aggressive pre-sale price for its new B10 EV, along with its in-house autonomous driving (AD) and chassis capabilities, gives us more confidence about its sales.We revise up its FY25E sales volume by 7% to 0.48mn units.We also project a minimal net loss in FY25E and a net profit of RMB1.26bn in FY26E with more new A and D series models. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Leapmotor (9863 HK) - Competitive Pricing for B10 with Strong 4Q24 Margins

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Leapmotor is a Chinese automobile manufacturer specializing in the research, development, production, and sales of intelligent electric vehicles (EVs), including sedans, SUVs, and microcars. The company also develops core EV components such as intelligent driving systems, electric drive assemblies, and battery systems. Founded in December 2015, Leapmotor is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

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Cross sector report – Post-Golden Week: More positive on BToC recovery potential; Cautious on BToB

Golden week data missed market’s already low expectation for all three major categories - property sales, domestic tourism spending and auto sales.

CMB International

China Auto Sector – Aug NEV: All-time high sales for tier-2 brands

Sales volume of the eight brands combined rose 117% YoY (ranged from -52% to +193%) and 2% MoM (ranged from -56% to +43%).

CMB International