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<ul><li><p>Eleven Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Neta, Leap and Aito reported their Oct 2023 sales volumes on 1 Nov 2023.</p></li><li><p>Sales volume of the 11 automakers combined rose 54% YoY (ranging from -33% to +302%) and 6% MoM (ranging from -20% to 112%) in Oct.</p></li><li><p><span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">Seven out of the 11 automakers posted their all-time high sales volume in Oct.</span></p></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>

Eleven Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Neta, Leap and Aito reported their Oct 2023 sales volumes on 1 Nov 2023.Sales volume of the 11 automakers combined rose 54% YoY (ranging from -33% to +302%) and 6% MoM (ranging from -20% to 112%) in Oct.Seven out of the 11 automakers posted their all-time high sales volume in Oct.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 – NEV sales push at month-end leads to Oct beat

<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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Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologies Ltd. operates as an electric vehicles manufacturer. The Company develops and sells electric vehicles and other products. Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologies markets its products throughout China.

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China Auto Sector – NEV sales push at month-end leads to Oct beat

Eleven Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Neta, Leap and Aito reported their Oct 2023 sales...

CMB International

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