Li Auto January deliveries rise more than 350%, but stock falls
Shares of Li Auto Inc. (LI) fell 3.2% in premarket trading Tuesday, in the wake of the China-based electric vehicle maker's announcement overnight that January deliveries grew more than four-fold from a year ago. Li's report comes a day after fellow China-based EV makers reported January deliveries (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nio-xpeng-report-rising-sales-as-wall-street-awaits-u-s-auto-sales-snapshot-11612199755), in which Nio Inc.'s (NIO) jumped 352% and Xpeng Inc.'s (XPEV) hiked up 470%. Li's deliveries rose 356% to 5,379 Li ONE SUVs. Separately, the company said it established a new research and development center in Shanghai, aimed a developing EV technologies, such as high-voltage platforms, ultra-fast charging technologies and autonomous driving technologies. Li's stock has rallied 40.0% over the past three months through Monday, while Nio shares have climbed 71.0%, XPeng's stock has soared 138% and the S&P 500 has gained 14.0%.
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