Q2 2025 Li Auto Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Aug 28, 2025 / 12:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: $9.49

Key Points

Positve
  • Li Auto Inc (LI) delivered over 110,000 vehicles in Q2 2025, achieving a 13.4% market share in the RMB200,000 and above NEV market in China.
  • The launch of Li MEGA Home exceeded expectations with approximately 3,000 units sold monthly, becoming the top seller among EVs priced above RMB500,000.
  • Li Auto Inc (LI) has a robust charging network with over 3,100 charging stations and plans to reach 4,000 by the end of the year, supporting fast charging capabilities.
  • The company is investing heavily in AI, with over RMB6 billion allocated for AI infrastructure and product development, enhancing their VLA driver large model.
  • Li Auto Inc (LI) maintains a strong cash position of RMB106.9 billion as of June 30, 2025, providing financial stability for future growth.
Negative
  • Total revenue in Q2 2025 decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, primarily due to lower average selling prices and higher sales incentives.
  • Operating cash flow was negative in Q2 2025, attributed to paying off previous payables and adjusting supplier payment terms.
  • Sales of the refreshed Li Series experienced fluctuations due to sales and service system adjustments and market factors.
  • The company faces challenges in maintaining sales volume for the L series, requiring strategic adjustments in product marketing and channel strategies.
  • Li Auto Inc (LI) is experiencing talent movement within its autonomous driving team, which could impact future development and deployment of new technologies.
Operator

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by for Li Auto's second quarter 2025 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) Today's conference call is being recorded.

I will now turn the call over to your host, Ms. Janet Chang, Investor Relations Director of Lee Auto. Please go ahead, Janet.

Janet Chang
Li Auto Inc - Director of Investor Relations

Thank you, Darcy. Good evening, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to Li Auto's second quarter 2025 earnings conference call. The company's financial and operating results were published in our press release earlier today, and are posted on the company's IR website.

On today's call, we will have our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Xiang Li; and our CFO, Mr. Johnny Tie Li, to begin with prepared remarks; our President, Mr. Donghui Ma, and CTO, Mr. Yan Xie, will join for the Q&A discussion.

Before we continue, please be reminded that today's discussion will contain forward-looking statements made under the safe harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

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