BEIJING — U.S.-listed electrical automobile start-up Li Auto reported extra deliveries than Xpeng in June, placing the latter in final place for the month amongst a intently adopted trio of Chinese language automakers.

Li Auto stated Friday that final month, it delivered 7,713 items of its solely mannequin in the marketplace, the Li One SUV. The Chinese language start-up stated the determine marked a brand new month-to-month excessive. Li One is extra of a hybrid because it comes with a gas tank to cost the battery and lengthen driving vary.

Xpeng stated its deliveries for June additionally set a month-to-month file, at 6,565 automobiles. The corporate stated the vast majority of deliveries have been for its P7 sedan, versus its G3 SUV.

On Thursday, Nio stated deliveries for June reached 8,083 cars — also a monthly record. That introduced the second-quarter complete close to the excessive finish of Nio’s forecast.

Nio has ranked first among the many three U.S.-listed Chinese language electrical automobile start-ups by month-to-month deliveries, whereas Xpeng has usually taken second place.

Xpeng’s drop to 3rd place in June comes because the New York Inventory Change-listed firm is ready to launch a “twin major itemizing” on July 7 in Hong Kong that could raise as much as $2 billion.

The corporate has two different automobiles slated to start deliveries later this yr, an up to date model of the G3 referred to as the G3i SUV and a brand new sedan, the P5.

Regardless of rating third in June by month-to-month deliveries, Xpeng exceeded the excessive finish of its second quarter steerage by almost 1,400 automobiles.

However Li Auto beat its quarterly forecast by greater than 2,000 automobiles.