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Li Auto Inc. Launches Li i9, a Pioneering Flagship Family SUV

Li Auto Inc. launches the Li i9 flagship six-seat battery electric SUV, expanding its premium smart electric vehicle lineup.

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Li Auto Inc. announced the launch of Li i9, a flagship six-seat battery electric SUV, priced at RMB369,800, with deliveries starting this week. The move demonstrates Li Auto's continued innovation in the new energy vehicle market, diversifying its product offerings and strengthening its position in the growing Chinese EV sector.

Li Auto Inc. Launches Li i9, a Pioneering Flagship Family SUV
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Key Points

  • Introduction of Li i9, a premium six-seat battery electric SUV, expanding Li Auto's product portfolio.
  • Deliveries of the Li i9 to commence immediately, indicating readiness for market penetration.
  • Li Auto's ongoing strategy to leverage proprietary technologies in extended-range and battery electric vehicles to target broader consumer segments.

BEIJING, China, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Li Auto Inc. (“Li Auto” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LI; HKEX: 2015), a leader in China’s new energy vehicle market, today officially launched Li i9, a pioneering flagship family SUV. The six-seat battery electric SUV is priced at RMB369,800 for its standard configuration. Deliveries of Li i9 will commence this week. For more details on Li i9, please visit Li Auto’s official website.

About Li Auto Inc.

Li Auto Inc. is a leader in China’s new energy vehicle market. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles. Its mission is: Be Proactive, Change the World. Through innovations in product, technology, and business model, the Company provides families with safe, convenient, and comfortable products and services. Li Auto is a pioneer in successfully commercializing extended-range electric vehicles in China. While firmly advancing along this technological route, it builds platforms for battery electric vehicles in parallel. The Company leverages technology to create value for users. It concentrates its in-house development efforts on proprietary range extension systems, innovative electric vehicle technologies, and smart vehicle solutions. The Company started volume production in November 2019. It offers high-tech flagship family MPVs, Li L series extended-range electric SUVs, and Li i series battery electric SUVs. The Company will continue to expand its product lineup to target a broader user base.

For more information, please visit: https://ir.lixiang.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “targets,” “likely to,” “challenges,” and similar statements. Li Auto may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “HKEX”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by its officers, directors, or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Li Auto’s beliefs, plans, and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Li Auto’s strategies, future business development, and financial condition and results of operations; Li Auto’s limited operating history; risks associated with extended-range electric vehicles and high-power charging battery electric vehicles; Li Auto’s ability to develop, manufacture, and deliver vehicles of high quality and appeal to customers; Li Auto’s ability to generate positive cash flow and profits; product defects or any other failure of vehicles to perform as expected; Li Auto’s ability to compete successfully; Li Auto’s ability to build its brand and withstand negative publicity; cancellation of orders for Li Auto’s vehicles; Li Auto’s ability to develop new vehicles; and changes in consumer demand and government incentives, subsidies, or other favorable government policies. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Li Auto’s filings with the SEC and the HKEX. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Li Auto does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Li Auto Inc.
Investor Relations
Email: [email protected]

Christensen Advisory
Tel: +86-10-5900-1548
Email: [email protected]


Risks

  • Uncertainties related to consumer demand and competition in the highly competitive electric vehicle market.
  • Potential challenges in maintaining vehicle quality and appeal to customers with new product launches.
  • Exposure to changes in government incentives, subsidies, or regulations that support electric vehicle adoption.

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