- Li Auto's i9 Home reached over 10,000 deliveries in under two months, reflecting a fast flagship rollout amid industry price and feature competition for high-end family SUVs.
- The single-configuration i9 Home is RMB 369,800 (about $55,436), with a 101 kWh ternary battery, 5C ultra-fast charging, dual-motor AWD and CLTC 705 km range.
- The model targets MPV/large-SUV buyers versus premium domestic rivals, but company-wide delivery declines, model transition gaps and ambitious year-end volume targets pose execution and scaling risks.
Li Auto announced on November 13 that cumulative deliveries of its new i9 Home have exceeded 10,000 units, less than two months after the model went on sale.
The flagship six-seat SUV officially launched on September 16 this year. It is available in a single configuration priced at RMB 369,800 ($55,436).
The i9 Home is equipped across the range with a 101 kWh ternary lithium battery pack supporting 5C ultra-fast charging.
It also features an intelligent dual-motor all-wheel-drive system, with a CLTC-rated combined driving range of 705 km.
At the end of September this year, the Li i9 Home was named the official vehicle for the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen.
However, the strong delivery performance of a single model has yet to reverse the pressure on Li Auto’s overall sales in recent months.
Li Auto delivered 29,025 vehicles in October 2026, down 8.63% year on year and 8.78% month on month.
This marked the second consecutive month of annual decline, largely due to a gap in the model transition for the i6.
The company delivered approximately 322,500 vehicles in the first 10 months of this year, down 1.96% from the same period in 2025.
Based on Li Auto’s previously stated target of achieving annual sales growth of more than 20%, the lower end of its implied 2026 delivery target is approximately 488,000 vehicles.
That would put its delivery target completion rate at around 66% for the first 10 months.
Li Auto would need to deliver approximately 165,500 vehicles over the final two months, or an average of 83,000 per month.
With October deliveries falling short of 30,000, meeting the target will be a considerable challenge.
Alongside the i9 Home, the new-generation Li Auto MEGA is another key model for the company in the near term.
According to official figures, 3,269 units were delivered in October, keeping the model at the top of China’s MPV market above RMB 500,000 for the second consecutive month.
Nevertheless, the company’s overall delivery figures suggest that the recent performance of its flagship models has not yet translated into broader sales growth.
Beyond China, Li Auto is accelerating the development of its sales and service network across the Asia-Pacific region.
On Tuesday, the company signed agreements with partners in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam to develop local sales channels and service networks.
Preparations for market launches are now under way in all five markets.
This is not Li Auto’s first move into Southeast Asia and neighboring markets.
In April this year, the company signed agreements with partners in Macao, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, and officially launched its products in Macao in June.
With the addition of the five new markets, Li Auto’s Asia-Pacific footprint has expanded to nine markets in 2026.
Under its current plan, Li Auto will unveil a right-hand-drive version of the MEGA at the Thailand International Motor Expo in December, before officially launching the model in Hong Kong.
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