Li Auto 理想
Beijing Founded 2015
Li Auto is a Beijing-based Chinese electric vehicle brand known for electric SUVs, EREV, and family SUVs.
Known For
electric SUVsEREVfamily SUVsL seriesLi Mega
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Latest from Li Auto
Recent news, releases, and milestones from this brand.
News
- Chinese EV Brands Cross 15% of Europe's Electric-Car Sales in 2025
BYD, Geely, SAIC, XPeng, NIO, and others together held more than 15% of Europe's electric-car market in 2025, up from under 5% three years earlier, according to JATO Dynamics data published in May 2026.
- Li Auto Crosses 1.5 Million Cumulative Deliveries on the Strength of the L-Series
Li Auto is now the first Chinese EV-only startup to pass 1.5 million cumulative deliveries, with the L-series extended-range SUVs as the volume driver.
Milestones
- 2026-05Li Auto crosses 1.5 million cumulative deliveries on the strength of the L-series, the first Chinese EV-only startup to do so. Read more
- 2026-04Li Auto announces plans to launch a pure-electric SUV lineup under the new i-series sub-brand, marking a shift away from the brand's earlier extended-range focus.
- 2024-12Li Auto becomes the first Chinese EV-only startup to cross 500,000 deliveries in a single calendar year, with the L-series as the volume driver.
- 2024-04Li Auto launches the Li L6, a sub-300,000 RMB extended-range electric SUV, which becomes the brand's best-selling model and the main driver of 2024 volume.
- 2024Li Auto extends its line with the Mega MPV and L-series SUVs.
- 2023Li Auto becomes the first Chinese EV startup to deliver 1 million vehicles cumulatively.
- 2021Li Auto IPOs on NASDAQ.
- 2020Li Auto becomes a top-3 Chinese EV startup by monthly deliveries.
- 2018Li Auto's first model, the Li ONE, launches in China as a 3-row family SUV.
- 2015Founded in Beijing by Li Xiang as a maker of extended-range electric vehicles.