{
  "id": 4378055,
  "title": "Li Auto (LI) Improved Vehicle Margin to 9.4% but It Remains Half Last Year’s. Can the Model Refresh Restore Profitability?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/li-auto-li-improved-vehicle-margin-to-9-4-but-it-remains-half-last",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T03:04:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/li-auto-li-improved-vehicle-030441156.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) has reported a second consecutive quarterly loss, with revenue falling 15.1% year-over-year to RMB25.7 billion and deliveries declining 11.5% to 98,330 vehicles. Despite these declines, vehicle margin improved to 9.4% from 6.1% in the first quarter. The company expects third-quarter deliveries to remain within the range of 95,000 to 100,000 units, representing a year-over-year growth of 1.9% to 7.3% and revenue of RMB26.6 billion to RMB28.0 billion, indicating potential growth or decline of 2.8% to 2.3%. While Li Auto's financial performance shows some improvement, the company remains far from achieving profitability, and significant challenges lie ahead, such as continued price competition and rising input costs.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}