Li Auto October 2026 Deliveries 29025 Explained: Sales Fall Again as New i6 and Mega Ramp Up

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li auto october 2026 deliveries 29025 explained — Li Auto i6 electric SUV showcar

Image: Wikimedia Commons — a Li Auto i6 showcar, the brand's best-selling battery-electric SUV. The October delivery total covers the whole Li Auto range, not this model alone.

TL;DR — Li Auto October 2026 deliveries 29025 explained in one line: Li Auto delivered 29,025 vehicles in October 2026, down 8.63% on a year earlier and the lowest monthly total since February, as the company switched its best-sellers to in-house batteries and chips while a battery shortage delayed some Mega MPV orders.

📌 KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • 29,025 vehicles delivered in October 2026, down 8.63% year on year and 8.78% from September's 31,817 — the second straight month of annual decline.
  • Lowest month since February (26,421), even as the new Li Mega MPV passed 3,000 deliveries in its first full month of the new generation.
  • The 2026 Li i6 launched 28 October with Li Auto's own Lianshan battery and Mach M100 chip; deliveries began 29 October at an unchanged 249,800 yuan starting price.
  • January–October total: 322,461 vehicles, down 1.96% year on year; cumulative deliveries since inception reached 1,862,676.
  • Watch November: Li Auto plans to lift monthly i6 production capacity to 20,000 units and roll out the OTA 9.2 software update.

Li Auto October 2026 deliveries 29025 explained: what happened

Li Auto announced its October 2026 delivery figures on 1 November 2026, and the headline is a split picture. The company delivered 29,025 vehicles in the month, down from 31,817 in September and from 31,767 in October 2025 — a second consecutive month of year-on-year decline after August's brief return to growth. October was also the weakest month since February 2026, when Li Auto delivered 26,421 vehicles.

The context matters more than the single number. October was a transition month: the updated 2026 Li i6 only launched on 28 October, with deliveries starting the next day, so it contributed almost nothing to the October total. Meanwhile the new Li Mega MPV, launched on 2 September with a price cut and hardware upgrades, delivered more than 3,000 units in October. The company also formally introduced its in-house Lianshan Battery and Lianshan Motor, plus a Lianshan Battery Warranty Program, as it reduces its reliance on outside suppliers.

Li Auto's recent delivery trend

MonthDeliveriesYear-on-year changeWhat shaped it
February 202626,421—Previous low point of the year
August 202637,679+32.07%Brief return to growth; i6 delivered 16,979
September 202631,817−6.29%Decline resumed; new Li L6 passed 10,000 units
October 202629,025−8.63%Model changeover; new i6 launched 28 October

The longer view is steadier than the monthly wobble: January–October deliveries of 322,461 are down just 1.96% year on year, and the third quarter as a whole (99,964 vehicles) was up 7.24% year on year. The company ended October with 481 retail stores in 159 cities, 527 servicing centres and authorised shops in 217 cities, and 4,206 supercharging stations across China.

li auto october 2026 deliveries 29025 explained — rear view of the Li Auto i6 electric SUV

Image: Wikimedia Commons — rear view of the Li Auto i6 showcar. The 2026 i6 carries Li Auto's own 96-kWh Lianshan 5C battery and Mach M100 assisted-driving chip.

Why the 2026 Li i6 matters more than the October dip

The i6 is Li Auto's volume engine: it delivered 16,979 units in August alone, about 45% of that month's total, and cumulative i6 production passed 200,000 units on 30 October, according to product-line head Li Xinyang. The 2026 version keeps its 249,800 yuan (about $37,210) starting price, with introductory benefits cutting it to 239,800 yuan for orders placed by 30 November. Standard equipment now includes the Mach M100 assisted-driving chip and a 96-kWh Lianshan 5C lithium-iron-phosphate battery, lifting the rear-wheel-drive version's CLTC range to 780 km (about 485 miles).

The switch to in-house parts is deliberate — and bumpy. Reports on 29 October said some Mega orders locked before 7 September could not be delivered on schedule because of a shortage of CATL batteries, with Li Auto offering buyers a switch to its own Lianshan batteries instead. The 2026 i6 drops CATL batteries entirely, so November will show whether the in-house supply chain can hold up as i6 capacity ramps to 20,000 units a month, with a further increase planned for December. Current wait times for a new i6 order are 7 to 8 weeks.

Why it matters for World Tech readers

Li Auto is a useful barometer for the whole Chinese EV market: it is mid-transition from extended-range SUVs to pure battery-electric models, and from bought-in batteries and chips to its own. Its October dip came while rival XPeng posted a record month above 50,000 vehicles — a reminder that China's EV race is now won model by model, not by the market as a whole. For buyers elsewhere, the i6 is also Li Auto's first global model, shown in Europe as the Li 6 at the Paris Motor Show in October, so its ramp affects what reaches export markets next.

Should you care? ✅ Yes — but watch November, not October

✅ Care, because the transition is the story: October's fall is mostly a model-changeover gap, and the new i6's pricing, battery and chip are all decided. ⏳ Don't judge yet: November's deliveries — the first full month of the 2026 i6 plus the Mega's ramp — will show whether Li Auto's in-house bet pays off or the battery squeeze lingers.

FAQs

How many vehicles did Li Auto deliver in October 2026? Li Auto delivered 29,025 vehicles in October 2026, down 8.63% year on year and 8.78% from September's 31,817. It was the company's lowest monthly total since February 2026.

Why did Li Auto's October 2026 deliveries fall? October was a model-changeover month: the updated 2026 Li i6 only launched on 28 October, so it barely contributed, while reported CATL battery shortages delayed some Mega MPV orders. The company is switching key models to its own Lianshan batteries and Mach chips.

What is the price of the 2026 Li i6? The 2026 Li i6 starts at 249,800 yuan (about $37,210) in China, unchanged from before, with introductory benefits bringing it to 239,800 yuan for orders placed by 30 November 2026. It comes standard with a 96-kWh Lianshan battery and Mach M100 chip.

How many vehicles has Li Auto delivered in total? As of 31 October 2026, Li Auto's cumulative deliveries reached 1,862,676 vehicles. January–October 2026 deliveries totalled 322,461, down 1.96% year on year.

Takeaway: October's dip looks like a changeover gap, not a collapse — but Li Auto's in-house battery and chip switch has to prove itself in November's numbers.

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