Li Auto actually saw a significant decline in June sales, while Great Wall Motor and NIO saw a recovery in EV demand. Some are seeing lower-than-expected half-year sales growth amid the struggle to scale back their intelligent driving ambitions and pressure to put an end to their repeated price cuts. Meanwhile, Leapmotor , which markets itself as a more affordable alternative to Li Auto, outsold its bigger rival for a fourth consecutive month in June on strong demand for its RMB 109,800 ($15,317) B10 crossover. , which markets itself as a more affordable alternative to Li Auto, outsold its bigger rival for a fourth consecutive month in June on strong demand for its RMB 109,800 ($15,317) B10 crossover. Li Auto has been hit hard by both its higher- and lower-end competitors, as its June deliveries plummeted 24% year-on-year and 11.2% month-on-month to 36,279 units.