Chinese EV maker Li Auto races to narrow sales gap with Tesla, predicts strong quarter despite sitting out price war
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The Beijing-based company expects first-quarter deliveries to rise between 12.3 and 18.7 per cent compared with the fourth quarter, bringing its monthly total within 7,000 of market leader Tesla.
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