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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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<ul><li>NIO, Xpeng miss, Li L9 exceeded 10,000 units. Both NIO and Xpeng just hit the lower bound of their 3Q22 sales guidance.</li><li>NIO’s Sep sales volume was about 1,000 units lower than our prior estimates due to sequentially declining sales volume for the ET7.</li><li>We suspect NIO’s supply chain issue is still lingering given ET7’s sufficient order backlog.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

NIO, Xpeng miss, Li L9 exceeded 10,000 units. Both NIO and Xpeng just hit the lower bound of their 3Q22 sales guidance.NIO’s Sep sales volume was about 1,000 units lower than our prior estimates due to sequentially declining sales volume for the ET7.We suspect NIO’s supply chain issue is still lingering given ET7’s sufficient order backlog.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Auto Sector – Set for NEV new-high sales in Sep and 4Q22

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) wholesale volume surged 37% YoY to 2.13mn units in Aug 2022, 1% higher than our prior projection.</li><li>Similar to Jul 2022, that figure made the best Aug wholesale volume in history and 13% higher than the second-best Aug sales occurred in 2017.</li><li>Retail sales volume, based on insurance data, rose 18% YoY to 1.89mn units, 2% lower than our prior forecast.</li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) wholesale volume surged 37% YoY to 2.13mn units in Aug 2022, 1% higher than our prior projection.Similar to Jul 2022, that figure made the best Aug wholesale volume in history and 13% higher than the second-best Aug sales occurred in 2017.Retail sales volume, based on insurance data, rose 18% YoY to 1.89mn units, 2% lower than our prior forecast.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Auto Sector – What we worried earlier is partially priced in now

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CX Daily: How China Is Trying To Get Debt Dodgers To Pay Up

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Honda Motor Co. Ltd.’s Chinese unit will set up a new joint venture with two Chinese partners to procure electric vehicle batteries from battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL)</li><li>The joint venture will be 50% owned by Honda Motor (China) Investment Co. Ltd. and 25% each by Dongfeng Motor Corp. Ltd. and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. (GAC)</li><li>Honda’s joint ventures with Dongfeng and Guangzhou Automobile already use CATL batteries in electric cars made in China</li></ul>

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.’s Chinese unit will set up a new joint venture with two Chinese partners to procure electric vehicle batteries from battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL)The joint venture will be 50% owned by Honda Motor (China) Investment Co. Ltd. and 25% each by Dongfeng Motor Corp. Ltd. and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. (GAC)Honda’s joint ventures with Dongfeng and Guangzhou Automobile already use CATL batteries in electric cars made in China

Honda Sets Up New Venture to Procure Batteries From CATL

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/calb-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35985:1" rel="noopener">CALB (CALBLZ CH)</a>, a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.</li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/calb-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:80243" rel="noopener">CALB IPO: The Bull Case</a></strong></em>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.  </li>
<li>The key elements of the bear case rest on its small scale, low profitability and high FCF burn compared to listed peers.   </li>
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CALB (CALBLZ CH), a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.
In CALB IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.  
The key elements of the bear case rest on its small scale, low profitability and high FCF burn compared to listed peers.   


China

Guangzhou Automobile Group Company, Ltd. manufactures, sells, and services automobiles. The Company is also involved in automobile parts and components, and auto finance and related services for both overseas and domestic markets.

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China Auto Sector – Set for NEV new-high sales in Sep and 4Q22

NIO’s Sep sales volume was about 1,000 units lower than our prior estimates due to sequentially declining sales volume for the ET7.

CMB International

China Auto Sector – What we worried earlier is partially priced in now

Similar to Jul 2022, that figure made the best Aug wholesale volume in history and 13% higher than the second-best Aug sales occurred in 2017.

CMB International

CX Daily: How China Is Trying To Get Debt Dodgers To Pay Up

In Depth: How China is trying to get debt dodgers to pay up. Record numbers apply for China’s teachers exam amid bleak job market

Caixin Global

Honda Sets Up New Venture to Procure Batteries From CATL

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.’s Chinese unit will set up a new joint venture with two Chinese partners to procure electric vehicle batteries from battery...

Caixin Global

CALB IPO: The Bear Case

The key elements of the bear case rest on its small scale, low profitability and high FCF burn compared to listed peers.

Arun George

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