External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume rose 2% YoY and 8% MoM to 1.92mn units in Aug 2023, the 3rd highest Aug in history, and 1% higher than our prior forecast.</li><li>YTD retail sales volume rose 3% YoY. Wholesale volume rose 7% YoY and 8% MoM to 2.27mn units in Aug 2023, the best Aug in history, and 2% higher than our prior forecast.</li><li>Wholesale volume rose 7% YoY (or +0.99mn units YoY) YTD, aided by 70% YoY growth (or +1.01mn units YoY) of exports. </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>

China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume rose 2% YoY and 8% MoM to 1.92mn units in Aug 2023, the 3rd highest Aug in history, and 1% higher than our prior forecast.YTD retail sales volume rose 3% YoY. Wholesale volume rose 7% YoY and 8% MoM to 2.27mn units in Aug 2023, the best Aug in history, and 2% higher than our prior forecast.Wholesale volume rose 7% YoY (or +0.99mn units YoY) YTD, aided by 70% YoY growth (or +1.01mn units YoY) of exports. 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 – More NEV Model Rollouts as a Positive Catalyst

China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

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<li>NIO/LI/XPEV:Xpeng G9 facelift price cut exceeds expectations ( -/ -/ +)</li>
<li>Real Estate Industry Update: Guangzhou lift purchase restrictions in outer regions, and property transaction activities are ramping sequentially（+）</li>
<li>NIO：NIO released a self-developed chip, automotive operating system SkyOS , and NIO Phone（+）</li>
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NIO/LI/XPEV:Xpeng G9 facelift price cut exceeds expectations ( -/ -/ +)
Real Estate Industry Update: Guangzhou lift purchase restrictions in outer regions, and property transaction activities are ramping sequentially（+）
NIO：NIO released a self-developed chip, automotive operating system SkyOS , and NIO Phone（+）


China TMT Update-NIO/LI/XPEV/BEKE/NIO-Xpeng G9/Guangzhou Lift Purchase Restrictions/NIO Chip

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<li>Real Estate Industry Update: Zhengzhou fully cancel the home purchase and selling restrictions, an d lower the residential properties’ downpayment ratios（+）</li>
<li>NIO/ 300750CH: Nio Plans to Develop Cylindrical Battery with SVOLT (-)</li>
<li>2150HK: Nayuki co-brand woth Mint App’s new product, tea and coffee houses are becoming new marketing channels（+）</li>
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Real Estate Industry Update: Zhengzhou fully cancel the home purchase and selling restrictions, an d lower the residential properties’ downpayment ratios（+）
NIO/ 300750CH: Nio Plans to Develop Cylindrical Battery with SVOLT (-)
2150HK: Nayuki co-brand woth Mint App’s new product, tea and coffee houses are becoming new marketing channels（+）


China TMT Update-BEKE/NIO/300750CH/2150HK-Zhengzhou Cancel Restrictions;Nio Cylindrical Battery

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

iMotion Automotive Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/imotion-automotive-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36900:1" rel="noopener">IMotion Automotive Technology (1812706D CH)</a> is looking to raise about US$100m in its upcoming HK IPO, after downsizing from an earlier reported float of US$300m.</li>
<li>The company possesses advanced full-stack R&amp;D capabilities including self-developed algorithms and hardware-software co-design capabilities. It provides two AD domain controller product lines, and the self-designed iDC series.</li>
<li>We had covered the company’s performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about its PHIP updates.</li>
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IMotion Automotive Technology (1812706D CH) is looking to raise about US$100m in its upcoming HK IPO, after downsizing from an earlier reported float of US$300m.
The company possesses advanced full-stack R&amp;D capabilities including self-developed algorithms and hardware-software co-design capabilities. It provides two AD domain controller product lines, and the self-designed iDC series.
We had covered the company’s performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about its PHIP updates.


IMotion Automotive Technology Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Concentration Risk Even More Apparent Now

<ul>
<li>JD/ AAPL/ 1810.HK: Apple launches new iPhones in China (-/-/+)</li>
<li>LI/NIO:Huawei AITO New M7 was launched today, limiting impact on LI auto(-)</li>
<li>Meituan/Ctrip.com/Atour: Thailand announced to implement a 5-months visa-free policy for Chinese tourists（+/+/-）</li>
</ul>


JD/ AAPL/ 1810.HK: Apple launches new iPhones in China (-/-/+)
LI/NIO:Huawei AITO New M7 was launched today, limiting impact on LI auto(-)
Meituan/Ctrip.com/Atour: Thailand announced to implement a 5-months visa-free policy for Chinese tourists（+/+/-）


China TMT Update-JD/AAPL/1810.HK/LI/NIO/Meituan/Ctrip/Atour-New IPhones in China;Thailand Visa-Free

China

NIO Inc. manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company offers electric vehicles and parts, as well as provides battery charging services. NIO serves customers worldwide.

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China Auto Sector – More NEV Model Rollouts as a Positive Catalyst

China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume rose 2% YoY and 8% MoM to 1.92mn units in Aug 2023, the 3rd highest Aug in history, and 1%...

CMB International

China TMT Update-NIO/LI/XPEV/BEKE/NIO-Xpeng G9/Guangzhou Lift Purchase Restrictions/NIO Chip

Xpeng G9 facelift price cut exceeds expectations、Guangzhou lift purchase restrictions in outer regions、NIO released a self-developed chip

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China TMT Update-BEKE/NIO/300750CH/2150HK-Zhengzhou Cancel Restrictions;Nio Cylindrical Battery

Zhengzhou fully cancel the home purchase and selling restrictions; NIO/300750CH:Nio Plans to Develop Cylindrical Battery with SVOLT (-); 2150HK:...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

IMotion Automotive Technology Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Concentration Risk Even More Apparent Now

IMotion Automotive Technology (1812706D CH) is looking to raise about US$100m in its upcoming HK IPO, after downsizing from US$300m. In this note,...

Ethan Aw

China TMT Update-JD/AAPL/1810.HK/LI/NIO/Meituan/Ctrip/Atour-New IPhones in China;Thailand Visa-Free

JD/ AAPL/ 1810.HK: Apple launches new iPhones in China;LI/NIO:Huawei AITO New M7 was launched today;Meituan/Ctrip.com/Atour: Thailand announced to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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