China EV Stocks Tumble Amid Concerns Over Slowing Sector Growth

  • Li Auto shares fall the most since March to lead declines
  • Concerns about growth outlook for next year damp appetite

Customers visit a Li Auto showroom in Shanghai in 2021.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle makers plunged in Hong Kong on Friday amid rising concerns about the sector’s growth outlook.

Li Auto Inc. shares fell 15%, the largest drop since March, leading the losses among Chinese electric-vehicle start ups. Nio Inc. and XPeng Inc. tumbled over 6% while sector bellwether BYD Co. declined 3.7%.