Xpeng on Friday reported a wider-than-expected loss in the second quarter, sending the Chinese electric car maker's shares down more than 7% in premarket U.S. trade.
The net loss was wider than the 2.7 billion yuan ($370.7 million) loss reported in the second quarter of last year.
It was also the biggest quarterly loss that Xpeng has posted since going public in August 2020.
Here's how Xpeng did against Refinitiv consensus estimates for the second quarter:Net loss: 2.8 billion yuan loss vs. 2.13 billion yuan loss expectedRevenue: 5.06 billion Chinese yuan ($693.7 million) vs. 5.06 billion yuan expected, representing a 31% year-on-year fall.
Xpeng's is hoping its latest car — the G6 Ultra Smart Coupe SUV — which was launched at the end of the second quarter, will boost margins.
Persons:
Xpeng, Li Auto, Brian Gu
Organizations:
Guangzhou International Automobile, China Import, Tesla
Locations:
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China, premarket U.S, China