December 2, 2020

 

VIA EDGAR

 

Mr. Geoff Kruczek

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Manufacturing

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:                             Li Auto Inc. (CIK No. 0001791706)

Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-251066)

 

Dear Mr. Kruczek:

 

Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C (“Rule 461”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Li Auto Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated to, and that the Registration Statement become effective at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time on December 3, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

If there is any change in the acceleration request set forth above, the Company will promptly notify you of the change, in which case the Company may be making an oral request of acceleration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statements in accordance with Rule 461. Such request may be made by an executive officer of the Company or by any attorney from the Company’s U.S. counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

 

The Company understands that Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., UBS Securities LLC, and China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, on behalf of the prospective underwriters of the offering, have joined in this request in a separate letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.

 

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Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

Li Auto Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tie Li

 

Name:

Tie Li

 

Title:

Director and Chief Financial Officer

 

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