According to local auto market news in Egypt, against the background of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the "Iran War" that have disrupted international shipping, the import cost of China's high-end new energy models in the Egyptian market has increased significantly since March...

[Cairo News] According to local auto market news in Egypt, Egypt's import costs are showing signs of rising amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the "Iran War" that have disrupted international shipping. According to the report, the import cost of China's high-end new energy models in the Egyptian market has increased significantly since March. Among them, the price adjustment of the China brand **Li Auto (Ideal)** is the most prominent, becoming one of the representative brands to "increase prices first" in this round of fluctuations.

The report attributed this round of price increases to the superposition of multiple factors: increased freight rates due to the impact on the rhythm of routes and ports, higher ship war insurance and related insurance costs, and the sensitivity of high-end new energy vehicles to the supply of complex electronic controls and technical parts. Sex, ultimately transmitted to the terminal listing price.

Specifically, the official price of the Li Auto L6 Pro (2026 model) in Egypt has been raised by 50,000 Egyptian pounds, and the adjusted starting price is approximately 2.5 million Egyptian pounds. The car adopts a four-wheel drive range extender system, and dual motors are used in conjunction with a 1.5T gasoline engine as generators/range extenders. The parameters listed in the report show that the system's comprehensive power is about 408 horsepower, peak torque is about 529 N·m, and 0-100km/h accelerates for about 5.4 seconds.

The higher-level Li Auto L7 Ultra (2026 model) has been raised by 100,000 Egyptian pounds, of which the price of the first version has been increased to 3.1 million Egyptian pounds, and the price of the second version has been reported to be 3.6 million Egyptian pounds and remains unchanged. The power structure is also a dual-motor four-wheel drive +1.5T range extender, with a comprehensive power of about 449 horsepower, a peak torque of about 620 N·m, and about 5.3 seconds from 0-100km/h.

The flagship model Li Auto L9 Ultra also saw an increase of 100,000 Egyptian pounds, with the latest official price of approximately 4.35 million Egyptian pounds. Reports say that the car also uses a combination of dual motors +1.5T range extender, with a comprehensive output of about 449 horsepower and a peak torque of about 620 N·m. Although the body size is larger, the acceleration performance remains at about 5.3 seconds.

[Brief Comment] Egypt's "ideal first" this time is more like a weather vane: when shipping and war insurance fluctuate, the first ones to be under pressure are often imported new energy models with high unit prices, more complex supply chains, and more sensitive to delivery cycles. In the short term, the price increase of such models may not immediately destroy demand, but it will accelerate the market's screening of "regular channels, stable supply and predictable after-sales sales", and will also accelerate the shift of demand to used cars.

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Source: Guangdong Good Car

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