NIO introduced that on April 26, the 200,000th electrical automotive rolled off the manufacturing line on the JAC-NIO Superior Manufacturing Centre in Hefei, China.
The jubilee car occurs to be the just lately launched NIO ET7 flagship, which famous its first deliveries in March (163 items).
It is a vital milestone for NIO, particularly because it took lower than 4 years to supply 200,000 EVs (between Could 2018 and April 2022). Not solely that, the corporate accelerates manufacturing as near 100,000 items (or half of all) have been produced through the earlier 12 months.
Throughout these 4 years, NIO managed to navigate by many challenges, together with the chance of chapter at one level, and launch a complete of 4 electrical fashions – the NIO ES8, NIO ES6, NIO EC6 and the newest NIO ET7.
The plan for the remaining a part of 2022 is to launch two extra fashions – ET5 and ES7, which along with the ET7 are all primarily based on the NT2.0, the NIO’s second-generation expertise platform.
Vital enhancements are promised additionally to the primary three vehicles: ES8, ES6 and EC6, which within the 2022 mannequin yr are anticipated to obtain “the newest digital cockpit {hardware}.”
NIO doesn’t overlook the 200,000 first clients and guarantees the digital cockpit improve plan for current customers.
General, the Chinese language startup is increasing in lots of instructions. Lately, the corporate reported in regards to the 900th battery swap station. The growth contains additionally extra shops and repair amenities (at least 100 new shops and over 50 NIO Service Facilities and approved service facilities are coming to China by the top of 2022).
Within the newest press launch, NIO reassured that this yr it intends to launch its merchandise “and complete service system” in a number of new European international locations (Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark), on prime of Norway, the place the NIO ES8 is already out there.
One of the vital essential subsequent steps would be the official begin of the NIO’s second manufacturing base positioned at NeoPark, scheduled for Q3 2022.
from left: NIO ET7, ES8, ES6 and EC6