The US Department of Defense has declared that BYD, Nio, CATL, Baidu, and some other large Chinese manufacturers and technology companies are “Chinese military companies” — they have been put on the Department of Defense’s Section 1260H. NIO, an all-electric vehicle company that sells EVs in Europe and other countries … [continued]
NIO had another great month. With 37,705 sales in May, it had 62.3% growth year over year. Month over month, it had 28.4% growth. Across the first five months of the year, NIO reached 150,526 sales, a whopping 68.7% increase year over year. The sales split by brand was as … [continued]
China’s auto industry grew like gangbusters for several years, and its electric vehicle industry did the same in the past few years. However, the era of hyper-fast growth may well be over in the country’s auto industry. That’s not a grumpy outsider saying so, but the CEO of NIO, a … [continued]
Beijing, China — NIO officially launched its flagship executive SUV, the NIO ES9. The Executive Premium Edition starts at RMB 498,000 (US$73,600), or RMB 390,000 ($57,638) with the Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) subscription plan. The Executive Signature Edition starts at RMB 558,000 ($82,467), or RMB 450,000 ($66,506) with BaaS. The Horizon Edition … [continued]
NIO has published its first quarter financials. There’s good news and less good news. The company was able to achieve an adjusted operational profit (non-GAAP) for the second quarter in a row, as well as an adjusted net profit (non-GAAP). However, the company didn’t achieve a GAAP operational profit or … [continued]
The Chinese electric vehicle industry exploded in the past several years, but as EVs have taken more and more share of the auto market, companies have been scrapping to outcompete their EV competitors in selling automobiles. One of the big stories of the past year or so has been price … [continued]
NIO’s sales figures last month were a bit mixed. Yes, as shown in the headline above, the good news is that sales were up 23% year over year (YoY). However, they were actually down month over month. With 29,356 vehicle deliveries in April, the company saw a 22.8% rise over … [continued]
We have journalists at the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China 2026), but it takes time to collect and then share all of the great EV announcements happening there. In the meantime, below is one notable announcement from NIO that was shared on Friday when the show launched. The Beijing International … [continued]
On Wednesday, April 1, the 22nd World Car Awards announced the winners for 2026. EVs swept every category. Every year, a panel of journalists from around the world votes on finalists and winners in each category. While the test drives happen in California in the fall, the vehicles come from around … [continued]
While some other EV automakers have had a hard — or very hard — start to the year, NIO was absolutely popping in March. The company scored 35,486 deliveries in March, which was a whopping 136% increase year over year. Compared to February, it was a 70.6% increase. Note that … [continued]
