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Nio maintains its previously mentioned goal of doubling sales, despite greater challenges to meet the goal, said William Li.

While auto shows have generally started to lose some significance as automakers turn to dedicated launch events, this year's Shanghai auto show could be an exception, said Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team.

Nio revealed 9 highlights of what it will be sharing at the event on the eve of the Shanghai auto show.

The expected delivery date for the Nio ES7 is now 3-5 weeks, up from about 2 weeks previously, information from the Nio App monitored by CnEVPost shows.

In the passenger car segment, sodium-ion batteries can generally meet the needs of models with a range of up to 400 kilometers, a CATL executive previously said.

The G6 will be the first new model built on SEPA 2.0, and Xpeng will soon launch 10 new models based on the new platform with greater cost savings.

Tesla recently lowered the prices of its Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover in several markets around the world, raising concerns about whether it will do the same in the Chinese mainland.

The number of battery swap stations and charging stations built by Nio and Sinopec reached 251, including 102 battery swap stations, 121 supercharging stations and 28 destination charging stations.

Nio will hold 2 press conferences on April 18 from 10:00-10:20 and on April 19 from 14:00-14:30.

The BYD Dolphin will be available for pre-order this summer, with deliveries in the fourth quarter, and the Seal will be available in Europe shortly thereafter, BYD said.