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Nio's 2nd swap station in Macau goes live
The station is Nio's 1999th in China and appears to commemorate Macau's return to China in 1999.
Nio has gained car production qualification by acquiring local automaker, report says
Nio acquired Leopard in a government-coordinated buyout to qualify for vehicle production, and potential further acquisitions of two of JAC's plants will allow it to end its history of contract manufacturing, local media said.
Nio's highway swap stations in China reach 600 as overall number nears 2,000
Nio today added 15 new battery swap stations in China, bringing the total to 1,998.
China EV insurance registrations for week ending Oct 22: Li Auto 9,000, Tesla 8,100, Nio 4,400
Between October 1 and October 22, Li Auto was at 26,800, Nio at 9,500, Xpeng at 9,400 and Tesla at 16,500 units.
Nio ES8, EC7 wait times further reduced to 2-3 weeks
The ES8 and EC7, Nio's highest priced models, both previously saw wait times reduced from 4-5 weeks to 3-4 weeks on October 11.
Factbox: Nio's partnership with JAC explained in detail
Nio pays JAC for each vehicle produced on a per-vehicle basis monthly. It paid JAC an average of about $1,260 per vehicle in 2022.
Nio opens F2 plant in NeoPark for public tours
The Nio F2 plant achieves efficient, flexible production with 756 robots in the body shop for automated production, it said.
Nio may acquire assets JAC plans to sell and seek its own EV production qualification, report says
JAC plans to sell the assets of two factories that make vehicles for Nio, which the latter may acquire and seek independent EV production qualification, local media said.
Nio says its sales model in Europe unchanged, sub-brand Firefly evaluating multiple models
Nio is committed to a direct sales network in Europe, and the Firefly project is evaluating multiple channel models in Europe, including direct and dealer models, it said.
Nio considering dealer network in Europe to boost sales, report says
After Nio's president said last month that European sales had fallen short of expectations, the company has begun evaluating dealers in key European markets, according to Reuters.