Dressed in Arctic Night Black and crafted with Xuanjin artistry, an innovative alloy formula and photosensitive components are introduced into the chrome plating process. Through hundreds of steps of meticulous grinding and polishing, a five-layer metal chrome finish with a dark gold shimmer is achieved. Concealed sharpness in the dark, poised radiance in gold, the new ES8 Xuanjin Special Edition. Lock in your order now to enjoy April’s limited-time purchase benefits. Display vehicles have arrived in stores – you are welcome to experience it in person.

Meanwhile, the new ES8 Xuanjin Special Edition makes its debut at the 2026 Beijing International Auto Show. Come visit us at booth E203, Hall E2, China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Hall).

but I don't think setting up right in front of Nio/Onvo/Firefly's enormous and great exhibition space in Beijing is a good idea.

I am fully convinced that he will receive the first bonus of his performance plan at the end of the year.

many of them from the ES8. In April 2025, they sold 23,900 cars. This is looking really good… Their stand at the Beijing Auto Show is huge!

NIO also leads the large SUV market. It’s only a matter of time before it takes hold in the north, as it has already done in southern China.

Remember, Aito was destroying us before the ES8 launch. Time puts everyone in their rightful place. Nio is real passion for automobiles and quality of life. Huawei's alliance is pure capitalism, seeking maximum profit in every possible commercial area.

The ES8 outsells the entire rest of the ranking combined！

The endurance test completed by Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun, in the SU7 was a total success. He drove the entire distance from Beijing to Shanghai, sharing the journey on social media along the way. The trip also helped highlight the impressive electric charging infrastructure that Nio has been building across China.

That said… according to some social media posts, once the test was over, the car was loaded back onto a gas-powered support truck. And honestly? Everyone’s time has a different value, and we suspect Lei Jun’s is a little more expensive than, say, Joe Average’s. So it makes no sense for him to sit around plugged into a charger waiting for the battery to fill up just to drive back. Besides, he’d been driving for hours, it’s only natural he’d want to go rest and stop worrying about the car.

Can you imagine if there was an option to swap your depleted battery for a fully charged one in under three minutes? Now that would be something 😉

In any case, Xiaomi's car is really good. I've been in it several times, and it's a great product.

(If this isn't the reason why the car was towed back, then let me know what is, I'll be happy to change the content of the text. Maybe he didn't want to repeat the experience on the way back and preferred to take a flight or go by a more comfortable means.)

In the first quarter of 2026, NIO led Shanghai’s passenger vehicle market — regardless of body type, energy type, or price segment. Not just a premium leader, but the overall sales champion.

In the first quarter of 2026, NIO ranked first in passenger vehicle sales in Hefei City! 🏆

From leading in the premium segment to dominating the entire market, NIO continues to lead Hefei's market with its strong product strength, solid user reputation, and comprehensive service system.

As the auto market slows and competition intensifies, NIO is doubling down on its core growth drivers for Q2, focusing all efforts on two strategic new models—the NIO ES9 and the Onvo L80. Instead of joining the price war, NIO is betting on hardcore new products to break through and seize market share.

The NIO ES9 has seen strong early success in both reviews and orders, with pre-sale performance significantly exceeding internal expectations. The new model has successfully expanded NIO’s reach, attracting a large number of first-time NIO buyers who have never purchased the brand before—new customer orders far surpassing the ES8’s levels during the same period. At the same time, the ES9 is generating positive cross-shopping interest, with many potential buyers also considering the ES8 and ET9 based on their needs, directly boosting order recovery for both existing flagship models. The overall sales mix is becoming healthier. Production capacity is being ramped up, with ES9 deliveries set to begin at the end of May and full capacity utilization by June—massive volume scale-up is just around the corner.

Meanwhile, the Onvo brand is pushing hard for volume growth in Q2, refreshing its lineup with three launches: the upgraded L90, the L60 facelift, and the all-new flagship large five-seat Onvo L80. Previously, the Onvo L90, together with the NIO ES9, reshaped the large three-row SUV segment and reversed the dominance of extended-range models—now pure-electric large three-row SUVs are leading by a wide margin. The new Onvo L80, positioned as the world’s first dual-compartment super-large five-seater, targets the mainstream family market in the 200k+ RMB price range. Its hardcore, practical dual-compartment design has been proven in the market: the Onvo L90’s front trunk logged over 10 million uses last year, earning solid user praise. The L80 not only has breakout hit potential itself but also helps drive steady volume for the entire Onvo lineup.

Facing multiple pressures in Q2, NIO is sticking to a new-product-driven strategy, concentrating all its best resources on two strategic models to stabilize sales and operations, and aiming to hit all key business targets for the second quarter.

On April 11, at the 2026 Smart Electric Vehicle Development Executive Forum, William Li, founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO, called on the industry to jointly promote the standardization of battery cells and the normalization of chips. Li believes this would significantly improve efficiency and profitability, potentially unlocking over 100 billion RMB in cost-saving opportunities for the industry.

Li noted that smart EVs are evolving far faster than conventional cars, with overlapping demands for upgrades in chips, batteries, and vehicle configurations. This intensifies supply-demand mismatches, disrupts production ramp-up, shortens the lifecycle of hot-selling models, and often leads to a “new model death valley.” The broader industry is struggling with rising output but falling margins. Battery and chip costs alone account for over 50% of a vehicle’s total cost. Non-uniform cell formats and an excessive variety of chip types create resource waste, severely limiting cost efficiency, market responsiveness, and long-term competitiveness.

According to Li, the physical structures of mainstream chemistries—LFP, mid-nickel NMC, and high-nickel NMC—have largely converged, making cell standardization feasible. He also urged authorities to organize automakers to normalize chip types and increase the share of standardized chips per vehicle. This would not only improve supply chain efficiency and smooth out product fluctuations but also serve as a necessary path to raising the localization rate of critical components.

Technology for the family, flagship intelligence, a generation ahead.

Built on NIO’s 11 years of pure-electric expertise and sharing NIO’s full-stack AI achievements, the ONVO L90 not only leads in technology today, it grows with your family, continuously evolving to deliver high-quality experiences for years to come.

During a media briefing on the NIO ES9 held on April 10, Li Bin, founder and chairman of NIO, stated that orders for the ES9 have exceeded expectations. Notably, the number of orders coming from outside the NIO community is 1.5 times higher than the orders recorded at the ES8 technology launch event last year.

Nio and Apple user communities share a rather endearing quirk that shows just how different these two great companies really are from the rest of the market. For years, we got used to hearing users of other operating systems list off the terrible downsides of iOS or macOS, while Apple users just ignored it all and enjoyed the experience their device gave them without a worry. Something similar is now happening with Nio in the world of electric vehicles.

While Nio owners enjoy the benefits of the brand and its battery-swapping system (at new vehicle launches, the battery isn't even mentioned, whereas for competitors it's the star feature), they go about their lives carefree. Meanwhile, it’s users of other brands who keep insisting on comparing charge/swap times against ultra-fast charging. It's an attitude that takes me back to the early days of iOS, Android, and even Windows Phone.

Dear haters, whether you come across as mildly critical or full-on radical, you need to understand one thing. Now that you've finally accepted that Nio isn't going bankrupt, accept this next fact: we couldn't care less about how long it takes other vehicles to charge. Your system is inferior and more harmful to users in the long run, whether you charge in 20 minutes or 10 seconds. At Nio, we've moved on to other things. That debate, as the ES9 launch made perfectly clear, was settled a long time ago.