NIO receives E-Mark certification for steer-by-wire system for NIO ET9 On May 13, NIO, in a social media update, announced that its ET9's steer-by-wire system received E-Mark certification under the automotive regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The certification was conducted by Applus+ IDIADA ("IDIADA").  This also marks IDIADA's first certification in Europe for a vehicle equipped with steer-by-wire techn...

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2,615 units), Geely (125,563 units), SAIC-GM-Wuling (75,610 units), Tesla China (58,459 units), Chery (55,023 units), Changan Auto (54,756 units), Leapmotor (41,039 units), XPeng (35,045 units), Li Auto (33,939 units), Great Wall Motor (28,809 units), Xiaomi EV (28,585 units), Seres (27,048 units), NIO (23,900 units), Dongfeng Motor Corporation (23,815 units), GAC Aion (23,408 units), SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle (11,325 units), and FAW Bestune (...

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power cars from Audi, BMW, Seres, Chery, and more, covering 80% of Chinese automakers. Not the Biggest Booth, But the Biggest Influence Traditional automakers like BYD and Volkswagen Group focus on selling cars; Huawei focuses on selling the “brain” of future cars. Startups such as Xiaomi and NIO lack Huawei’s full-stack capabilities. Insights Why Huawei Stands Out 1. Three Partnership Models: “Huawei Inside” (HI): Provides full tec...

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Auto Shanghai 2025: NIO to launch firefly brand in 16 countries On April 23, NIO announced that its new firefly will gradually be launched in international markets in 16 countries. During the year, NIO will apply more efficient and flexible strategies to achieve its goal of establishing itself in 25 countries and regions. Firefly makes its official European debut this spring, with Norway and the Netherlands as its first markets. The price starts ...

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models. Models to be debuted include BYD’s Denza Z concept sportscar, Geely Galaxy’s Xingyao 8 EM-P plug-in hybrid electric sedan, Zeekr’s 9X flagship large SUV, FAW Bestune’s Yueyi 08 flagship sedan, and a new GAC Hyptec concept shooting brake. New Energy Vehicle brands: Automakers such as NIO, Li Auto, XPeng, AITO, and Leapmotor will participate. Models to be debuted or launched include Onvo’s L90 flagship SUV, Li Auto’s Li i8 mid-t...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/24

Horizon Robotics provides Firefly hatchback with Journey computing solution Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology R&D Co., Ltd.  (Horizon Robotics) announced that the newly launched Firefly hatchback of NIO comes standard with its Journey computing solution. The Journey solution delivers a computing power of 128 TOPS and consists of 24 high-performance perception hardware units. It supports NOP (Navigate On Pilot), covering 99% of expressways and...

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NIO’s Firefly sub-brand launches Firefly electric hatchback On April 19, Firefly, a NIO sub-brand, launched the Firefly intelligent electric hatchback. The model is available in two variants priced at CNY 119,800 and CNY 125,800, respectively. The Firefly adopts a personalized, dynamic exterior design and a minimalistic yet premium interior design, with an ultra-large front trunk volume of 92L and, when the second-row seats are lowered, an ultr...

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Auto Shanghai 2025: NIO to participate with three sub-brands, debut Onvo L90 SUV On April 17, NIO announced that it will participate in the Auto Shanghai 2025 with the NIO, Onvo, and Firefly sub-brands. At the NIO booth, the NIO brand will exhibit all variants of the ET9 flagship intelligent electric executive sedan. To also be showcased are production core technology achievements such as 12 full-stack technologies, the in-house developed NX9031 ...

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Covestro, Germany launches recycled polycarbonates from end-of-life headlamps On April 15, Covestro introduced a new line of post-consumer recycled (PCR) polycarbonates made from old automotive headlamps, advancing circular solutions in the automotive industry. Developed in partnership with GIZ, Volkswagen, and NIO, these TÜV Rheinland-certified materials contain 50% recycled content and are now commercially available. Volkswagen and NIO are alr...

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Flexcompute, US partners With NIO for aerodynamic optimization for electric vehicles On April 9, Flexcompute announced a partnership with NIO by combining Flexcompute's GPU-native solvers with NIO's engineering to push the limits of aerodynamic optimization. By leveraging Flexcompute's Flow360 high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) platform, NIO is optimizing airflow and reducing drag to improve both vehicle performance and energy effic...

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8 units), Chery (55,604 units), Leapmotor (37,095 units), Li Auto (36,674 units), XPeng (33,205 units), Xiaomi EV (29,244 units), Great Wall Motor (25,168 units), Dongfeng Motor Corporation (24,859 units), GAC Aion (24,656 units), Seres (15,958 units), SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle  (15,329 units), NIO (14,950 units), Arcfox (13,018 units), and FAW Bestune (11,768 units). In March, New Energy passenger car retail sales volumes totaled 991,000 uni...

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NIO Energy, CETD Group to co-build charging, battery swapping stations On April 1, Changsha Weiran Energy Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Wuhan NIO Energy Co., Ltd. (NIO Energy), signed an agreement with Hunan Oriental Digital Intelligence Energy Investment Co., Ltd. (Oriental Digital Intelligence), a subsidiary of Changsha Economic and Technical Development Group Co., Ltd. (CETD Group), for in-depth cooperation in areas such as construction of New En...

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efined vehicles and advanced driving assistance systems.  At the conference, participants can listen to keynote speeches from high-ranking representatives of the automotive industry from Bosch, Continental, Forvia, Magna, Schaeffler, Valeo, ZF, Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Iveco, JLR, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, Nio, Stellantis, VinFast and many others. In addition panel discussions are held on the latest developments in ADAS technologies, and the role of soft...

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Ltd will manage McLaren Automotive, and CYVN’s investment in Forseven, a British electric vehicle manufacturing startup. The Group will also include CYVN’s shareholding in McLaren Racing and the newly formed McLaren Licensing business. McLaren Automotive will benefit from CYVN’s investment in NIO, to deliver access to advanced technologies and electrification. It will also benefit from three years of development work by the Forseven team. M...

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s. It also supports high torque and reduces noise. In addition, the company is working to equip dozens of soon-to-be released cars, with specific versions already homologated for models such as the Lamborghini Urus SE, Audi A5, BMW M5 and M5 Touring, Mercedes GLE and GLS, Lucid Gravity, Polestar 4, Nio ET9, and Xiaomi SU7. (From a press release dated March 31, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/01

NIO, Future Science City Group to co-build green energy battery swapping stations On March 26, NIO signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Beijing Future Science City Development Group Co., Ltd. (Future Science City Group) in Beijing for in-depth cooperation on innovation of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), establishment of a service ecosystem, and construction of a green energy battery swapping network. The two companies plan to co-build 100 gr...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/28

CATL, NIO forge strategic partnership for battery swapping operations Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with NIO for the establishment of the world’s largest battery swapping network and the unification of industrial technology standards. Under the agreement, the two companies, following the transformation and upgrade trends in the global automotive industry, will leverage their respective...

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, a strategic partner to Newlink NaaS, anywhere in China via the Xiaomi EV mobile application and in-vehicle charging maps. Newlink NaaS, a company leveraging AI technology for intelligent matching of charging supply and demand, forged in-depth partnerships with major NEV manufacturers such as BYD, NIO, Li Auto, XPeng, Arcfox, and Great Wall Motor. The in-house developed NEF (NaaS Energy Fintech) system based on AI algorithms fully empowers early...

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y (40,053 units), Changan Auto (35,207 units), Tesla China (30,688 units), XPeng (30,453 units), Li Auto (26,263 units), Leapmotor (25,287 units), Xiaomi EV (23,728 units), Dongfeng Motor Corporation (18,802 units), Seres (16,504 units), Great Wall Motor (15,105 units), GAC Aion (14,482 units), and NIO (13,192 units). In February, New Energy passenger car retail sales volumes totaled 686,000 units, up 79.7% y/y. As for exports, 118,000 New Energy...

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BASF Coatings and NIO announce partnership for automotive coatings On March 10, BASF Coatings, and NIO signed a letter of intent (LoI) aimed at establishing a strategic partnership to enhance cooperation in the automotive coatings sector. This collaboration will focus on automotive exterior coatings for NIO’s electric vehicles. Both parties are committed to fostering platforms for cooperation that encompass market and customer development, proj...

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