obally amidst pressure of declining sales NIO: Accelerating semiconductors for intelligent driving and establishment of overseas sales network   According to the new car sales data (factory shipments) of MarkLines, the sales volume of five emerging Chinese manufacturers (Leapmotor, XPeng, Xiaomi, NIO, and Li Auto) in 2025 was approximately 2.172 million units. Their share in China's new car sales among passenger cars in the New Energy Vehicle ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/20

NEVs (New Energy Vehicles: BEVs, PHVs, FCVs) continue to gain prominence, from the second half of 2022 until the first half of 2024, following the major brands such as BYD (BYD Auto Co. Ltd.) and Geely (Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.), Li Auto (Chongqing Li Auto Automobile Co., Ltd.), NIO (NIO, Inc.), and XPeng (Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Co., Ltd.) saw significant sales growth and attracted attention as emerging EV brands.   ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/17

nment policies, such as incentives for manufacturers and subsidies for consumers, New Energy Vehicle technology has developed rapidly. At the same time, the construction of charging infrastructure has also ensured the large-scale promotion of electric vehicles. Chinese local brands, such as BYD and NIO, have solidified their leading position in the market thanks to their advanced technology and competitive pricing strategies.   Technological inn...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/28

China Emerging EV Automakers: Li Auto, NIO, Leapmotor, XPeng, Hozon Auto Li Auto sales volume surpasses NIO; XPeng developing EVs with VW Summary Top 5 selling Chinese emerging EV OEMs in 2023 Li Auto: Releasing its first BEV model, aiming to sell 800,000 units in 2024 NIO: Announced 12 technology stacks, partnering with several OEMs in the battery swap business Leapmotor: Releases first global model, establishes joint venture with Stellantis XPe...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/24

battery manufacturers V. Status of Non-Chinese lithium-ion battery companies in China VI. Development trends of lithium-ion battery technology for NEVs in China VII. Product supply status of major lithium-ion battery suppliers in China OEMs: Tesla China, BYD, GAC Aion, Geely Auto, Changan Auto, NIO, Li Auto, XPeng, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Great Wall Motor, SAIC Passenger Vehicle, FAW-VW, BAIC BJEV, SAIC VW, Chery Auto, Hozon New Energy, BMW Brillianc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/06/23

Auto Shanghai 2023: Emerging EV Automakers Hozon Auto (Neta), NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng, Leapmotor, Human Horizons (HiPhi), Baidu Summary Hozon Auto: Launching the "Neta GT," a two-door, four-seater electric sports car NIO: Debut of the new ES6, a mid-size electric SUV Li Auto: Announces "Dual Capability Strategy" and unveils ultra-fast charging station with a maximum output of 615A Xpeng: Debut of the G6 mid-size electric coupe SUV Leapmotor: C11 mid-...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/05/08

China Emerging EV Automakers: Developing Core Components and Promoting Production In-house Hozon, NIO, Li Auto, XPeng, Leapmotor Summary Chinese emerging EV manufacturers' sales volumes in 2022: Hozon tops the list; top 5 EV makers each exceed 100,000 units Hozon : Promoting in-house development and production of key components; Thai plant scheduled to start production in 2024 NIO : Sustainable approach to energy supply, considering introducing m...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/13

China Emerging EV Automakers (1): Expanding Production and Promoting Carbon Neutrality Xpeng, NIO, and Li Auto annual sales approaching 100,000 units Summary Xpeng: Top in sales among emerging EV automakers in 2021, new plants built in Wuhan and Guangzhou NIO: Listed in the U.S., Hong Kong, and Singapore, focusing on the construction of battery charging and swap systems Li Auto: Renovating the former Beijing Hyundai plant to launch EV models in 2...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/06/15

thium-ion battery suppliers and their customer OEMs IV. Emerging NEV lithium-ion battery manufacturers in China V. Development trends of NEV lithium-ion battery technology in China Ⅵ. Product supply status of major Chinese lithium-ion battery suppliers OEMs: Tesla China, BYD, GAC Motor, XPeng, NIO, Great Wall Motor, Li Auto, SAIC GM Wuling, Changan Auto, SAIC Passenger Vehicle, FAW-VW, Geely Auto, BAIC BJEV, SAIC VW, Chery Auto, Hozon New En...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/05/19

are rectangular with an aluminum case; the positive electrode chemistry uses NCM (nickel, cobalt, and manganese) for passenger cars and LFP (lithium ferrophosphate) for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. LFP cells are also supplied to passenger cars such as Tesla (cars produced in Central Europe) and NIO, which prefer it. NCM: The company has been producing NCM electrodes since 2017, initially with an NCM ratio of 523, then 622, and then introduc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/12/06

Auto Shanghai 2021: China's Emerging EV Automakers NIO, Xpeng, WM Motor, Hozon Auto, Leapmotor, Evergrande New Energy Auto, Human Horizons Summary NIO: Announces Power North Plan, unveils ET7 self-driving EV sedan Xpeng Motor: Unveiled its third production model, the Xpeng P5, and started pre-order sales WM Motor: Unveiled the W6, a model jointly developed with Baidu Apollo Hozon: Launched the "Neta U Pro" and celebrated the world premiere of the...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/05/13

Beijing Motor Show 2020: Emerging Chinese EV Automakers NIO, WM Motor, XPeng Motors, Hozon Auto, Human Horizons, Enovate Motors Summary NIO: Pilot navigation with new functions and fast charging station service upgrades announced WM Motor: Debuts of the MAVEN electric coupe concept model and the EX6 Plus six-seater intelligent electric SUV XPeng: Exhibitions of the P7 electric coupe and G3i SUV production models Hozon Auto: Debuts of Eureka 03, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/10/09

the high-end EV brand of BJEV, which is expected to launch in 2020. ・The plant of the Magna Blue Sky Technology JV is on target to upgrade the BAIC Motor Zhenjiang Plant. The investment amount is CNY 2 billion and the plant will have an annual production capacity of 150,000 units.        NIO, often referred to as the Tesla of China, announced that it formed a strategic alliance with the GAC Group, establishing the GAC NIO joint venture...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/08/21

Auto Shanghai 2019：Emerging Chinese Automakers NIO, Xpeng, Singulato, Hozon, Dorcen, Leapmotor, Aiways, and WM Motor exhibit new EVs Summary NIO：New EV from its sedan series, exhibition of its NIO Power service solution Xpeng：Aiming to become a leader in intelligent cars Singulato：The iC3 concept utilizing Toyota’s electrification technology makes its global debut Hozon Auto：Exhibition of the Hozon U electric SUV, the Eureka 02 concep...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/06/04

d initial investment team   NIO's former name was Nextev Inc., founded in November 2014. The company name was changed to NIO Inc. in July 2017. The company’s founder, Mr. Bin (William) Li was born in 1974 and graduated from the Sociology Department of Peking University. Prior to the founding of NIO, Mr. Li was involved in the founding and investment financing of a number of companies such as Bitauto and Mobike. Among them, Bitauto was listed ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/04/11

uble its y/y NEV sales in 2019.  GAC NE began construction of its intelligent plant in December 2018 and will focus on NEV production. In 2019, it aims to sell 30,000 to 40,000 vehicles. In March, the automaker began pre-order sales for its Aion S, featuring AI technology.  Of emerging EV makers, NIO, which Tencent has a stake in, will release a new model, the ES 6, following its ES 8. While the automaker will have two models in the market, it ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/04/02

Beijing Motor Show 2018: Emerging Chinese EV makers NIO, FMC, WM Motor, YUDO, Singulato, Hybrid Kinetic, DEARCC, AIWAYS, Hanteng, Qiantu Summary NIO: Announcement of the six-seat ES8 Future Mobility Corporation (FMC): Production facility for the Byton model completed in 2018, new SUV to be released in 2019 WM Motor: Exhibition of the EX5 and EX6 SUVs YUDO AUTO: Announcement of the Π7, a new model featuring a CATL battery cell Singulato: Unveilin...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/06/12

research and development and design teams are comprised of staff from over 20 countries and regions with experience working for major OEM such as BMW, Tesla, Ford, GM, and VW. Model Plan • Following the production model ES8 7-seater SUV, there have been reports that NIO will next introduce the ES6, which will exhibited at the Beijing Motor Show in 2018. • In the 2018 to 2022 timeframe, NIO plans to introduce one new model every year. P...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/04/23