Firefly, the second sub-brand of the Shanghai-based Nio Group, handed over its first right-hand drive vehicles in Singapore on Sunday.
“Today, the first batch of right-hand drive Firefly vehicles were officially delivered in Singapore,” the brand wrote on Weibo.
The first deliveries were announced hours after the EV maker reported a 60.4% plunge in January sales.
The brand, which was launched in December 2024 with deliveries starting in April 2025, registered 2,807 vehicles globally last month.
January’s 2,807 deliveries marked the brand’s weakest month since July, when it delivered 2,366 units — excluding the partial launch month of April.
Firefly deliveries rose steadily throughout 2025.
The brand delivered 231 units in the final days of April, 3,680 in May, before fluctuating between 2,366 and 5,912 units through October.
November and December marked consecutive monthly records before the January decline.
Firefly debuted in Europe in mid-August, with deliveries starting in the Netherlands and Norway. The brand has since expanded to Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Austria, and Portugal, with Luxembourg following this month.
Singapore
Singapore is the first of several right-hand drive markets Firefly plans to enter this year, with the UK, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand expected to follow.
The company’s head of global business Chris Chen said last month that Firefly will arrive in Thailand in March.
Partnering with local dealer Wearnes Automotive, Nio launched Firefly in Singapore in January at the Singapore Motorshow 2026.
The company began mass-producing right-hand drive Firefly vehicles in November, with the first units destined for Singapore.
The right-hand drive configuration was first spotted in early October at Nio’s UK engineering facilities.
While Singapore marks Firefly‘s first right-hand drive deliveries, Macau became the first right-hand drive market where the brand began taking orders late last year.
European Expansion
Nio vehicles have arrived at a Luxembourg showroom ahead of the brand’s official market launch scheduled for February. Local partner Hedin Automotive Group already has vehicles on display.
In January, Nio‘s Hungarian distributor AutoWallis opened its first showroom in Budapest and delivered the brand’s inaugural vehicle in the market.
With Luxembourg, Nio Group is now present across 11 European markets: Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Austria, Greece, Hungary, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
Global Footprint
Outside Europe, Nio is available in Singapore, Israel, the UAE, and Uzbekistan.
Co-founder and President Lihong Qin said in September the company had signed or was close to signing distribution agreements with 20 partners worldwide.
In August, Nio outlined plans to enter Singapore, Uzbekistan, and Costa Rica between 2025 and 2026, with Costa Rica becoming the first market in the Americas for the brand.
Markets such as Brazil and Spain are also being considered.
In December, Nio registered 389 Firefly vehicles outside its domestic market as the company continues expanding across Europe and Asia.
