Nio’s second sub-brand Firefly has seen its debut model adopted by China’s Urban Management Enforcement authorities, becoming the latest addition to the fleet of the municipal authority of Anhui.
“Firefly shines on its own and can also go into battle armored, officially becoming a city management enforcement vehicle,” Yu Dongming, the brand’s general manager in Anhui, wrote on Weibo on Tuesday.
Images he shared showed the vehicle carrying a badge reading “People’s Republic of China Urban Management Enforcement” on its side.
The municipal authority is responsible for enforcing city regulations such as street vending, illegal construction, sanitation, and other local by-laws.
Both Nio factories are located in Hefei, which belongs to the Ahui Province with a third one expected to begin production as soon as next month.
Fei Shen, head of Firefly, reposted a blogger known as “EV Nick” sharing the news, joking: “So many eyes […] staring at me, better behave,” a reference to the model’s triple-headlight design.
The development comes as Firefly accelerates its rollout.
The brand recorded 880 registrations in China last week, up from 684 in the first full week of August, according to insurance data shared on Tuesday.
The 28.7% weekly increase marked its strongest performance since the final week of the second quarter, following production constraints late last month at Nio’s Hefei plant.
Firefly began deliveries in China in April, four months after its launch by Nio founder William Li in Guangzhou.
Last week it also handed over its first vehicles to customers in Europe, nearly four years after the core Nio marque entered the continent.
While the company did not disclose figures, registration data show six units were recorded in the Netherlands and one in Norway in the first half of August.
Nio said on Monday that Firefly will expand to Singapore in 2026, marking its first right-hand-drive market.
In Costa Rica and Uzbekistan, also announced as new destinations, only the Nio and Onvo brands will be offered.
