According to the Chinese Offical Patent Report, Nio has filled trademarks for 8 new models, one of them is the highly expected new SUV NIO ES7. The names filled for the potentially new models are: ET9, EE5, ES9, ET6, EC7, EZ7, EC5 and the upcoming ES7.
The patents were filled in May 2021, 5 months before William Li, Nio’s CEO, announce 3 new delivered vehicles for this year: ET7 annnounced on January 2021, ET5 released during the last Nio Day in December, and the expected SUV, Nio ES7 – the one that appears on this patents.
Check the translation of the official data below:
| Model | NIO ET9 |
| Application/Registration Number | 56045800 |
| Application date | 2021-05-13 |
| Registration Announcement Date | – |
| International Classification | Category 12 – Means of Transport |
| Model | NIO ES9 |
| Application/Registration Number | 56014739 |
| Application date | 2021-05-13 |
| Registration Announcement Date | – |
| International Classification | Category 12 – Means of Transport |
| Model | NIO EC7 |
| Application/Registration Number | 56021892 |
| Application date | 2021-05-13 |
| Registration Announcement Date | – |
| International Classification | Category 12 – Means of Transport |
| Model | NIO ES7 |
| Application/Registration Number | 56014737 |
| Application date | 2021-05-13 |
| Registration Announcement Date | – |
| International Classification | Category 12 – Means of Transport |
| Model | NIO EE5 |
| Application/Registration Number | 56014734 |
| Application date | 2021-05-13 |
| Registration Announcement Date | – |
| International Classification | Category 12 – Means of Transport |
| Model | NIO ET6 |
| Application/Registration Number | 56021901 |
| Application date | 2021-05-13 |
| Registration Announcement Date | – |
| International Classification | Category 12 – Means of Transport |
| Model | NIO EZ7 |
| Application/Registration Number | 56045802 |
| Application date | 2021-05-13 |
| Registration Announcement Date | – |
| International Classification | Category 12 – Means of Transport |
| Model | NIO EC5 |
| Application/Registration Number | 56025632 |
| Application date | 2021-05-13 |
| Registration Announcement Date | – |
| International Classification | Category 12 – Means of Transport |
NIO ES7 Model was seen today on Spy Mode under tests. The video surged on Weibo, the Chinese Social Network, and indicates that the announcement might be sooner than later.